Example sentences of "[verb] see a [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I want to see a health service at ease with itself — optimistic and confident about its essential work .
2 Craig 's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares , and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling .
3 VERY FEW things in life beat seeing a steam locomotive in action .
4 Whereas if you were a commercial organization where let's say you were selling a product , then you 'd expect to see a cost benefit in actual returns .
5 Erm I think it 's also now pretty much common ground that the capacity of York city is around three thousand three hundred , but I think in in in taking an view on that , and in taking any view o on future windfalls , it is necessary for the panel to keep in mind that historically in the nineteen eighties windfalls were coming through at a time when it was not a adopted local plan for the city of York , so to some extent anything by definition of a substantial size was likely to be a windfall , erm , but also more to the point than that definitional point , I would expect to see , and I think what Mr Curtis has said earlier on that the local plan is likely to tighten up on criteria for release of sites , both small and large , he referred to the shortage of open space , and I would expect to see a policy change in short , a policy climate change , within the city of York that would constrain past historical rates of windfall release .
6 Would you like to see a sample page of this other thing
7 The Guild would like to see a government committee on catering food set up to coordinate with other ministries , such as Health and Education and local authorities to bring about improvements .
8 ‘ I would dearly like to see a Tote monopoly off course with bookmakers allowed to operate on course only .
9 I like to see a career structure in the company I work for
10 THOSE of you who saw the last of the recent Antiques roadshows from Rochdale will recall seeing a tinplate toy of a vintage open car with the driver holding a horn to his lips .
11 We wish to see a world market in tradable emission licences for carbon dioxide and other pollutants .
12 And all and another thing I tell you th this this is worth knowing I 've seen you wo n't credit it but I 've seen a rowing boat in Street .
13 One day , she had seen a car screech to a stop and several men overpower a pedestrian and force him into their vehicle ; from a distance she had smelled the smoke of bonfires burning blacklisted books ; she had glimpsed the outline of a human body floating in the dark waters of the canal .
14 He had seen a sheepdog trial in Cumbria : amazing creatures .
15 She had seen a woman ride from the dark woods , screaming her grief , her clay-streaked hair streaming ; the woman had ridden around the pyre .
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