Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] see [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | out of the balcony and he starts singing I can see Keilly |
| 2 | All the same , her protests went unheeded , and each day that passed she could see Matthew becoming more and more influenced by old Luther . |
| 3 | She had never thought she would see Alain . |
| 4 | Are you suggesting that apart from this relief you 've been set you might see Wogan tonight or something you could think |
| 5 | Without thinking , therefore , Kathleen Lavender said , ‘ So I suppose we shall see Dorothea soon ? |
| 6 | ‘ Hey — do you think they can see Biff Thacker as well ? ’ |
| 7 | But I idiotically thought I could see Antoinette and Piers looking rather amused and I was sure it was because they felt I did n't know him as well as I 'd said . |
| 8 | He saved my life once , ’ Wellington somehow managed to sound disapproving of both achievements , ‘ but if I had ten thousand like him tomorrow then I warrant we 'd see Napoleon beat by midday . ’ |
| 9 | Thought we might see Pam today . |
| 10 | But , as the wheel hurtled down and round he could see Tony , safe in his little illuminated booth . |
| 11 | shall I find out cos I think I 'll see Maria tonight , I 'm sure she wo n't mind if you come , to the party on Saturday |
| 12 | ‘ I give his little cars to my grandsons to play with and when I watch them playing I can see Brian as he was playing with them . |
| 13 | I think we might see Frank get a first team run on his return . |
| 14 | I said I could see Victor was right , I had over-complicated the plot ; I should not have introduced the letters , which were paraphrases of a correspondence I 'd been reading on my journey to London . |
| 15 | I wish I could see Annie again , but they took me away , and they would n't let me see her again . |
| 16 | I loved it when we went to Granton , for I was always hoping I 'd see Uncle Bill . |
| 17 | She wished she could see Chambers ' face when Wolff-Dietrich , the werewolf king , carried the tale back . |
| 18 | She wished she could see Bella 's face properly , but the shadows were thick and all she could make out was the outline of a head . |
| 19 | Topaz wished she could see Andrew and comfort him , but for the time being that would be too dangerous . |
| 20 | Why had n't the stupid boy said he would see Hank in school in the morning ? |
| 21 | Afterwards Brewer said he could see Auckland holding the shield for as long as they could keep together their very strong scrum of Olo Brown , Sean Fitzpatrick , Steve McDowell , Michael Jones , Gary Whetton , Robin Brooke , Mark Carter and Zinzan Brooke — All Blacks all . |