The phrase "see a reference to" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "The article made an interesting reference to cultural context that I had not seen before."
Nowhere, however, did the writer see a reference to peace with Israel.
To the Editor: My husband and I were pleased to see a reference to Gallery A in "Going to Taos," (April 17).
Paul Rothwell Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Like Jennifer Henley (Letters, 15 August) I was surprised to see a reference to a "useless husband" failing to book a holiday but not because the Guardian printed it.
Very Bausch too is the moment when two men hold a third and torture him by tickling his feet; but when you see this played out by men from the Muslim world, it's not unreasonable to see a reference to Guantánamo Bay.
A bit like a Rorschach test, the Constitution in general seems to allow people to see what they want to see, and in this case the Supreme Court continues to see a reference to individuals that is simply not in the Second Amendment.
Any time you see a reference to section 409A applying to a plan or program, get some outside help.
"Somewhere along the way, we saw a reference to Dartmouth College library," Mr. Asmus said.
In 2010, he was living in Atlanta, working in graphic design, when he saw a reference to the coup online.
When she saw a reference to my mother using a rotisserie back in the '50s and '60s, she immediately sent me an e-mail saying she owned six.
In her work, one sees a reference to gender because embroidery is most often thought of as a woman's craft.
When they saw a reference to tortured political prisoners in his headless and limbless figures, he responded by drawing figures with several heads and many limbs.
