Example sentences of "i see [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw the policeman arguing with the man and then I saw him being stabbed . |
| 2 | He does n't look capable of harming a fly ; I saw him being brought in . |
| 3 | The boy when I saw him was sobbing hysterically . |
| 4 | But I saw what was coming . |
| 5 | Then , as I turned before leaving , I saw she was grinning at me . |
| 6 | She fell silent for a moment and I saw she was watching the long heaving waves slip past our flanks . |
| 7 | In my rejection of the image I saw I was making a statement , the apparent text of which read , ‘ I do n't want to look like ( be ) that . ’ |
| 8 | Looking at him in the dim light I saw he was clad only in vest and pants . |
| 9 | I saw he was dying . |
| 10 | As the lights came up I saw he was standing up straight and alert , with cubes of dried vomit decorating his cheeks . |
| 11 | The 23-year-old failed to score a single goal last season but Brady adds : ‘ When I was at West Ham I saw he was going places . ’ |
| 12 | He said he had , but I saw he was going red . |
| 13 | The non-assertive quality is of course obvious in all the uses of blend dare which parallel those of the full modal : ( 48 ) And when I saw he was attracted by someone else , the fear and the jealousy that seized me ! |
| 14 | When I looked up I saw it was coming from two smartly dressed men on the long bench-seat opposite . |
| 15 | I saw it was coming from Mr Rochester 's door , which was slightly open . |
| 16 | I see what 's sticking it ! ’ |
| 17 | Just glancing through my logbook of 1939-40 , I find it astonishing how little we seemed to do before the advent of the German breakthrough in the Low Countries , I see what are described as security patrols , where we flew , and in daylight . |
| 18 | They let me get on with my job and the only time I see them is to get things rubber-stamped . ’ |
| 19 | I mentioned to Ewen that I still had some ( I told him 10 , but it appears to be only 8 ) copies left of GGE , and yesterday I approached Bargain Books on Princes Street , where I see they 're selling it for £6 , in the hope that I might add my copies to their stock and get a cheque for you . |
| 20 | Oh I see they 're painting up there . |
| 21 | Tempy who was by the window , remarked , ‘ I see he 's surfaced , then . ’ |
| 22 | But I see I am becoming preoccupied with these memories and this is perhaps a little foolish . |
| 23 | Re-reading the Editorial Edict I see I am allowed , if necessary , to stretch my budget to ( say ) £275 , which would enable me to acquire two or three nice pieces . |
| 24 | Oh I see I was gon na say you 've got to guess which one it is . |
| 25 | I 'm going to I 'm going to accelerate now cos I see I 'm going on too long . |
| 26 | When I see I 'm gon na make out it 's mine . |
| 27 | ‘ I see you 're getting on with the boots for Edward Morris 's nephew , doing a good job too by the look of it . ’ |
| 28 | At that moment the coffee arrived , and as Luce opened a pack of sugar and stirred it in he remarked , ‘ I see you 're engaged , Miss Weston . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I see you 're taking this job extremely seriously , ’ Leo offered sympathetically as he brought her a cup of coffee halfway through the afternoon . |
| 30 | A man of ever-changing whims , and now I see you 're freed from your fearful collar , Midnight , you 'd do better to sign on . |