Example sentences of "[noun] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wording is very clear and in view of the dicta in the Vestey decision and the major shift in the approach to be adopted to that section — restricting the same to the settlor and his spouse and taking into account the provisions of TA 1988 , s740 — it is felt that the Revenue will have to concede this point unless they change the law ( in which case one would have to watch very carefully what was said in Parliament to see how the change is to have effect ! ) . |
| 2 | We could even observe other clinics to see how they work . ’ |
| 3 | There now has to be more meetings to see how it 's going to work in practice . ’ |
| 4 | He looked so extraordinarily like Tom Cornelius that Nora glanced at once at Sarah to see how she responded . |
| 5 | Again , study our leading riders to see how they keep hold of their horses ' heads and remain balanced themselves . |
| 6 | Juliet went into Room G to see how Bobbie Cole was , but there was little she could do . |
| 7 | He 's having a look to see how much work he 's got in the office today and if he has n't got enough to worry about going to work tomorrow he 's just going to go fishing tomorrow . |
| 8 | One must look behind the legal forms to see how offices were filled in practice . |
| 9 | • use disclosing tablets to see where brushing is inadequate |
| 10 | It is , however , a worthwhile exercise to compare the Shipman 's Tale with these tales of Gower to see where Chaucer may have drawn the line between permissible and even useful scurrility in literature and unconscionable sin . |
| 11 | I would erm suggest that they go at Swindon to see how it 's done . |
| 12 | Councillors were flown to France to see a PWR in operation , to Torness to see how luxurious the workers , accommodation could be — an attraction to keep them on site and out of trouble . |
| 13 | Clifford was , in the imagery of the authors of The Unseen Universe , one of those on the voyage who remains in the engine-room seeing how it works , rather than going on deck to see where the ship is going . |
| 14 | Excitement mounted ; in her memoirs Princess Marie Louise quotes Sir Edwin Lutyens as saying , ‘ Let us devise and design for all time something which will enable future generations to see how a king and queen of England lived in the twentieth century , and what authors , artists and craftsmen of note there were during their reign . ’ |
| 15 | The plan was to look back at intervals after leaving camp to see how long it took for various features of the Land Rover to disappear , so that I would know how much longer there was to walk when they reappeared in the evening . |
| 16 | The usual definition of ‘ chutzpah ’ is a small boy peeing through someone 's letter box , then ringing the doorbell to see how far it went . |
| 17 | He waved to her from the gate , where she stood like any housewife seeing off her man . |
| 18 | Harry would often call his son in New York to tell him how much money the film was making in various cities , while Lillian phoned local LA cinemas to see how long the ticket queues were . |
| 19 | A NORTH-east farmer wants a few wise men from Scotland to take a behind-the-scenes look at farming in EC member states to see how counterparts are faring with the rules and regulations . |
| 20 | They also complained about unfairness , but there was no willingness to look at the charges or to have proper consultation with local authorities to see how they and the Government could work together to improve the general standards of our beaches . |
| 21 | They follow a common scriptural tradition , Christians seeing what they call the Old Testament fulfilled in the New Testament , and Islam seeing both fulfilled in the Qur'an . |
| 22 | Once he looked at his watch to see how long it would be before he was relieved . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm going in to the kitchen to see how Mrs Porter 's getting on , ’ Belinda announced firmly , cutting off Tom 's words . |
| 24 | ‘ Chelmsford seems to be taking a very hard line , but our legal department and the council 's legal department are in discussions to see just what we would be able to sell on Sundays . ’ |
| 25 | Robin Child 's influence has gone far beyond the limits of the classroom and his Marlborough pupils : he has lectured widely , here and abroad , to teachers , art societies , art colleges , educationists , church audiences and schools ( some subsequently sending their own heads of department to Marlborough to see how it 's done ) on many aspects of art and art history , the philosophy of teaching and his own approach to it . |
| 26 | I do n't think the problem is limited to Tin Pan Alley by any means , but since I went there recently let's examine my experience to see where the answer is to be found . |
| 27 | What bothered Hazel , Dandelion and Hawkbit was the openness and strangeness of the down and their inability to see very far ahead . |
| 28 | He looked anything but gratified , and she could only marvel at Araminta 's inability to see how unwelcome was the good fortune that had come to him . |
| 29 | I invite them to examine the Opposition 's policies to see how they would fare under a Labour Government . |
| 30 | For senior posts it can be instructive to do the opposite to see how far the candidate can cope with the stress . |