Example sentences of "see [adj] [noun] of [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then leaning further over to me he whispered in my ear : ‘ Did you see that crowd of shit in the streets ? |
| 2 | ‘ In late 1992 we think we might see some signs of improvement in the US or some European countries ’ . |
| 3 | It is , therefore , unwise to try and see this kind of evidence in association with rebel or enemy activities . |
| 4 | We can see this kind of order from the way Portia sticks to the command made by her father although he is dead . |
| 5 | With hindsight , we can see this loss of faith as one of the formative facts of his life : much of his subsequent thinking is precisely a ‘ search ’ for something to fill the void or , more characteristically , for a way of honestly confronting the void . |
| 6 | A number said that they would find self-motivation and discipline difficult and would never see these forms of learning as substitutes for practical , participative training . |
| 7 | House spirits , hearth spirits , river spirits , tree spirits — in the jungle you 'll sometimes see little offerings of food in the fork of a tree . |
| 8 | Q Looking at your diary again , can you see any kind of pattern in the consequences or outcomes to these trying confrontations ? |
| 9 | Refusing to let him see any trace of fear in her eyes , she squared up to him , pride stiffening her spine . |
| 10 | ‘ To be honest , I do n't see any prospect of improvement in the near future , ’ he said . |
| 11 | He does not see formal codes of practice as the real outcome of the new project , however . |