Example sentences of "[noun] when i see [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Look , Ma , silly bugger or not , I can tell a piece when I see her , or smell her , and this one is n't wor Robbie 's type , nor none of our types .
2 Especially when I know an inferiority complex when I see one .
3 Boy , am I going to give him a piece of my mind when I see him .
4 Beth thought it was something to do with the heat haze but I know a centaur when I see one .
5 Now , I 've been around for a lot of years and I know a bad girl when I see one .
6 I 'll savage Mona when I see her . ’
7 I 'll tell Mama when I see her how good you have been to me .
8 And I 'm going to ask Mr when I see him that if he
9 ‘ But I know a friend when I see one . ’
10 The story had been taken up in yesterday 's paper by another lady , old-age pensioner Miss Judith Kennedy , a retired teacher who told a local reporter that ‘ I know an eagle when I see one because I lived in Cyprus for twenty years and there are many eagles there .
11 I can tell a race when I see one .
12 I must just jump up and down on Mrs when I see her at lunch time .
13 I can recognise a set-up when I see one , and you , Mr Burns , have been trying to set me up .
14 I can tell a real man when I see one , believe me .
15 She 's a big woman who 's always in a green housecoat when I see her in the evenings after the pub when , as often happens , her son and I end up at her house .
16 But I am fair , and I appreciate quality and style when I see it . ’
17 ‘ Give me credit for knowing an illness when I see it , Shelley . ’
18 But I do recognise barbarity and inhumanity when I see them .
19 I , I reckon I should , I should kick , I 'm gon na kick Richie 's arse when I see him .
20 I 'm not all that religious , I reckon you can be good without goin' to Church , and that , but I know wickedness when I see it , and it ought to be put a stop to . ’
21 Since this news broke , I have been subjected to numerous snide remarks concerning my ability to spot a footballer when I see one .
22 I when I see him when I see , George does a lot of housekeeping when I see him clearing the bed I say oh goodness look book .
23 I know a whore when I see one . ’
24 ‘ That does n't mean I ca n't recognise a good design when I see it . ’
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