Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought that as she knew so well what her therapist would say , it was indeed a waste of money to continue seeing her . |
| 2 | The fact that the way you looked told you where to sit annoyed her as well as the way she was treated by thinner people . |
| 3 | When he asked to see her in his study , a few days after her return from Blaworth , she feared the worst . |
| 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 | Anyway , the marshal asked to see you as soon as you recovered . |
| 12 | " I hear that Miss Potts asked to see you about next year 's work , " said Miss Haines . |
| 13 | ‘ And the reason why I asked to see you rather than your superintendent was that you looked capable of rising above it . ’ |
| 14 | She hesitated a moment and then said , " Matthew asked to see you as soon as you arrived . |
| 15 | These indications of the importance of small firm production and the extent of subcontracting make it vital to recognize the place of a differentiated structure of production in assessing the causes of Japan 's rapid economic growth . |
| 16 | I do n't want to miss them growing up . ’ |
| 17 | In any case , the Shetland spring would soon be upon us — and I would n't want to miss it . |
| 18 | You do n't want to miss it , ’ sniffs Molly , dabbing at her cheeks with a scrap of peach-coloured lace … |
| 19 | Karen did not want to miss it , any more . |
| 20 | ‘ You do n't want to miss it . ’ |
| 21 | Did n't want to miss it . |
| 22 | Once upon a time , thought Lydia , when I was in love with him , he would 've socked me for that . |
| 23 | They did not realise that three years would elapse before Black 's injuries would be sufficiently stabilised to enable them to be measured by his doctors or that there are factors in the functioning of the United Kingdom judicial system which would thwart him from securing justice in the courts . |
| 24 | ‘ I hate to lose you , but we 'll meet again soon , ’ she said . |
| 25 | Frog eggs are about one to two millimetres in diameter and , like the chick , have enough yolk to enable them to grow to a stage when they can feed themselves . |
| 26 | I hate to burden you with this . |
| 27 | No I 'll see how I 'm feeling the thing is I do want to go to enjoy it . |
| 28 | When screening began we agreed to discontinue it at the end of the first year if there were a number of traumatised families . |
| 29 | Gave a wondering smile which made Léonie want to hit her . |
| 30 | ‘ But why should she want to hit you ? ’ |