Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] see [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are to move me so that I may see the moon . ’ |
| 2 | But I must see the boy 's faith , do you see ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Confidentially , ’ said Corbett , ‘ I must see the Queen before she returns to France . ’ |
| 4 | Come , I must see the corpse once more . ’ |
| 5 | Thank you very much , but this is my patient and I must see the case through . |
| 6 | ‘ I must see the body at once . ’ |
| 7 | I must see the doctor about it soon . |
| 8 | However , I was told I should see the doctor because I could choke . |
| 9 | I might see a bit of shuffling amongst all the cells but nothing else . |
| 10 | ‘ You mean I might see the prince ! ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Let him take a knife , and I 'll see the colour of his inside ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll see the builder , then , and give you a ring on Monday evening to let you know what 's happening . |
| 14 | ‘ Okay , I 'll see the thief of Baghdad for you . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | And then you start thinking well you know now I 'll see the world . |
| 17 | I 'll see the Coroner 's Clerk before we start . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | For a brief and delirious moment , I could see no bar to our happiness . |
| 20 | One of them was named Galway Bay , but of the bay itself , famous in song , I could see no sign . |
| 21 | I was concerned , but as I could see no sign of disease I decided not to interfere . |
| 22 | The door was still locked and , when I peered through the shuttered windows , I could see no sign of candlelight . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I could see no advantage , and considerable disadvantage , if Hannan Ashrawi were to be prosecuted in the way that the right hon. Gentleman described . |
| 27 | Often I could see no connection between a remark made by one person and the reply given by another . |
| 28 | I could see no limit to the desolation ahead . |
| 29 | I could see no reason for panic . |
| 30 | At that moment I could see no reason for ever wanting to leave Koraloona . |