Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] see [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You are to move me so that I may see the moon . ’
2 Perhaps I ought to see a doctor . ’
3 Maybe I ought to see a doctor about my acid content or something .
4 They thought I ought to see the doctor .
5 But I must see the boy 's faith , do you see ? ’
6 ‘ Confidentially , ’ said Corbett , ‘ I must see the Queen before she returns to France . ’
7 Come , I must see the corpse once more . ’
8 Thank you very much , but this is my patient and I must see the case through .
9 I must see the body at once . ’
10 I must see the doctor about it soon .
11 However , I was told I should see the doctor because I could choke .
12 I might see a bit of shuffling amongst all the cells but nothing else .
13 ‘ You mean I might see the prince ! ’
14 Whilst as a worker I might see the process , to me very important , I think there 's a lot of concrete outcomes for young people feel we have achieved this , we did this for ourselves , it 's ours , we own it .
15 Let him take a knife , and I 'll see the colour of his inside ! ’
16 I 'll see the builder , then , and give you a ring on Monday evening to let you know what 's happening .
17 ‘ Okay , I 'll see the thief of Baghdad for you .
18 I 'll see the man again tomorrow of course , in case there 's anything he can tell us , but I do n't hold out much hope .
19 And then you start thinking well you know now I 'll see the world .
20 I 'll see the Coroner 's Clerk before we start .
21 Repressing it , on the other hand , would mean existing in a drab , twilight world of pretended affections out of which I could see no escape .
22 For a brief and delirious moment , I could see no bar to our happiness .
23 One of them was named Galway Bay , but of the bay itself , famous in song , I could see no sign .
24 I was concerned , but as I could see no sign of disease I decided not to interfere .
25 The door was still locked and , when I peered through the shuttered windows , I could see no sign of candlelight .
26 Perhaps it was a tiredness resulting from the previous 14 pitches , but I could see no way of free climbing it at less than E5 , and I was n't good enough for that , not now .
27 Now I know it was a great honour but I could see no way of accepting , so I put it on the mantelpiece and more or less prepared to forget all about it .
28 Their rule is perfect and effective at the practical level , but I could see no way of passing its benefits on , of helping or involving others .
29 I could see no advantage , and considerable disadvantage , if Hannan Ashrawi were to be prosecuted in the way that the right hon. Gentleman described .
30 Often I could see no connection between a remark made by one person and the reply given by another .
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