Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shall we go onto , Kelly let's see what 's she 's been up |
| 2 | ‘ Garry may see things differently . ’ |
| 3 | Besides , Edouard should see for himself the vineyards and plantations there : they were doing well , Jean-Paul said proudly . |
| 4 | Now that Lamb has blown the whole affair into the open , Sir Colin must see the cheats are exposed and the door slammed forever on the ball doctors , whichever country they belong to . |
| 5 | At such a time , when attitudes were changing but no effective consensus had emerged , it was not surprising that Truman should see in Churchill 's forthcoming speech at Fulton ( Missouri ) an opportunity to discover how far a sea-change was taking place in American opinion . |
| 6 | All visitors to Oslo should see the Viking ships at least and Arctic travellers should make a point of going to the Fram museum , which pays homage to one of the most remarkable men and expeditions in the history of polar exploration . |
| 7 | ‘ I did say to her that the man Andy should see was Giles Hawick himself . |
| 8 | The eyes were open and Ewan could see that , no matter how objective he tried to be , something lived in this body , something which he would soon extinguish with his own , vibrant , developed persona . |
| 9 | I wished Richard could see them together . |
| 10 | Ritually and administratively , then , Richard could see the value of churchmen . |
| 11 | The Prior welcomed him sardonically but Corbett could see the monks were genuinely pleased to see him back . |
| 12 | At the far end , on a dais , was a long table crowded with fierce-looking men dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks , though , from where he stood , Corbett could see the glint of armour many of them wore beneath their robes . |
| 13 | In the flickering light Corbett could see their muzzles caked in blood . |
| 14 | Corbett could see nothing untoward |
| 15 | Even in the poor light of the flickering torches , Corbett could see how white and haggard her face had become . |
| 16 | Ari could see Elice confused the boy ; she had the subtlety of a hammer . |
| 17 | At first Britta could see nothing . |
| 18 | Over her shoulder , Britta could see coils of smoke . |
| 19 | He had made up his mind , and all at once was on fire to have it done : and for all Cadfael could see , it was his best course . |
| 20 | Through it , Donna could see the first of many wax tableaux showing famous film stars . |
| 21 | Bernice could see , as if through a shimmering mist , the arcade of the terrace . |
| 22 | Bernice could see him tapping his umbrella on the floor , pretending to study the walls , and glancing back impatiently as if he could n't believe that his companions were still unable to follow him . |
| 23 | A straight corridor , with no side doors or passages , stretched as far as Bernice could see . |
| 24 | Bernice could see her lips moving . |
| 25 | Bernice could see him raise a bulky suited arm and gesture grandly at the surroundings . |
| 26 | All Bernice could see was a large utility belt with a screamer pistol in a holster and a row of charge packs . |
| 27 | Bernice could see Legion 's body splitting into a firework display of multi-coloured fronds , and slowly drawing together into a hairy black ovoid supported by three pipe-cleaner legs . |
| 28 | Bernice could see mangled bodies , struggling and dying . |
| 29 | Bernice could see thirty or forty of the Hunters hovering in the skies . |
| 30 | Bernice could see Thomas trying to prise his hands apart , but his broken arm proved to be a burden . |