Example sentences of "[noun] when i see one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Especially when I know an inferiority complex when I see one . |
| 2 | Beth thought it was something to do with the heat haze but I know a centaur when I see one . |
| 3 | Now , I 've been around for a lot of years and I know a bad girl when I see one . |
| 4 | ‘ But I know a friend when I see one . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I can tell a race when I see one . |
| 7 | I can recognise a set-up when I see one , and you , Mr Burns , have been trying to set me up . |
| 8 | I can tell a real man when I see one , believe me . |
| 9 | Since this news broke , I have been subjected to numerous snide remarks concerning my ability to spot a footballer when I see one . |
| 10 | I know a whore when I see one . ’ |