Example sentences of "he [vb mod] see a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew that he ought to see a physician , but was unwilling to do so lest he be told that he was not , after all , cured of syphilis . |
| 2 | He ought to see a vet . ’ |
| 3 | Recommended remedy : He should see a counsellor to ‘ talk through how he 's feeling ’ , or try to contact Relate . |
| 4 | Unwinding , we sink into the armchair with a coffee cup , and gaze out of the window , and then he 'll see an outline across the road ( now what ? ) , through the fence , through the leaves , and he 'll vainly crane and peer , and tip forward on to his feet . |
| 5 | He could see a bundle of checked cloth , an old blanket perhaps , an oil drum and , a little apart from the rest , a floating shoe . |
| 6 | He could see a hurt , misunderstood look spreading across Karen 's face . |
| 7 | Peering over the rim of his paunch , he could see a hard-on . |
| 8 | Although the main thing was that he now had clear proof that she was alive , he could see a lot more work ahead before he found her , if he ever found her . |
| 9 | In his own house the curtains were open , the light was on and he could see a young girl with a pigtail , seated at the piano . |
| 10 | In the light that came from these he could see a rough plank table and three chairs and in the darkest corner a bed of stretched hides on which was curled up something darker still , a bundle the size of an old woman . |
| 11 | By prodding his memory he placed Anna Beckett as the strange , dark little girl who was fostered with Mrs Wooldridge , his laundry woman , and with his new knowledge he thought he could see a slight resemblance to Sarah , though it would never be remarked upon . |
| 12 | He could see a group of men at the bottom , surrounding the Glory . |
| 13 | He could see a path that he wanted to explore and could n't in those surroundings . |
| 14 | He could see a faint pink glow in the East . |
| 15 | I asked Derek if he could see a life-raft . |
| 16 | Martin looked up into the dark sky where now he could see a faint pattern of grey , scudding clouds , then whispered , ‘ I do n't think it 'll last long with this wind , and there 's more snow in the air . |
| 17 | Peering closer he thought he could see a smear roughly the same length on the jacket pocket , but the cloth was too dirty for him to be sure . |
| 18 | He fancied he could see a lower section at one end of the piled furniture where a horse might be able to jump the obstruction . |
| 19 | He could see a wood far ahead of him . |
| 20 | Composure regained , Richard said he thought he could see a good hold but was not totally sure ; hence the rapid retreat . |
| 21 | Far more pertinent was the fact that Mendoros thought he could see a gap in a market about which he knew a great deal , and which he reckoned could best be filled from the UK . |
| 22 | He could see a woman holding a young baby standing at the end of the hall . |
| 23 | Soon , in the rich orange light of the flames , he could see a hay-rick burning fiercely . |
| 24 | In this new position he could see a picture of a woman hanging on the wall opposite . |
| 25 | The sun was up now , and strong ; he could see a quiver of exhaust gases in the air . |
| 26 | He climbed to the upper level , and from the top of the stairs he could see a wide slice of moonlight telling him that he 'd not only forgotten to lock the door behind them , in his haste he 'd neglected even to close it ; he crossed the decking and closed it now , switching the key from the outside to the inside and turning it in the lock . |
| 27 | He had a good view of the main road and the side track that climbed to the row , and he could see a part of the buildings themselves , small and neat and quiet . |
| 28 | Now he could see a small knot of people in front of that roadblock , dressed in overcoats , caps and hats ; attempting , it seemed , to talk their way past half a dozen yellow-anoraked policemen on the other side of that barrier . |
| 29 | He could see a figure within the Lift detach itself from the group and glance quickly in his direction . |
| 30 | Through its crack he could see a plush bedroom , dominated by a large four-poster bed . |