Example sentences of "[verb] see a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several prime ministers made it clear that they would want to see a radical extension of the Community powers and resources to help poorer regions and social groups as they moved to monetary union . |
| 2 | People do not want to see a black face under a bearskin . |
| 3 | In fact , his comments seemingly invite the charge , for he describes the lack of black guardsmen in terms of feelings rather than in terms of the discourse of external factuality : ‘ People do not want to see a black face under a bearskin . ’ |
| 4 | First , they must want to see a larger number of small farms ( at present they do n't ) and this means discouraging land management by large institutions . |
| 5 | Society chairman Malcolm Smith said his members would now want to see a written reply from the Department of Health confirming the proposed arrangements would not be introduced . |
| 6 | We do not want to see a massive amount of custodial sentencing , although we are glad that provision is made for it ; what we do want is a reduction in the number of people who participate in such a horrendous cult and in the equally horrendous statistics relating to youngsters who take cars , go to court and then take more cars . |
| 7 | However , although the Labour Party may want to see a stronger House of Commons , there is no wish to revive parliamentary government . |
| 8 | Elderly people , with those in later middle age , are more likely to be shocked or outraged by sexual practices which they consider undesirable — and tend to see a wider range of sexual practices as such . |
| 9 | Firstly , despite the functionalist tendencies already mentioned , The History of Sexuality does offer an alternative view of seeing the relationship between sexuality and wider social forces to the traditional functionalism of many ( particularly ) left interpretations , which tend to see a direct relationship between the nuclear family and organisation of sexuality , either in the interests of capitalism or as directly responsive to the urges of ‘ modernisation ’ . |
| 10 | The line to Bathgate , reopened to passengers on 24 March 1986 ( including two new stations at Uphall and Livingston ) at a cost of £1.5million shared by six public bodies expected to see a top figure of 400,000 passengers annually . |
| 11 | I want to see a mighty flood of justice — a torrent of doing good . ’ |
| 12 | Study a packed cross-Channel ferry if you want to see a modern ship of fools . |
| 13 | Dave Till , spokesman for the Leukaemia Unit Fund committee , said : ‘ We are getting fed up with delays and we want to see a definite commitment from the health authority . ’ |
| 14 | I believe that I speak for many others , both in my party and outside it , who want to see a successful conclusion at Maastricht and who want political and economic union in Europe to go forward . |
| 15 | I want to see a little bit of life . ’ |
| 16 | A desk in the library is also necessary as members want to see a physical presence of staff . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've come to see a young man from the place where I work , ’ she said , trying to sound firm and businesslike . |
| 18 | One day after her daughter 's death , she was driving to see a new house to which the family planned to move . |
| 19 | Anyone who wants to see a Labour government in action should look at Derbyshire . |
| 20 | Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point . |
| 21 | Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point . |
| 22 | Naturally we expect to see a fair share of lottery revenue coming to Scotland . |
| 23 | If you were to try to see a top specimen of every breed at Crufts you would have to attend on all four days and walk a good couple of miles ! |
| 24 | The past decade has seen a major increase in the number of aspiring musicians wishing to incorporate the rigours and discipline of formalised training into their playing . |
| 25 | The postwar period has seen a great rise in ethnicity ; starting in the 1950s with areas peripheral to France and Spain and continuing in the 1960s with Britain 's ‘ Celtic Fringe ’ . |
| 26 | This century has seen a great growth of scholarly interest in Hobbes ' writings in all these fields . |
| 27 | A recognition of the need to maintain that sector and through it the full diversity of recorded music in Britain is one reason why the last few years has seen a new interest in the record industry from public bodies concerned with culture and with employment . |
| 28 | Since March 1990 Mid Glamorgan 's community drug team has seen a progressive increase in the number of users of anabolic steroids attending general needle exchange clinics and has therefore set up a separate service for these users . |
| 29 | The year has seen a packed agenda for club members including excursions for pub lunches and trips throughout the UK . |
| 30 | He has seen a certain facility in my work for grading and assembling the facts . |