Example sentences of "[pron] see [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But never have I seen anything like the fights in Delhi . |
| 2 | I saw her watching the girl for the longest time and finally she said , " Are those Indian beads ? " |
| 3 | She said carrying the water up from the well had taken a great deal of time which , when I saw her filling the bucket , I was not surprised since she lowered the rope slow enough to make me fall asleep watching . |
| 4 | I admired my daughter-in-law so much the day I saw her stand a full five minutes waiting for her little boy who was watching a worm disappearing through a hole in the earth . |
| 5 | Snoring louder than ever he fumbled again and I saw him insert a small blade into the side of the carriage . |
| 6 | ‘ When I managed to get upright I saw him cocking the gun again , thought he was going to shoot me again and moved towards him to defend myself . ’ |
| 7 | I saw him move the mat so it should be on a slippery bit and then sort of pretend to slip on it , and then start to shout . ’ |
| 8 | If we took de Guichet himself — I saw him pass the other day , twice as thick as when I knew him , and the beard changes a man , but I knew that thwarted , ambitious face of his — if we took de Guichet himself , would Isambard give us Harry for him ? |
| 9 | I saw him play a few times last year when they were still in the premier div. and was fairly impressed however I have n't seen his form this season and I 'm sure a year in Div.1 wo n't have improved him . |
| 10 | I saw him doing a side shuffle to the main entrance as we all trooped along here . |
| 11 | He ignored the mop , just staring at me , and I saw him take a breath ready to defy me so I spoke before he could . |
| 12 | I saw him take a look at the boat-house first , then , when I suppose he saw you were n't home , he went up towards the house , and after a bit he came back with a bag , you know , like Santa Claus , slung over his shoulder . |
| 13 | I can give evidence that I s right for , say , we 'll go back to his , his er idea , suspicion of murder , I can say I saw him take a hammer and whack him , split his head open , he dropped down dead . |
| 14 | I saw him work the crowd at Leeds . |
| 15 | In a sentence such as ( 30 ) , the event saw obviously can not be conceived as existing before the beginning of the crossing : ( 30 ) I saw him cross the street . |
| 16 | ’ Mechanically propelled vehicles can be proved by a phrase in a witness statement to the effect ‘ I saw him driving a Jaguar saloon motor car , registered number … ‘ |
| 17 | I saw him driving the other day , tell you that ? |
| 18 | I saw him like a father figure really . |
| 19 | ‘ I could n't see his face very well because the leaves and branches were in the way , but I saw him climb the fence and steal the bulbs . ’ |
| 20 | I heard the ambulance and the police cars and I saw them putting the man into the ambulance and trying to resuscitate him and driving away . |
| 21 | I thought I saw somebody pass the window , ’ said Sophia . |
| 22 | I saw myself leaving the room , packing a suitcase , writing a note . |
| 23 | And it was just But I do n't er I do n't seem as though er it was er sometimes I saw I saw a spot of blood , but it |
| 24 | ‘ I saw you bowl the chinaman . ’ |
| 25 | I saw you had a drink of water . |
| 26 | ‘ I see we have no legs again , Señorita Howard . |
| 27 | When we shamble inside I see we have a new dragon . |
| 28 | I when I see him when I see , George does a lot of housekeeping when I see him clearing the bed I say oh goodness look book . |
| 29 | But I see they opened a new toilet roll . |
| 30 | Old Rex , I see he had a pile of fifties there . |