Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think — I think you ought to go to see her , sir . ’ |
| 2 | Well I do n't know , but she , I said , cos she 's telling me about her coming , only three days up the hospital then she 's got ta go back to her own place because Ian said she 'd never managed , she keeps falling and she said this woman never went to see her once when she was in hospital , yet she 's getting paid it look all the time , and she ought to go to see if there 's anything she wants you see |
| 3 | Bullies are impressed by force and power , and may want to see proof of your new-found strength of character . |
| 4 | However , although the Labour Party may want to see a stronger House of Commons , there is no wish to revive parliamentary government . |
| 5 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 6 | In certain running-down cases , however , a defendant should be asked to make discovery ( eg latent defect cases , where the plaintiff may want to see all his maintenance and servicing records ; accidents alleged to have been caused by sudden and unexpected illness or death , where the plaintiff wants to see the medical records ; and of course claims in nuisance against highway authorities and their contractors , where discovery can often reveal breaches of prescribed safety codes and bad accident records ) . |
| 7 | The only trouble with storylines like that is that life is for more complicated er we may want to see justice be done , we may want to see virtue being rewarded , we may want to see er all of those things happen , but when we make mistakes when we make mistakes , when we are not virtuous , we actually end up not being too keen , but justice should be applied straight away . |
| 8 | The only trouble with storylines like that is that life is for more complicated er we may want to see justice be done , we may want to see virtue being rewarded , we may want to see er all of those things happen , but when we make mistakes when we make mistakes , when we are not virtuous , we actually end up not being too keen , but justice should be applied straight away . |
| 9 | The only trouble with storylines like that is that life is for more complicated er we may want to see justice be done , we may want to see virtue being rewarded , we may want to see er all of those things happen , but when we make mistakes when we make mistakes , when we are not virtuous , we actually end up not being too keen , but justice should be applied straight away . |
| 10 | When we published the original White Paper more than a year ago , the overall reaction was , ’ Good ideas , let's wait to see how they are delivered . ’ |
| 11 | If you are applying for compensation for damage , please keep the damaged article , and the packaging , as we may need to see them later . |
| 12 | There are advantages and disadvantages of each and you may need to see them all before deciding . |
| 13 | If you rent a place to live in rather than work in , you may need to see a solicitor about any of these legal matters : |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , and Mrs Hilaire , one other thing , the message is we may need to see your own place . |
| 15 | For , trying to analyse why she should want to see him again so badly , she realised that the only thing she could be positive of was that her wanting to see him again had nothing whatsoever to do with that infernal interview ! |
| 16 | First , they must want to see a larger number of small farms ( at present they do n't ) and this means discouraging land management by large institutions . |
| 17 | You should 've seen me marching home . |
| 18 | My God , you should 've seen us … . ’ |
| 19 | You should 've seen this place when we moved in . " |
| 20 | You should 've seen us . |
| 21 | He had been speaking of his wife , and Constance had been surprised , for this was the language of love and quite unlike the more usual ‘ Cor , you should 've seen the pair she had on ‘ er . ’ |
| 22 | Anyway talking of nonsense you should 've seen the bill I was sent for my council tax it was quite pricey . |
| 23 | Yeah I went and got it yesterday but they 'd had a break in and you should 've seen it they 'd smashed the front door , it were all smashed in . |
| 24 | And er , and he thought he was all hard , right and he was walking , I know he 's a dog but he , he , he knows , you know what I mean , and he walked past the shop and the dog come out the shop you should 've seen my wisht up in my arms Could n't stop laughing . |
| 25 | You should 've seen people yamming down their chips . |
| 26 | You should 've seen Nick watching . |
| 27 | We should prefer to see it being done in London so long as it is done by male labour , it is no matter where . |
| 28 | I should prefer to see the Bill amended so that the two Light Railways Acts were repealed only in England and Wales . |
| 29 | We support a separate funding council , although we should prefer to see that under a Scottish Parliament . |
| 30 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |