Example sentences of "[verb] see a [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or is it all an illusion , a phantasm derived from mere figures , a figment of journalistic imagination , an evanescent creature of dream and the wishful thinking of those for whom history is proceeding too slowly , and who would prefer to see an era change during their lifetimes rather than to live within the dulling envelope of merely one ? |
| 2 | Branson had arranged to see an advertising agency about Oldfield producing music for a commercial for Dulux paint . |
| 3 | ‘ I want to see a health service at ease with itself — optimistic and confident about its essential work . |
| 4 | Craig 's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares , and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling . |
| 5 | VERY FEW things in life beat seeing a steam locomotive in action . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Would you like to see a sample page of this other thing |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ I would dearly like to see a Tote monopoly off course with bookmakers allowed to operate on course only . |
| 11 | I like to see a career structure in the company I work for |
| 12 | At this point it is necessary to ask on what grounds socialists would wish to see an investment project of this nature ( i.e. unprofitable in the face of market competition ) supported within the framework of investment planning . |
| 13 | I 'm going over to Lancaster next week , and I 've fixed to see an archaeologist chap at the university . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | We wish to see a world market in tradable emission licences for carbon dioxide and other pollutants . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He had seen a sheepdog trial in Cumbria : amazing creatures . |
| 19 | 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 . |