Example sentences of "it was [adj] to see [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , then , I decided it was better to see the finish than not to finish at all . ’ |
| 2 | While I found you spoof story on ‘ Kwikmas ’ pudding ( MW December 13 ) mildly amusing , it was sad to see a publication of your standing devote five pages , almost a quarter of the editorial space , to such a feature . |
| 3 | The coach journey seemed shorter and it was sad to see the school emerging from the trees . |
| 4 | ‘ It was sad to see the dispute arise . |
| 5 | Given the already appalling and growing rate of homelessness and lack of hostel facilities in London , when more people than ever will not only have to endure the freezing nights of the coming winter on the streets , but perhaps permanent homelessness , it was terrible to see the situation being exploited for a joke by your advertisement : ‘ Just the thing now the evenings are drawing in . |
| 6 | It was easy to see the place was cool , thought Miles , there was always a copy of The Naked Lunch on the table . |
| 7 | Eleven o'clock , there were n't restrictions then on , they could keep open as long as they liked , no restrictions on , on time , and er as I say their own place you know it really it was picturesque , I thought in since erm I contacted you I 've been thinking how , what I could help with and er what I could still think about , and er it was really a sight because to walk and it always used to be crowded , well it was one of the best markets round here and er people used to go off and from Bloxwich and er although there 's a good market at Walsall there was n't a Bloxwich market then sadly for years and years , but erm and then if you went to Wolverhampton you got to walk through Windsfield you got to er walk everywhere you went then and except on a Saturday night when the wagonettes used to run on a Saturday but it was amazing to see the girl behind the range now controlling |
| 8 | It was strange to see the Prince occupying the same segment of sofa where only the year before I had talked to his uncle . |
| 9 | It was good to see a reference in your magazine to valve amplification ( EW + WW August 1991 ) , but I still have a certain frustration that you may be able to help me with . |
| 10 | It was good to see a reference to me in a fanzine ( however indirect ) . |
| 11 | Toni knows how to manipulate the audience and it was good to see a singer particularly a Gothic-looking one actually smiling . |
| 12 | As we drove through from London it was good to see the sun shining and the wide open hills stretching out in front of us . |
| 13 | ‘ It was good to see the studio . |
| 14 | On examining the pattern of soiling it was possible to see a correlation between the times the parents had a build-up of tension about a difference of opinion and the times David began to retain his faeces . |
| 15 | IT WAS great to see the smile back on actor George Baker 's face after the death of his dear wife Sally in the summer . |
| 16 | It was the tallest room he had ever seen and was so dark near the top it was impossible to see the ceiling — if there was one . |
| 17 | When they were round the corner , it was impossible to see the heap of trees and rocks . |
| 18 | As it was impossible to see the ground I kept my legs braced , but when I hit the desert I suffered a tremendous jolt right through my body . |
| 19 | All the rafts reached the finish line at Chepstow , but for Herefordshire , it was disappointing to see a crew from the Home Counties win , with a raft from Cheshire in second place . |
| 20 | Pannell Kerr Forster 's Tony Foreman cautioned that it was difficult to see an exit route from property zone trusts and wealthy clients were inclined to put £40,000 in the BES before considering such schemes . |
| 21 | Her chin rested on her chest , so it was difficult to see the expression on her face . |
| 22 | It was interesting to see an orchestra in quite different circumstances than is usual . |
| 23 | It was hard to see a reason . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's no worse than driving in mist , ’ I said , to comfort him , though in fact it was hard to see the road ; I was afraid that at any moment the car would go bumping off it , into the surrounding desert . |
| 25 | It was easier to see the ball during that sacrosanct fortnight . |
| 26 | He was a countryman at heart , and although these past weeks had been tremendous fun , it was lovely to see the grass and trees and a blue sky unclouded by smoke . |
| 27 | Even in the churches the Africans were often considered second class citizens and it was unusual to see an African in a white church . |
| 28 | SPENDING last weekend at the National Federation of Music Societies ' conference , it was heartening to see the determination of the amateur promoters to match the skills of the professionals . |
| 29 | Even though she once told me she did n't really care much for men , she said it was fun to see the way they reacted to her . |
| 30 | Although only eight of the 23 British Columbia players who went to the World Cup were on hand for the two games it was enough to see the host province safely through to championship no.23 by virtue of wins over Alberta — and that was a close call indeed — and NEWFOUNDLAND . |