Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] see it [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I had seen it happen at close quarters because I am his caddie .
2 " Some dogs do get over it , Wes. i did n't tell him that I had seen it happen only once .
3 She had seen it happen to others many a time .
4 Perhaps she had seen it happen while in this automatic state .
5 From where she stood it shimmered in silver under a glancing sun , though upstream at the inn , where she had seen it close to , it rolled darkly brown and turgid , and laden with the debris of bushes , for the spring thaw had come late and violently , bringing down an immense weight of snow-water from the mountains of Wales .
6 They 'd seen it happen before to Gesner 's dancers , but not usually so early in the Season .
7 Through a gap a long wave of treetops stretched to the horizon , in the middle distance the smoke was coming and going in irregular bursts as they had seen it do once before from Ridgery Steep .
8 He had seen fear , and bravery , too , and savagery and oppression , homes burned down , wheels smashed off carts and farm implements so that the land could not be cultivated , crops ruined — he had seen it spread everywhere and he did n't want to see it any more .
9 He had seen it work while at Delta .
10 He had seen it happen , like a click of the fingers , the start of life , when the foal opened its eyes and looked at him .
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