Example sentences of "[vb past] see if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got to see if you 're any good . |
| 2 | The battens should be screwed loosely into position and then checked to see if they present a flat vertical surface . |
| 3 | Fresh supplies are delivered in a chilled van and checked to see if they are in an acceptable state , before being put straight into refrigeration . |
| 4 | She tried to see if he were concealed among the group hanging around near the circolo , but without lifting her eyes to scan them like a strumpet . |
| 5 | I phoned to see if you were all right . |
| 6 | ‘ I just came to see if you had something for dinner , ’ she said . |
| 7 | I came to see if you needed me . |
| 8 | ‘ I came to see if you were all safe , ’ Sarah whispered , and Anne , said eagerly , ‘ Yes , except Uncle Fred 's injured , I think . |
| 9 | No , I really came to see if you 've got any tweezers . |
| 10 | ‘ I came to see if you were OK . |
| 11 | The front door slammed distantly , the Aston Martin 's tyres scattered the gravel noisily on the drive , and still she stood there , torn inside , unmoving , until Charles came to see if she was coming with them to the hospital to visit Lucy . |
| 12 | When Nell did n't reply , he turned to see if she had heard him ; found her staring fixedly at the sign . |
| 13 | Pigeons can be trained to think the time is different from that outside their home loft , and then observed to see if they misorient as the sun arc hypothesis predicts . |
| 14 | Accordingly , one winter 's day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place in America , I decided to see if I could find him . |
| 15 | He watched to see if they would look over at him and Slater , but they did n't . |
| 16 | I looked to see if he was trying to be unpleasant but he was obviously making an effort to be polite . |
| 17 | I looked to see if he cast a shadow but the sun was in the wrong direction . |
| 18 | ‘ As we progress , these databases will be adapted and improved to see if they exactly meet users ’ needs . |
| 19 | She went to see if she could be of any use . |
| 20 | Feeling dejected , she tried to push the questions from her mind , and as soon as the register formalities had been completed she left the office and went to see if she could assist Matt with the loading of the barbecue trailer . |
| 21 | Interview.He sez he went to see if he could help because he 's a first aider . |
| 22 | Mike Rowbottom went to see if it works . |
| 23 | chasing back to the local paper to the approximate time that we think they died see if they report enough about them . |
| 24 | But still , for week after week , she never dared see if she was right , because she was afraid of what she might find within . |
| 25 | and you read the number to me I said to see if I 've got it right . |
| 26 | I ran to see if I could help the traveller , who was swearing furiously as he pulled himself free of his horse . |
| 27 | One family gave me a day off every month , told me I had to be back before nine in the evening and checked my bag when I left to see if I had n't robbed anything . |
| 28 | She waited to see if they would resume , if Maurin would mention anything of their own talk in the kitchen . |
| 29 | Clare waited to see if she would say anything else . |
| 30 | I waited to see if he would say any more , but he evidently did not want my company . |