Example sentences of "[vb infin] see [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's also interesting for the odd solo — listen to The Who 's I Ca n't Explain to see what I mean . |
| 2 | The woman had left the bags and O saw she was walking back to the child , he heard her heels , but O did not stay to see what she did to the child ( and so he did not see her pick the child up in her arms and hold him tight ) ; he turned quickly , and left the station as fast as he could . |
| 3 | I did n't stay to see it happen , just went as far up the fields as I could go . |
| 4 | We might even stay to see it and learn from it ourselves … that 's if you are performing on Corpus Christi Day . |
| 5 | For those who can stay to see it . |
| 6 | After all , he had been working on the theory for twenty years , and did not want to see himself scooped by an outsider . |
| 7 | ‘ You mean you did n't want to see her knickers ? ’ said Sheila . |
| 8 | He did n't want to see her hurt , longing eyes . |
| 9 | He might want to see her grocery list and cross a few things off . |
| 10 | Just you — she does n't want to see her stepfather . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ How can a mother not want to see her daughter ? ’ |
| 12 | That study , more than anything else probably , made me want to see what we could do in making services more adaptable and appropriate and comprehensive . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If you do n't want to see what it 's like I sha n't bother wasting my time . ’ |
| 14 | It is not an obvious answer to the brief and we would want to see what reaction this would get . |
| 15 | She did n't want to see what she had done to his craggy yet handsome face , so she made him go away . |
| 16 | Does he share their view that they work hard for their money , that they pay quite enough tax and national insurance and that they do not want to see what would be the worst disaster for such businesses in future — an increase in income tax and national insurance , as proposed by the Labour party ? |
| 17 | I do n't want to see what it looks like . |
| 18 | He was concerned that parents would want to see their children doing ‘ real ’ maths , and advised injecting investigations into the existing syllabus instead . |
| 19 | ‘ These men had been trained to do specific jobs and we did not want to see their skills just thrown away . ’ |
| 20 | I hope people will want to see them . |
| 21 | ‘ I … er … but why do you want to see them ? ’ he asked plaintively . |
| 22 | He 'd want to see them . |
| 23 | The banks are businesses too and we do not want to see them closed down . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ We do n't really want to see them being killed do we ? ’ |
| 25 | You may not dislike the person ( or alternatively , you may ) but you do n't want to see them then , at all . |
| 26 | I knew you would want to see them , Captain — Mr Andropulos seems very anxious to see you — and I know you do n't like unauthorized people on the bridge so I took the liberty of putting the four gentlemen and the two young ladies in the wardroom . |
| 27 | He did not want to see them simply crushed , not only because he respected their opinion , but because he would have to go on working with them after the Council . |
| 28 | Do you want to see them ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't want to see them . ’ |
| 30 | She did want to see them ; her rivals . |