Example sentences of "i [modal v] see [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This one sounds quite promising , but of course I must see him first — one ca n't always tell from the application , he added primly . |
| 2 | ‘ I would I might see you both , ’ Joan admitted . |
| 3 | Surely I 'll see something familiar soon . |
| 4 | One day I 'll see what this creature looks like . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll see what this fella says . |
| 6 | Right , Sergeant , you take your boy elsewhere and I 'll see what jolly Jacko , the life and soul of the party , wants . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Tell her that I do exist and that I 'll see her one day . ’ |
| 8 | I 'll see her this evening — in fact , I 'll go home now and catch her before you take her out . ’ |
| 9 | He said , ‘ Tell Alice I 'll see her this evening . |
| 10 | Mm tell her I 'll see her some time |
| 11 | I 'll see him first . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll see him next week . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll die , or I 'll see him dead first ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll see her later , ’ he called over his shoulder . |
| 15 | Yeah what I 'll do , I 'll see them all look , each even about twenty six |
| 16 | I 'll see them next door if you would prepare that warrant for me ? ’ |
| 17 | Anyway I 'll see you all on Wednesday |
| 18 | Right , so I 'll see you all on er , on Wednesday . |
| 19 | Yeah so I 'll see you all after lunch then ? |
| 20 | Yeah Rightio Jackie I 'll see you all tomorrow night . |
| 21 | ‘ Miss Marlowe , I 'll see you first . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll see you two at the party , no doubt ? ’ she said to Robert and Jane . |
| 23 | As we have already observed ( see ( 35 ) ) , the verb see , in its ordinary uses , can not be expected to occur with an adverbal adjective , but this does appear to be the interpretation needed for ( 41 ) which may be considered substandard but is apparently possible in current British English : ( 41 ) even if the scheme does fail , I 'll see you comfortable Much more often , the idiomaticity works the other way , so that a set of lexical items that could fit the structure of ( 21 ) , with appropriate values , seem to give unacceptable sentences , as in ( 42 ) : ( 42 ) Eva played her opponent exhausted Wendy wiped the floor moist |
| 24 | I 'll see you this evening for dinner . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll see you this evening , sweetheart , ’ she told her . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll see you this evening . |
| 27 | And I 'll see you this afternoon . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll see you some time in the morning . ’ |
| 29 | I 'll see you next Wednesday , then ? ’ |
| 30 | I 'll see you next week , I hope . ’ |