Example sentences of "[vb -s] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need only to look at commercial copy or displays to see how powerfully a type-face complements the message it is conveying . |
| 2 | We took it in turns to see how close we could get . |
| 3 | One only has to see Back to the Future to realize what problems could arise . |
| 4 | Second , the British public needs to see exactly what good modern architecture is , to be shown what a city street such as Hammersmith Road could become if served by the best architects and developers . |
| 5 | He wants to see even greater spending on publicity , help and advice . |
| 6 | There 's been a lot of hot air generated over many years about grass cutting standards but it 's not an idle thought when I say if anybody wants to see where the best grass cutting takes place then they should visit . |
| 7 | The county 's new minerals plan will come under scrutiny and she wants to see more public involvement in the CPRW 's work . |
| 8 | It wants to see how badly Gates needs RISC and what unknown concessions he 's willing to make before making any commitment . |
| 9 | ‘ Barry wants to see how she has taken the race and I do n't think he will make his mind up until next week , ’ said owner-breeder Dick Hollingsworth . |
| 10 | ‘ Maybe ’ , I said , with a completely straight face , ‘ he wants to see how the units are getting on . ’ |
| 11 | I du n no but like er say the d a driver 's coming this way , he wants to see how far down the road it is before it 's a blind spot again . |
| 12 | Who wants who wants to see how you talk ? |
| 13 | The believer wants to see too much evidence for God — like Copleston , he or she wants proof — and hence the unbeliever sees no evidence . |
| 14 | Britain has seen barely a score , worth £2.1 billion ( $3.6 billion ) . |
| 15 | America has seen nearly 400 buy-outs of public companies , worth $182 billion at the end of 1988 , since 1984 when the idea took wing . |
| 16 | The purchase of an interest in either Jaguar or Saab would extend another trend by the two Detroit carmakers which has seen both buy a number of small motor engineering firms in Europe in recent years to acquire technology . |
| 17 | Yet the capricious nature of golf has seen even the mighty Ballesteros humbled in the Championship . |
| 18 | He has seen right from the start that the majority of Germans wanted unification and that the pace of events was dictating a much more rapid move towards unification than most people , either inside , and certainly on the outside , had realised , and he put all his authority into the campaign , campaigned extremely effectively and has had a ringing endorsement . |
| 19 | When one thinks that in France the present generation has seen neither court gowns nor a ceremony of this sort and that , with very few exceptions , the ladies of high society do not come to the Tuileries , one is struck by the fact that everything should pass off so well and without lending itself to too much mockery . |
| 20 | I do not know whether the Minister has seen today 's announcement about the loss of 370 jobs at the Volvo plant in Copeland in west Cumbria . |
| 21 | Before that , because change by definition is something no one has seen yet ( despite models that may exist elsewhere ) , it has to be taken at least partially on faith . |
| 22 | ‘ The shadow of the dome of pleasure ’ flashes past on the waves like a sequence of film , while the poet reflects on what he has seen previously , the only thing now remaining being the sense of wonder amidst the conciliation of paradox and the momentary solution of metaphysical inquiry : |
| 23 | For every act of violence quoted by Mr. Cleaver , one could cite an Arab attack , massacre or atrocity , not least during the Intifada which has seen well over 500 Palestinians murdered by his fellow Palestinians . |
| 24 | Since retiring as a Football League assessor in 1981 Howley has seen just eight matches , three of them at Wembley and the last at Middlesbrough as guest of a brewery . |
| 25 | Now that IBM Corp is in long-term decline , evolving into just another big company like Xerox Corp or General Motors Corp that has seen much better days , market-makers are looking for another bellwether to signal the direction of the entire market , the Wall Street Journal reports . |
| 26 | " It 's only an old house , " Jenny said indifferently , " which has seen much better days . |
| 27 | Since then the Edinburgh Zoo has seen upwards of 50 000 people using it for this purpose in a year . |
| 28 | A relatively old rug that has been well looked after may be in far better condition than a newer item that has seen less considerate use , and some contemporary items are deliberately made to look old by the use of chemical washes ( p. 27 ) . |
| 29 | In the event my Lord , erm , that er your Lordship felt that further guidance was required , there are the two routes that I 've indicated to your Lordship briefly yesterday , there is the route of er seeking some information , if your Lordship felt it 'd be of assistance to you in resolving any doubts that you may have from the and your Lordship has seen yesterday the notice on co-operation which is in and at page eleven thirty two and is also the exhibit |
| 30 | The resultant ‘ Clubturf ’ , and with it the ‘ Natural ’ cricket pitch , started a quiet revolution which to date has seen about 2000 Clubturf installations at county clubs , public schools and village greens . |