Example sentences of "see if [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It remained to be seen if he recognised her . |
| 2 | Anyway , ’ she added blithely , ‘ you 'll probably manage to smuggle them into the house without him seeing if you choose your time well . ’ |
| 3 | He would dream up all kinds of possibilities — like beetles crawling over different shaped surfaces , and someone being shut up in a box in outer space trying to find out whether he was accelerating or being acted upon by gravity — and would then test out these ideas to see if they had anything to say about the real world . |
| 4 | Back home in Stockton his mum was videoing it ‘ just to see if they spelled my name correctly . ’ |
| 5 | Now it will be interesting to see if they use them and how . |
| 6 | Many residents visit the Home to see if they like it before they are finally admitted . |
| 7 | Often men will look to see if they fancy you , keeping you waiting whilst they assess how they will do business with you . |
| 8 | sitting there doing paper work and the ki erm the kids use it as a a an office and what have you , there with their paper work , Sarah does her homework there and we have our meals in there so erm sort of it does n't really matter but er you know it saves them all coming out for a meal , and having to do it cos trouble is it 's too small to keep an eye on people to see if they want anything , everything 's alright and what have you |
| 9 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 10 | All such cases need an alternative approach to the problem of origin and it is natural to turn to scientific techniques to see if they have something to offer . |
| 11 | They do have considerable advantages though , and it 's worth giving them a try to see if they suit you . |
| 12 | If they do respond you may be able to see if they approach it with caution or with carelessness . |
| 13 | He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief . |
| 14 | ‘ To see if we get ourselves killed would be my guess , ’ said Tommy as the moon came back out . |
| 15 | I would say I think that 's a very good point chairman now can we ask perhaps either our groundsman or or or whatever to look at it to see if something to make it safer for these these people to er get access to . |
| 16 | She went out into the hall , not looking to see if he followed her . |
| 17 | If he really had left his boat in the cove round the point , he would have to come this way again , and I would certainly be able to see if he brought anything with him . |
| 18 | I just wanted to see if he practised what he preached . |
| 19 | It 'll be interesting to see if he makes it into the team . |
| 20 | If you twitched a horses lip or ear that happens , I would really like to see if I twitched your ear . |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps , after all , they 'll wait to see if I bring you back . |
| 22 | I went there to try and find you to see if you knew anything about Oliver , but you 'd already left . |
| 23 | ‘ I just came to see if you had something for dinner , ’ she said . |
| 24 | ROBBIE To see if you had anything , if you could have lent me something . |
| 25 | ‘ Hey , I 'm still waiting to see if you tell anyone . ’ |
| 26 | to see if you think it 's appropriate and |
| 27 | Then he read an article somewhere which said that the point of tasting a wine before it was poured was not to see if you liked it , but to make sure that it was n't corked . |
| 28 | I came to see if you needed me . |
| 29 | Chairman , my point of order , my point of order I second and I reserve my remarks I was waiting to see if you called me last . |
| 30 | ‘ And to see if you remind them of anybody . ’ |