Example sentences of "[verb] to see [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he asked to see her in his study , a few days after her return from Blaworth , she feared the worst . |
| 2 | When Jennie came in and asked to see what we were doing , we were giggling so much , she would say , ‘ What are yer giggling at , yer little monkeys ? ’ |
| 3 | Over and over she asked the questions and became so demented by them that , though she trembled with indignation , she once more went into the Casa Guidi and , controlling herself as best she could , asked to see her old mistress . |
| 4 | I did think about it and asked to see him again , and once again he visited me with Patrick Nairne . |
| 5 | After he had been out of work for months his telephone rang and a manager asked to see him . |
| 6 | I asked to see him , but they said no . ’ |
| 7 | My contact with the family had lapsed for a while when the head asked to see me to request help in explaining the Statementing procedures to Mrs Singh . |
| 8 | He had heard of me from some of his colleagues and asked to see me to discuss the Labour Party 's decision in relation to the litigation it had brought , with my guidance , against the Manchester Guardian as a result of the leaks from the National Executive . |
| 9 | Before I left Ruritania , Princess Flavia asked to see me again , and Fritz took me to her . |
| 10 | All of these meetings required careful preparation and I was relieved when my election team agreed with my general tactics , although they added that I must make myself available for private talks with any colleague who asked to see me . |
| 11 | Nobody asked to see their passports and they were airborne half an hour later , on their way to Keflavik on the western side of Iceland , where they landed seven hours later . |
| 12 | He then asked to see my legs . |
| 13 | Anyway , the marshal asked to see you as soon as you recovered . |
| 14 | " I hear that Miss Potts asked to see you about next year 's work , " said Miss Haines . |
| 15 | ‘ And the reason why I asked to see you rather than your superintendent was that you looked capable of rising above it . ’ |
| 16 | She hesitated a moment and then said , " Matthew asked to see you as soon as you arrived . |
| 17 | I asked to see his identification . |
| 18 | He asked to see his social services file and eventually the local authority agreed , provided the donors of information consented . |
| 19 | ‘ Asked to see his driving licence . ’ |
| 20 | It 's also interesting for the odd solo — listen to The Who 's I Ca n't Explain to see what I mean . |
| 21 | Lady Maude had given him a few pennies and tomorrow he planned to see his friend in Crabbe Street . |
| 22 | The woman had left the bags and O saw she was walking back to the child , he heard her heels , but O did not stay to see what she did to the child ( and so he did not see her pick the child up in her arms and hold him tight ) ; he turned quickly , and left the station as fast as he could . |
| 23 | I did n't stay to see it happen , just went as far up the fields as I could go . |
| 24 | We might even stay to see it and learn from it ourselves … that 's if you are performing on Corpus Christi Day . |
| 25 | For those who can stay to see it . |
| 26 | Herr Schikenader , the former proprietor , chanced to see me perform one evening . |
| 27 | ‘ You intend to see him , then ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I want to hear that from Garry , and I intend to see him , with or without your co-operation . ’ |
| 29 | In a country of 17 million people , around one million actually travelled to see them as they journeyed from city to city . |
| 30 | And smirk to see my little lolly melt , |