Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] see [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a damn good job you do n't , laddie , or I could see you being hauled up before the old man . ’ |
| 2 | Her clothes were different — foreign , and smart — but her hair was red , and although I could see she was n't beautiful I thought she was . |
| 3 | I keep the snapshot you sent me by my bed , but although I can see it is you , you look different — so much older . |
| 4 | She gives me time to read the label on the front cover Government Commission Press Department , 1974 — then opens it and slowly turns the pages , so that I can see it is a cuttings book , in which the Commission 's Press Officer has pasted the results of his labours , the stories inspired by all his briefings , handouts and leaks . |
| 5 | So anyway , this bloke says oh I 'll chase it up and I 'll see what 's going on , he says I 'll give you a ring in morning . |
| 6 | ‘ Come along next Tuesday and I 'll see you are enrolled , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ I told her to write a message and I would see it was sent . ’ |
| 8 | He was clutching his attaché case as usual and I could see he was strolling slowly along the path that runs the outer perimeter of the lawn , deeply absorbed in thought . |
| 9 | Father hated to be disturbed when he had anybody with him and I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce ; I mean I did n't stay to say what I wanted . ’ |
| 10 | He was dressed in cloth of gold from head to toe , a simple crown on his head , and I could see he was as bored as I by Dacourt 's vapid pleasantries . |
| 11 | it was too late came Saturday night he was on morphine tablets , I stayed with him all day Sunday , and I could see he was dying then , I stayed with him all night , all day , and then , gone Saturday night |
| 12 | The ball come across and er I see Bedford had his back to the goal , and I could see he was going to swivel and hit it with his left foot , and I 've just come across the goal and er , he just hit it down low to my right hand side and luckily I 've come the right way and pushed it wide . |
| 13 | And I could see I was going to get warmer still because the bullock was beginning to enjoy the game , kicking up his heels and frisking around after each attempt . |
| 14 | And M was stabbing at the table top with her secateurs and I could see she was white with rage . |
| 15 | So anyway she come off the phone there and I could see she was really |
| 16 | ‘ Oh no , ’ said Breeze , ‘ we 're not a bit conventional , and I can see you 're not , either . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I 'eard , yer know , ’ said Archie , ‘ and I can see you 're standin' on yer good 'un , aincher , ducky ? |
| 18 | I 'm up to date and I can see it 's going to change in the future really . |
| 19 | So they 'll have an hallucination of eating the cake and say yummy is n't this cake lovely , and you and I can see there 's no cake there . |
| 20 | But I could see he was perfectly serious . |
| 21 | He grimaced , but I could see he was not unpleased , though he tried to hide it by marching me off to give his vegetables their evening watering . |
| 22 | The hammer lock kept my head down , but I could see he was carrying a bottle of whisky by the neck . |
| 23 | But I could see there was something monk-like about the space there . |
| 24 | It 's right , it 's correct it is minus twelve but I could see you were really not very sure what you should be doing about that , that 's great , you 've found , you 've got that down to there , let's have a little look at the number line , zero , one , two , three and so on , minus one , minus two , minus three , minus four . |
| 25 | Mum was acting normally , but I could see it was a strain . |
| 26 | But I can see we 're not going to agree . |
| 27 | He could have had anything that money could buy to cure him , but I can see it 's too late now . ’ |
| 28 | " But I can see it 's different in here , " he said , as though this , too , was a mark of the superiority of Skipper . |
| 29 | And that 's why this is very interesting for you because you now know what your preference is and what you need to think about is that I may be a very high reflector , but I can see there 's , there 's Lou in particular was a very strong activist and when I put them together training , I need to ensure that it 's not the way I like to learn , it is a balanced approach others can also gain , I need to ensure that others gain from this . |
| 30 | But I can see you are worried so I 'll get you a hospital appointment . ’ |