Example sentences of "i [modal v] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are to move me so that I may see the moon . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Confidentially , ’ said Corbett , ‘ I must see the Queen before she returns to France . ’ |
| 3 | I must see the doctor about it soon . |
| 4 | ‘ I must see the body at once . ’ |
| 5 | Come , I must see the corpse once more . ’ |
| 6 | But I must see the boy 's faith , do you see ? ’ |
| 7 | Thank you very much , but this is my patient and I must see the case through . |
| 8 | However , I was told I should see the doctor because I could choke . |
| 9 | ‘ You mean I might see the prince ! ’ |
| 10 | Whilst as a worker I might see the process , to me very important , I think there 's a lot of concrete outcomes for young people feel we have achieved this , we did this for ourselves , it 's ours , we own it . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll see the man again tomorrow of course , in case there 's anything he can tell us , but I do n't hold out much hope . |
| 12 | Let him take a knife , and I 'll see the colour of his inside ! ’ |
| 13 | I 'll see the Shah goes on making the omelettes " |
| 14 | ‘ If it 's witchcraft , ’ Mandeville grated , ‘ I 'll see the old bitch burn within a week ! ’ |
| 15 | Maybe I 'll see the funny side of it one day . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll see the builder , then , and give you a ring on Monday evening to let you know what 's happening . |
| 17 | I 'll see the Coroner 's Clerk before we start . |
| 18 | ‘ Okay , I 'll see the thief of Baghdad for you . |
| 19 | And then you start thinking well you know now I 'll see the world . |
| 20 | I could see myself on the roof of our house , as , for the last time , I spread the couscous out to dry on a sheet in the sun before my journey to London : I could see the village below me : the tops of the trees , the minaret , the ancient wall which ran round my village . |
| 21 | Ahead I could see the rest of my party plodding towards the final slope that leads to the west ( main ) summit . |
| 22 | As I clambered out of the trench and made my way across to Brigade H.Q I could see the jeep with the stretchers on top waiting at the entrance to the orchard . |
| 23 | As the wounded were being unloaded from the jeeps I could see the wounds were mainly inflicted by shrapnel . |
| 24 | Outside the farm , I could see the unmistakable figure of Lord Lovat standing on the grass talking to two other senior Officers . |
| 25 | Looking around I could see the duty Officer approaching from the direction of the farm . |
| 26 | From the thicket I could see the bridge and to my amazement I could see Commandos marching in file across the bridge and coming slowly towards me , a few of them looking and pointing in my direction . |
| 27 | I could see the outline of the soldier in front of me , at least that is an improvement on yesterday evening 's march . |
| 28 | From my position at the entrance to the dug-out I could see the wounded in the sunken road in the same positions they were in before the shelling started . |
| 29 | ‘ By the time I rolled to the bottom of the slope I could see the steady fire coming from the windows . |
| 30 | Ahead , I could see the twin towers of the Severn Bridge , beneath which the two rivers meet before completing their journey to the sea . |