Example sentences of "[noun prp] have seen " in BNC.

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1 THE FIRST and most serious change that Professor Horst Rollnik has seen during his 19-year long career at Bonn is the vast growth in the number of students , in all subjects including his own , physics .
2 Gower has seen through Pistol , and Fluellen vows revenge should he be abused .
3 His car has been stolen or broken into 7 times , his home in Swindon has seen numerous burglaries .
4 Mr Dinkins has seen off both his main challengers for the Democratic nomination in recent weeks .
5 Simeon has seen the Christ with his own eyes .
6 Okay but all I was just saying is that it would be helpful that before we that Ian has seen through these
7 Jannie Breedt has seen it all before in his long career at Transvaal .
8 ‘ But Dr Lawton has seen the body . ’
9 In his time , David has seen the change from coal to oil , and now to gas fired boilers .
10 Dixons has seen its fortunes fall steadily since its abortive takeover assault on Woolworth in 1986 .
11 Taiwan has seen its reserves ( excluding gold ) climb from $12 billion at the end of 1990 to $12 billion in December 1992 — the biggest stash of any country in the world .
12 Although the complex divisions in the DUP 's North Belfast branch accord slightly with the view that there is a basic conflict between old extremists and new ‘ moderates ’ in that McQuade , while he was alive , supported Seawright against the executive , the departure of Seawright has seen some of the founder members , who left when he became a force , returning .
13 Clinton 's long-time Arkansas-based aide Betsey Wright has seen the alliance work for a dozen years .
14 Massimo Aimetti has seen fundamental changes at Iveco over the past decade .
15 Michele Roberts having seen her fifth novel In the Red Kitchen published in 1990 is currently working on a screenplay for French television and on a new novel .
16 Ewan had seen you leap on Hector , and struck out at you — I tried to hold back his blow ! ’
17 She did n't know what Dmitri had seen in her .
18 As they approached , Corbett realised the fortifications of Earlston were a square tower of pleasing proportions within a stockade or peel which Corbett had seen many times on his journeys into Scotland .
19 The houses were scattered around , low-slung , timbered , with a thatched roof and small porch ; it was a village scene similar to many Corbett had seen elsewhere except for the small dark people , their furtive looks and quiet ways .
20 It was a tactic Corbett had seen used in Wales , cavalry never stopping to confront an enemy but breaking away , eluding the trap .
21 A few were downright criminal : Corbett had seen cases in King 's Bench of priests who used their churches to brew beer , as gambling dens , or even worse .
22 Dr Neil had seen her few poor items of food decently arranged upon a napkin in the bottom of the basket , and there seemed little doubt that she was actually living in the district — although why he could not imagine .
23 Dr Neil had seen McAllister 's face change even as he spoke so carelessly to her .
24 Like many others , Schellenberg had seen it as employment , not as a political ideal , and his rise had been astonishing .
25 Marie had thought about telling him the truth : that Bella had seen him and the police would soon be after him .
26 Bernice had seen such items in the Cultural Histories Museum on Adorno .
27 Bernice had seen enough .
28 Bernice had seen a number of films where that had succeeded , and more importantly thought it likely that everybody had seen at least one film where that less than daring idea had been tried .
29 She could sit in the armchairs : Marie had seen her .
30 But Marie had seen what was wrong : the string of the balloon was slowly slipping through the baby 's fingers .
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