Example sentences of "[is] [verb] see " in BNC.

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1 The registration is checked to see if it has been correctly completed .
2 These previews are one way of introducing the store to the community and , without exception , everyone is fascinated to see ‘ behind the scenes
3 Scientific language is theory-laden : in using it , one is taught to see the world in a particular way .
4 It is business as usual for ENGLAND U21s , although it is saddening to see Martin Turner , a wonderful servant of English ( particularly English junior ) rugby , retiring as chairman of the England U21 panel in favour of Malcom Phillips with John Elliott continuing as team manager .
5 When an edge is completed then any partial edge immediately preceding it in the chart is examined to see if the newly completed edge is required for completion .
6 Question 5 is to ensure that whenever the answer to Question 3 is ‘ No ’ the process is examined to see whether it is still a sound investment .
7 Question 5 is to ensure that whenever the answer to Question 3 is ‘ No ’ the process is examined to see whether it is still a sound investment .
8 It 's the clash that all Britain is aching to see and Bruno , firmly back on the comeback trail after two straight KO 's ca n't wait .
9 One policy is to try to see more than one review of any exhibition .
10 His response is to try to see clearly what we are in the scale of things :
11 In fact it is presupposed to see if it is worth proving .
12 Only one country is expected to see its GNP decline between the two years : Sweden , with a 0.5% drop .
13 It is expected to see initial revenues from the Sentry-E as in the fourth quarter , with first-year sales put at about $25m .
14 But now with a fifty billion pound deficit to contend with the Chancellor is expected to see VAT on books and newspapers as a useful source of income .
15 Comedienne Ruby Wax is expected to see one of the performances — a return visit to Liverpool following her appearance at this year 's Festival of Comedy .
16 The question is designed to see how well you understand the significance of that part in relation to the whole topic ( explaining the decline of the Liberal party 1906–24 ) .
17 The system is designed to see that student decision-making is well informed .
18 This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide .
19 The interviewer is looking to see if you have real experience of a similar situation enough to be aware of where possible areas for attention lie .
20 Believed to be the GHOSTS of drowned men and women , the females frequently cause shipwrecks for love of a human sailor ; a person soon to die by drowning is said to see a mermaid cutting a caper upon the water 's surface , in anticipation of fresh company .
21 In the tear-down bay the engine is carefully dismantled and an initial ‘ eyeball ’ inspection is made to see if any snags become apparent .
22 He 's looking to see whether his company 's products are on display , whether or not people notice them , buy them .
23 That lady 's gon na come next to us look as though she 's looking to see if it 's available
24 A national study is needed to see whether these trends are representative but little information about night visits is collected centrally .
25 In times of national emergency , it is reassuring to see the Territorial Army around .
26 In clinical practice the sufferer is helped to see that there are other choices , other " pictures " that can be put into the mental library of how life is or could be , and that there is no need to attempt to control one 's life by clinging to a fixed perception of reality that may have some validity for the sufferer but little validity for others .
27 I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive !
28 He declared by this determination , Ulster is going to see that Protestantism is neither dead nor buried but is on the march .
29 ‘ Who is going to see her ? ’
30 Nobody is going to see you alone . ’
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