Example sentences of "[adv] actually see " in BNC.

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1 So actually seeing though first time , how much of a shock did it come to you , or was it just or was it expected ?
2 Be very careful if ordering from a catalogue and not actually seeing the plants in full growth ; read the descriptions most carefully .
3 You 're not actually seeing any of the light that 's coming dir directly out of the torch .
4 ‘ France has her eyes on you , ’ he had told them in his first Order of the Day , and the troops had their eyes on Pétain ; even though for the best part of a week they were not actually to see the new commander in person .
5 Although he had not actually seen her , he had been assured by the surgeon that she is doing well .
6 ‘ Well , no , not actually seen , but Brian Everthorpe says — ’
7 One gentleman , who has not actually seen the apparition , has on several occasions heard footsteps walking up a stairway in the station .
8 If , for instance , if extremely problematic strapping , splints or plaster of paris treatments are used and treatment should be started as soon as possible after birth , so the sooner you notice these things the better You 've all had your hospital experience , has anybody not actually seen a child with erm club foot ?
9 The manuscript books with their red bindings which he had not actually seen .
10 You see , I have been searching the moors with my telescope , and although I have not actually seen the prisoner , I have seen the person who is taking him food . ’
11 It appeared that Mrs de Crespigny had not actually seen Barton 's snake-like right hand thrust itself up Amaranth 's navy blue skirt .
12 The woods and walks surrounding the old Sussex manor house are peopled by children who died young ; the visitor , who is the narrator , is aware of them , but can not actually see them ; his hostess , who is vividly aware of the children 's presence , is blind .
13 This is because , although we go through the movements of looking , we do not actually see what is there .
14 Some people see very clearly and are able to describe actual images ; others do not actually see anything at all but know what is going on and are able to relate to it .
15 The commanders can not actually see what Lord Raglan intends to refer to .
16 It is much easier to talk about something or explain if you have it in front of you and even though the listener can not actually see it you will be able to paint a mental picture for him .
17 The opponent may move in and strike with a roundhouse kick to the head and the first-time fighter may not actually see it coming .
18 Because one can not actually see such services they are referred to as ‘ invisible ’ exports or imports .
19 Neither Floy nor Snodgrass had ever actually seen a horse , let alone ridden one .
20 And then , ‘ Caspar , have you ever actually seen the Robemaker ?
21 " Have you ever actually seen anything that he 's given her ? "
22 Of course , I have n't actually seen any of her young men , but she must have at least ten or twelve ! ’
23 I have n't actually seen Charley since his return , as he called on Hamish while I was at work , but at lunchtime today I conveyed your presents for Christopher and Lydie to Jenners Rose Street restaurant and placed them in Inga 's hands ( a handy reminder to me of their birthdays , too ) .
24 I , that , there have been endless position papers in the department and I have n't actually seen that one
25 ‘ Helen has been adequate up till now , though she has n't actually seen this operation .
26 I have n't actually seen this one yet , but it should make fascinating , if brief , reading .
27 I have n't I have n't actually seen one , but I once saw a lady on the bus with one
28 Alex because she has n't wa ma although mother 's been up erm , nanny always gets shot off to the erm the home and she has n't actually seen her .
29 And the sketches and the readings take , er take us all through literature from the eighteenth century to present day , and they , they 're just readings and sketches from that , which I do n't , I have n't actually seen it and I do n't know what it 's going to be , but I 've every confidence that whatever Edward Fox , Dorothy Tutin and Freddie Jones do , it will be quite superb in these events
30 We have n't actually , I have n't actually seen one .
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