Example sentences of "[vb infin] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Captain Hymers did n't stay to see the coffee served because he then went on to visit another of his garrison units , namely the Duchess of Kent 's Military Hospital . |
| 2 | You 'll not be noticed in the crowd , and your mother will never forgive you if you do n't stay to see the visitors , and tell her about them ! ’ |
| 3 | I DID NOT STAY to see the Eid — the Eid Al Iftr , that great feast of the breaking of the fast , the days of celebration when everyone dresses in new clothes as though the sackcloth of fasting has lifted and life has renewed itself once again . |
| 4 | It is also conceded that many viewers will want to see the match and that ITV were in a tricky position because on that weekend in February they are planning to screen a Littlewoods Cup semi-final . |
| 5 | Accounting for the flop of his latest film , ‘ Last Images of the Shipwreck ’ , on the home market , an Argentine director said simply : ‘ The shipwrecked do n't want to see the shipwreck . ’ |
| 6 | I do not want to see the World . |
| 7 | Although it has kept NATO 's military command at arm 's length all these years , France does not want to see the Americans , still the basis of Europe 's security and stability , pull out completely . |
| 8 | ‘ D' you want to see the hens , the dead ones ? ’ said Lee . |
| 9 | ‘ But we do n't want to see the meadow go . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ So , ’ he said , ‘ you 'll want to see the will . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Do you want to see the castle ? ’ a plainly dressed girl of fifteen asked me , looking up from her job of sweeping her trailer entrance with a broom . |
| 12 | I did n't want to see the face of the archer . |
| 13 | I do not want to see the election lost on the playing fields of Eton . |
| 14 | He said his was perhaps an ‘ old-fashioned ’ view — that he did not want to see the entire world addicted to drugs , like the synthetic existence described in Brave New World — but it was an enormous leap , he thought , from ‘ smoking a little grass to that grim picture ’ . |
| 15 | One of the things that those of us who were involved in local government campaigns were trying to do was to achieve some measure of redistribution in favour of all those lesbians and gays who do not belong to the charmed circles of The Swimming Pool Library — people who have no private income ; people who depend on their jobs and would welcome job security ; people who want council tenancies free of harassment , with friends and lovers of their choice ; people who want to meet others at venues which have disabled access , which are not commercially exploitative and which are run for the benefit of the community ; people who want to display affection or consensual desire publicly without fear of violence or arrest ; people who want to bring up children without intimidation from the courts or social workers ; people who have survived the indoctrination of the education system but do not want to see the next generation of lesbians and gays subjected to the same process ; people who wanted themselves and their lifestyles to be treated with respect by the health services . |
| 16 | If Kevin got killed it would be too sad and no children would want to see the film . |
| 17 | It was perhaps to be expected that during this post-independence period TANU and its politicians in Parliament would want to see the nation establish itself in a symbolic sense . |
| 18 | Obviously we do n't want to see the club die but Flashman 's latest antics are so disgraceful that we are nearing the stage where we call in the DTI . |
| 19 | Richard said impatiently , ‘ Do n't you want to see the university ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It 's the thrill of the moment , and you do n't want to see the person the next day , because it ruins the moment . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll want to see the Elder arrive . |
| 22 | WBC holder Hodkinson wants a £250,000 purse but Warren , who is McMillan 's promoter , said : ‘ I do n't want to see the big contests slip away because the fighters are too greedy . |
| 23 | Do you want to see the advert ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Do you want to see the main bedroom again ? ’ |
| 25 | Surprisingly it does devalue the works for collectors and museums who will want to see the back of the picture . |
| 26 | Naturally even he will want to see the maximum level of coverage achieved , but the method is not mass mailings but the sort of activity outlined in Chapter 10 . |
| 27 | You may also want to see the studio and check on any special facilities which might be needed , such as access for large items , a working kitchen or space to build room sets . |
| 28 | We would not want to see the scheme a held up or at least , the timetable that we could set down . |
| 29 | Would she want to see the boy ? |
| 30 | Reynolds thought that Carson would probably want to see the catalogue , so he asked if it would be possible to get it copied . |