Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] see [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I walked across the gravel to the colonnade , where I could see Conchis was already sitting , his back to me , I decided on a course of action — or rather , of reaction . |
| 2 | Maybe whoever buys the house will set her up again where she can see Narcissus — and much good did that ever do the poor girl . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ There 's a section for Women 's Art and Industries , or we could see Royle 's Self-Pouring Teapot . |
| 4 | Doyle made his way through the crowded , smoky billiard hall , towards the bar at the end , where he could see Bodie nonchalantly sipping a coke . |
| 5 | A third says : ‘ I love to read a few words of the Gospel , so that I can see Christ and listen to what He is saying to me . ’ |
| 6 | It was agreed that I should see Owen on his home ground in order to assess his true behaviour . |
| 7 | There 's a curtain across the door , but it ai n't long enough so I can see Marie 's feet and her black trousers all in a ball on the ground . |
| 8 | A part of her — the silly , hopeless part — did want the job , of course , because it meant that she would see Dr Russell , since it was his own sister she would be nursing . |
| 9 | Charlotte did get the position of nanny and often travelled on the same train home on her days off , always in the first compartment behind the tender and always hoping that she would see Albert , which she often did and she leaned out of the window to talk to him when the train stopped in the stations . |
| 10 | It was the chance that she would see Alain , that he would suddenly come with his dark , sardonic smiles , his caustic comments and his unexpected kisses . |
| 11 | Daylight was just around the corner however , but by the time daylight did arrive , although she and her pride were very much certain that she 'd see Vendelin Gajdusek in hell before she ever spoke to him again , certain other practicalities had entered her head . |
| 12 | It was strange that she could see Simon so clearly , thought Isabel , because everything else seemed lost in a hazy mist . |
| 13 | She insists that we should see God primarily as all loving , and claims that ‘ ’ Love is his meaning'' and that we are all enfolded in that love . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , I would predict that we will see Ray 's name in the records books before long , though , perhaps not until he turns the grand old age of 60 in another three or four years and can make a new charge up the age-group ladder . |
| 15 | He turned slightly so that he could see Ivy out of the comer of his eye . |
| 16 | Not really whimpers , Guy thought , holding the candle higher as he entered the solar so he could see Isabel more clearly . |
| 17 | I , I mean I went like this into dinner okay , and I suppose everyone was like what 's she doing in a skirt or whatever cos they were all like looking and then like half way when I was eating I could feel them all staring at me and laughing and Jim and that lot were laughing and I could see Charlie |
| 18 | You walked in and you goes Melissa and Rupert goes ooh ! and I could see Rupert and then you go , I go Rupert I go |
| 19 | I had straightened up and moved aside so that the sun no longer dazzled me and I could see Sweetman properly , and what I saw I did not like . |
| 20 | Maybe if I walk long enough I 'll get to Scotland and I can see Marie . |
| 21 | ‘ Arsenal can still win the title , and I can see Leeds stringing a set of results together which will suddenly put them back in contention . ’ |
| 22 | Er I doubt if I , I doubt if I 'll see Granville before Friday . |
| 23 | The task of going direct from A to C , if I can see C , presents no special difficulty ; this is the kind of problem solved by the students of animal orientation . |
| 24 | It was as if I could see Dorothy looking at them , looking at them , trying to draw something from them to help her to hold on . |
| 25 | Behind Raymond , near the estate office where the raili , black railings are and you 'll see Fay there and you 'll know what to do . |
| 26 | A magic peep-hole , wrote Harsnet. pay extra and you may see Ferdinand and Miranda playing at chess . |
| 27 | And you can see Oxford in action on Sunday . |
| 28 | transport management , yeah , erm anyway erm so well if you , if you can well if you can give me a list of , of what 's outstanding , if you can see Dave and you can see Guy |
| 29 | And you can see John , whichever way you go into , you 'll see John types E and G , the semi-detached on Road , Lane and Road , and Road . |
| 30 | After the battle a prisoner warned them : " For the present you have been victorious because God willed it ; but wait a month or two and you will see Menelik 's soldiers . |