Example sentences of "[be] [adj] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first , there will be little to see other than an area of dirty , discoloured water , possibly hot or ‘ boiling ’ , and probably with a good many dead fish floating around in it . |
| 2 | The Liberal Democrats will be depressed to see that only 40pc of Alliance voters in 1987 are now ready to vote for Peter Bergg . |
| 3 | ‘ But it 'll be strange to see him go left out of the tunnel . |
| 4 | Are you going to be sorry to see that boat go ? |
| 5 | But you are going to be sorry to see that one go because you 've looked after her for so long . |
| 6 | Matt said in a tone of genuine regret , ‘ I 'll be sorry to see you leave , but I suppose — eventually — you 'd become bored with this place . ’ |
| 7 | Commenting on Mr Hutchison 's decision Professor Raymond Miquel the Council Chairman said they would be sorry to see him go and paid tribute to the contribution he had made to Scottish sport over the past 26 years . |
| 8 | Very sorry , I 've thoroughlky enjoyed myself here and I 'll be sorry to see it closed |
| 9 | Telethon '92 raised one and a quarter million pounds for charities across the Central region — recipients like Play for Children in Nottingham will be sorry to see it go . |
| 10 | The visitors say the museum contains more than they thought and would be sorry to see it close . |
| 11 | He would be sorry to see the service close . |
| 12 | Landlady Rita Smith said : ‘ We are going to be sorry to see him go . |
| 13 | Sha n't be sorry to see Philip go , will you ? |
| 14 | You 'll be sorry to see it go |
| 15 | To be really sure that one is dealing with a fossil fern it should be possible to see the spore cases , because other kinds of plants can produce fern-like foliage . |
| 16 | It has to be possible to see within reality the presence of that which transcends it — what the Christian theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer called ‘ the beyond in our midst ’ . |
| 17 | To overcome this barrier , I suggest , one must look at the approach in action ; only then will it be possible to see what it has achieved , and to assess what it might achieve if taken on its own terms . |
| 18 | The components are of magnitudes 4.4 and 5.7 , and since the separation is almost 44 seconds of arc it should be possible to see them individually with × 20 binoculars , but I have never been able to do so with certainty . |
| 19 | Number 3 will take part in a once only event on November 3rd , when , bearing Corris livery and hauling the beautifully restored Corris coach and other vehicles it will be possible to see , ride behind and photograph a vintage Corris Train . |
| 20 | It will then be possible to see the loco disposal taking place at the shed . |
| 21 | It would then be possible to see what progress the Welsh Office and its various agencies are making towards the attainment of common goals . |
| 22 | In the limit that J/Mc exceeds r /2 the horizon would vanish and it would be possible to see the physical singularity at the centre of the black hole . |
| 23 | By focusing on the day to day practicalities of business life in collaboration with businessmen , it will be possible to see how far what are usually thought of as mutually exclusive approaches are , in fact , reconcilable . |
| 24 | On reflection it should be possible to see that all sterling remittances and receipts to and from abroad will be transacted using sterling accounts in UK banks which are the property of banks located abroad . |
| 25 | It should be possible to see now that the tone-unit has a place in a range of phonological units that are in a hierarchical relationship : speech consists of a number of utterances ( the largest unit that we shall consider ) ; each utterance consists of one or more tone-units ; each tone-unit consists of one or more feet ; each foot consists of one or more syllables ; each syllable consists of one or more phonemes . |
| 26 | ‘ But you wo n't be alive to see me die ! ’ |
| 27 | I am acutely conscious that I have been a source of aggravation to Pa recently over my stupid allergy to vegetables ; it can not be pleasant to see the products one has slaved over summer and winter being regurgitated on to the dinner plate of one 's elder child . |
| 28 | Such claims might be contentious , but it would be odd to see them as meaningless . |
| 29 | Should you say , ‘ Unless you stop quarrelling with your sister I wo n't be able to finish my work and there wo n't be time for a story ’ , you must be prepared to see through the planned , but logical , consequences . |
| 30 | Obviously we would have to be prepared to see the potentates who control the club to obtain permission to work in it . |