Example sentences of "see [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He scanned the print , seeing that it echoed more or less exactly the story Swansborough had just told him , then turned his attention to the photograph alongside — three people , obviously dressed for leisure . |
| 2 | tt They 'd got two handles which was b made it mobile , two wheels , and used it Have four sacks at the end of this threshing engine , hanging on little hooks , and and a bloke there seeing that it got filled alright and it when it was full , they used to run this thing underneath a sack , crank it up by hand , like that , till they got it to the required height , then nestle it on their shoulders , you see there was a There 's a there 's an art in carrying c In carrying coal and there 's an art in carrying corn and there 's an art in carrying beef . |
| 3 | On the contrary , if the student body were to take its right to learn ( Lernfreiheit ) seriously , and were to be vigilant in seeing that it enjoyed the kinds of academic freedom I spelt out earlier , it would necessarily take on an assertive role . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , he said that he wanted to do something useful with his life , seeing that it had been given back to him when he had n't expected it . |
| 5 | Grumble as they might about the Masai 's unbudging attachment to their traditional ways , many administrators , particularly in the later years , came to see that it had its advantages . |
| 6 | I once garnered a useful titbit about Indian life from a documentary about the highest balloon flight in the world because I happened to see that it took place in the centre of the Indian sub-continent where the air can be particularly still . |
| 7 | He planned it , and Damian Flint was going to see that it happened . |
| 8 | The English discouraged the colony , the Spanish first watched it carefully to see that it showed no sign of succeeding and eventually in 1700 they captured it . |
| 9 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |
| 10 | Now I was beginning to see that it did n't necessarily have to be that way . |
| 11 | The Clinton camp had promised the Election Watch '92 party would be like no political rally ever seen and it lived up to its billing . |
| 12 | Mildred held out her arm to see if it had begun to reappear but it had n't . |
| 13 | Lawton ended the conversation saying he would be back ‘ tomorrow ’ [ Friday ] to see if it had been put right . |
| 14 | After days of coalition building , Benazir Bhutto could only wait to see if it had paid off . |
| 15 | And then she 'd peep her head under the curtain to see if it had gone |
| 16 | Carrying hot metal , or tripping blindfold between red-hot plough shares , or plunging the arm in boiling water were the usual tests , though the accused might be flung into a pond to see whether he sank or not , or forced to eat an ounce of bread or cheese to see if it stuck in the gullet ! |
| 17 | As she hesitated , she glanced at the loose page to see if it offered any clue to its rightful position in the book . |
| 18 | Had heard about it , read about it , but never actually experienced it , nor this violent awareness , and it would have been nice to see if it led anywhere . |
| 19 | And er something I switched the erm recorder on just before you walked in to see if it recorded . |
| 20 | Early speech recognition systems relied on converting words in a given vocabulary into a pattern stored in the computer and comparing each spoken word to see if it matched . |
| 21 | They did not demand a search for set words ; they demanded instead that a disposition be scrutinized to see if it satisfied the law of trusts ( the principles of benefit and intention were the minimal requirements ) . |
| 22 | I will not pass this way again to see if it did him any good . |
| 23 | But he desired the little glass key , because he was a craftsman , and could see that it had taken masterly skill to blow all these delicate wards and barrel , and because he did not have any idea about what it was or might do , and curiosity is a great power in men 's lives . |
| 24 | When I had finished I could see that it had made not the slightest impression . |
| 25 | It was a long speech and he could see that it had tired her . |
| 26 | Originally , the abridged talk in Davis 's recording had seemed to be a sensible compromise , yet looking back I can see that it had something to do with the partial dissatisfaction expressed in my review of the reissue : ‘ the total effect is more of a divertissement than of opéra-comique ’ . |
| 27 | I could see that it had been an upsetting experience . |
| 28 | But she could n't let him see that it had meant something to her . |
| 29 | As he neared , he could see that it belonged to a slight female form encased in dark garments , its hair entirely concealed by a white cap . |
| 30 | He waved the paper at her , and , even at a distance , she could see that it said very little . |