Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] see [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps I may now see Mrs Thorne ? ’ she asked , and Alida was forced to rise . |
| 2 | ‘ I might actually see Edward ? ’ |
| 3 | I could even see Conchis , who was sitting where we had sat on the terrace the night before , apparently reading . |
| 4 | There was a figure on either side of him but I could only see Charlie Vaughan . |
| 5 | All I could do was to mumble that I regretted not taking my degree , and , though I could see it was irritating of me to whine , to feel stale and bored was not such a trivial thing ; that though we might have the vote now , meals still had to be prepared and children looked after and since this kind of drudgery was despised by society as not being ‘ real work ’ , we were in the hideous position of being both exhausted and imprisoned by it and also looked down on for doing it ; that I had honestly tried to be the sort of wife Richard wanted — and the sort of wife I felt I ought to be — but it was like being in a kind of airless cell and I could only see Richard as a jailer ; that I saw myself becoming progressively more and more incapable of doing anything , not just mentally , but from some kind of paralysis of will . |
| 6 | I could now see Malc on the front row quite clearly . |
| 7 | You see — I could never see Bridget home when we went out . ’ |
| 8 | My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living . |
| 9 | When I went to Roundhay first I could still see fairies . |
| 10 | I think I 'd sooner see Angela Rippon , Those Were The Days , do n't you ? , on Sky |
| 11 | I 'd often see birds with gut or wire wrapped around their necks or wings , or looking ill because , as I discovered later , they 'd swallowed lead shot which the anglers used to weight their lines . |
| 12 | ‘ I would rather see Philip play the piano than workingmen 's clubs but he has set his heart on being a magician and we are supporting him , ’ said his mother Stella . |
| 13 | I would rather see people that are going to start work , even if it is only for a year , at the same time where they are working that year that somebody take an interest in what 's going to happen to them at the end of that year . |
| 14 | The visitor left , forgetting to take her sewing machine , and I left with her , knowing full well that I would never see Aisha again and that news of my forcing the lock on her cupboard would reach my family and the whole village well amplified , so that I 'd end up accused of stealing all of Aisha 's possessions . |
| 15 | I watched her go with sadness in my heart because I felt for some inexplicable reason that I would never see Granny again . |
| 16 | ‘ I shall never see Grainne . ’ |
| 17 | Perhaps I will never see England again . |
| 18 | Ted and I will never see eye to eye about his clients , whom he likes , respects and positively enjoys dragging over hills to bag stags , whereas I loathe these numbskulls who think killing is ‘ sport ’ . |
| 19 | From my crevice between the two machines I can just see Pa 's face . |
| 20 | But David with with respect but David I can just see people 's eyes glazed over right now . |
| 21 | I can just see David doing it |
| 22 | ‘ I can only see things getting worse . |
| 23 | ‘ Nothing has changed since the revolution and I can only see things getting worse and worse . |
| 24 | If I wish to maximise my impact on improving human life , I can do so best by putting my effort into activities I know are unlikely to take place otherwise and into small-scale ventures where I can actually see results for my efforts . |
| 25 | I can really see Cadfael rattling round in his black cloak , taking a short cut on his errands round the town . |
| 26 | It is not a very demanding version of the chase , especially on Sundays , when you may well see rows of gunmen in position only a few easy yards from the hotel where they mean to have lunch . |
| 27 | If you are lucky , you may even see Nancy Blackett at anchor among the little yachts and ancient barges and houseboats , although her present owner , Michael Rines , usually keeps her at Ipswich . |
| 28 | You may also see otters , or their pug marks , where they slip quietly into the loch , keeping Strathbeg trout alert and fit . |
| 29 | You may occasionally see precision artwork transfers available which are thicker ( 25 microns ) . |
| 30 | You ought never to see nutrient deficiencies because they are a sign of incorrect feeding . |