Example sentences of "she [vb mod] see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ought to see it first . ’ |
| 2 | Reluctantly she decided she must see it through , for Peter , and in some way for herself — she had to prove to herself that she could come face to face with Marc again and survive the ordeal . |
| 3 | Until then she had been tortured by fears that she might not recognise her son if she should see him . |
| 4 | Robert stood alone and waited ; he was patiently expectant of Nicandra 's disappointment when she should see him . |
| 5 | Where had he been all this time , that she should see him now being led prisoner into Parfois ? |
| 6 | He was afraid she might see him sticking out and start taking him for granted or make unwomanly advances . |
| 7 | It was conceivable , she supposed , that if she remained in the village she might see him from time to time , and if she was lucky , she thought bleakly , he might even speak to her . |
| 8 | She walked out of the cottage where she and Pilade were lodged in charge of Mr Landor and along the road to Siena so that she might see them approach before anyone . |
| 9 | ‘ What makes you think she 'll see me when she wo n't see you ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If I can signal a message there 's a wonderful chance that she 'll see it ! |
| 11 | ‘ Of course she 'll see it . |
| 12 | What if I write it on your forehead and then she 'll see it wo n't she ? |
| 13 | Mm cos she 'll see you there . |
| 14 | She said she 'll see you tonight at . |
| 15 | And she 's got to come past us anyway , so she 'll see us wo n't she ? ’ |
| 16 | I can picture Marie — how she 'd tell me off if she could see me . |
| 17 | I hoped she would n't make a big production out of the delivery upstairs , but just in case she did I thought I would n't go anywhere where she could see me and point me out to any of the owners , so I left through the front exit gates and found the actors ' bus with its Mystery Race Train banner and faded inside into the reassembling troupe . |
| 18 | What would Miss Henry say if she could see her now — Miss Henry , who only an hour ago had been exhorting her to cultivate dignity and repose ! |
| 19 | She was sitting on the opposite side of the grate and Louise Carter thought fleetingly how proud Nora had always been of her daughter even when they had been dramatically at loggerheads and how pleased she would be if she could see her now , in her elegant black dress and silver jewellery . |
| 20 | She could see him through the shutters — a big man , a Berber , a kind-looking man with bright blue eyes and tattoos . |
| 21 | ‘ Philip , ’ said his Mum , turning round in the car so she could see him , ‘ Joyce is asking if you 'd like to stop here with Barry instead of coming back to work with me . ’ |
| 22 | From behind the ruched net curtains , she could see him plodding his way around the green . |
| 23 | She could see him sweating . |
| 24 | Her father 's ship was on convoy duty in the North Sea , and her mother had gone to live in Glasgow so she could see him when he came into port . |
| 25 | She could see him clearly : Jim as he was now , but filled out with confidence and new skills . |
| 26 | Presently she could see him again ; his head was erect , but his eyes were cast down so that she could only see the dark . |
| 27 | She could see him trembling in anticipation , and was surprised to feel a twinge of excitement in her own loins . |
| 28 | She could see him trying to concentrate , trying to control his mind and body , trying to focus . |
| 29 | She could see him out of the comer of her eye , removing a crystal from his pocket and placing it in her desk reader . |
| 30 | She could see him as a prototype for the border entrepreneur trapped here in the decline and fall of this precarious city , the market-stallholder , the baths attendant , the potter , the vegetable grower , any one of the native opportunists who had rallied to serve and exploit this hothouse community of time-expired settlers and pay-happy leave-men . |