Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You stand on St Saviour 's Point to see him going out between the forts , the seabirds flocking after his boat , the ropes screaming in the sheaves as the sails are hoisted . |
| 2 | Was that not the whole burden of his song , that nature needed in some way to be put to rights , and that it was man 's job to see it was put to rights ? |
| 3 | My mind 's eye saw it well tamed and abloom with all kinds of ground-cover plants . |
| 4 | At all events , King Malcolm 's immediate reaction to Rufus 's refusal to see him at Gloucester was to go straight to Wilton , tear the veil off Matilda 's head , and take her back to Scotland . |
| 5 | Little by little , however , he became tired of his friend 's refusal to see him , and his visits became less frequent . |
| 6 | How , for example , does the client 's spouse see them ? |
| 7 | Each year 's delay sees them grow at our expense . ’ |
| 8 | Not that this , as it happened , was necessary because the landlord 's wife saw we had all we wanted . |
| 9 | About , a right poof 's game see he 's a cunt the football . |
| 10 | Leonard 's aunt saw it first . |
| 11 | I think he 's name 's Church see I work with a , a young chap from Wellingborough , Graham and er , he and his brother in law always went round the reservoir , Ramsthorpe , Grantham |
| 12 | A turning point came the day Charlotte 's cousin saw them together and reported back , ‘ She 's actually quite ordinary — and she wears red shoes ! |
| 13 | McCann 's perseverance saw him move 5-4 ahead after seven ends , but a double on the next restored Robertson 's advantage and pushed him within one of the winning line . |
| 14 | This magical number may have rendered the split-screen sequence superfluous ; but most Astaire and Charisse fans would probably give a day 's pay to see it once . |
| 15 | When Mitchell nabs a Mafia gangster and cop killer the district attorney 's office sees it as a perfect opportunity to exercise the death penalty . |
| 16 | She had only to look at Mrs Jebeau 's face to see it ; in fact , she could smell trouble in that direction . |