Example sentences of "they have seen " in BNC.

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1 They caress him and speak , they offer him nourishment , warmth , sanctuary ; but none of them has seen Zambia Crevecoeur .
2 Once they dominated the countryside , but intensive farming led to many being ripped up and the sheer cost of maintaining them has seen many fall into neglect .
3 I thought about all the young men who 'd climbed into those machines and the death they 'd seen and the death they 'd made and the death they 'd received .
4 I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment …
5 He searched everywhere for it , going right through the village , asking people if they 'd seen it .
6 Grant saw them immediately , traversing the same passage they 'd seen Forster and Lawton follow .
7 The key to impressing Mum and Auntie Jean , and the best way to keep their tongues off the risible subject of my loin-cloth , which inevitably had them quaking with laughter , was to introduce them to the actors afterwards , telling them which sit-coms and police programmes they 'd seen them in .
8 It was only two o'clock , they 'd seen the parade many times before , and Mike 's match would n't start before 4.15 .
9 Ford dealers Quicks of Altrincham had more potential customers in the few hours after Mr Lamont 's speech than they 'd seen all week .
10 ‘ He asked the senior players if they 'd seen anything as they came away from the dressing-room and they said they had n't .
11 They 'd seen Aqib working away with his finger-nails while holding the ball in his other hand with the seam crosswise .
12 They 'd seen the film that summer at Abbotsfield .
13 You only let it out to the girls because you got a shock when they said they 'd seen .
14 The other score — of damage to sons , property and livestock — was never calculated , but the injuries sustained were not considered excessive , and everyone agreed that it was one of the best hurling matches they 'd seen in several years .
15 ‘ Well ? ’ said William , when they 'd seen it all and adjourned to the pub opposite the station , an old waiting room of a pub that had not yet been converted into a wine bar or a theme park and was consequently empty .
16 Men would n't forget easily when they 'd seen Lucille .
17 Sometimes they 'd seen her , other times not , but it was always more exciting to be that close .
18 Her mind drifted back to the first day they 'd seen Crystal Springs .
19 Guess what they 'd seen me in ?
20 When Mary Jane and Simon Cole gave up their travels and settled in London , they filled their home with reminders of the bright , exotic countries they 'd seen .
21 If a cat stuck its leg in the air , they all raced off , screaming that they 'd seen something move .
22 A lot of them said they 'd seen Mrs Sugar , but none of them really had , and nobody believed them .
23 While in Greenham , when they 'd seen 'em , They said , " How to choose between 'em ?
24 If a cat struck its leg in the air , they all raced off , screaming that they 'd seen something move .
25 A lot of them said they 'd seen Mrs Sugar , but none of them really had , and nobody believed them .
26 Oh they would just tell you some extraordinary story they 'd seen They 'd heard Seen a ghost or heard a ghost or a something .
27 They 'd seen each other fairly regularly since , but more and more competitively as time went on .
28 When they got back , they wrote about what they 'd seen and drew pictures of their ideal playground .
29 Bluebird , which was rented by a group of nurses from the Waterloo Hospital , had been at the ready , and when the birth was imminent they 'd seen to it that the ambulance arrived promptly .
30 They 'd seen Miss Lavant on the promenade and about the town , always walking slowly , sometimes with a neat wicker basket .
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