Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] see [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the successful negotiation of the Helsinki Accords the years after 1975 saw the decline of détente and the reassertion of Cold War attitudes , even though strong support continued in Europe for East-West contacts . |
| 2 | The authors of the Crowther Committee Report of 1971 saw no benefit in controlling credit , though it would be socially harmful for money-lenders to risk lending money , at the high interest rates which would bring them a commercial profit , to anyone unlikely to be able to pay it back . |
| 3 | The summer of 1381 saw the outbreak of the Peasants ' Revolt in England , an uprising against the government of the day , to whose causes the financial demands of war and the inability ( or unwillingness ? ) of the royal administration to defend adequately the coast of southern England against French and Castilian incursions of increasing frequency and intensity certainly contributed . |
| 4 | The middle of 1917 saw the party at its lowest ebb , but the demands of an approaching general election produced a recovery . |
| 5 | The Wilson years of 1964–70 saw the trauma of the monetary crisis of 1966 and the devaluation of 1967 , with the nation ‘ blown off course ’ in a mood of some panic . |
| 6 | The long , hot summer of 1976 saw the rise of an extraordinary new youth culture , the punks . |
| 7 | The year of 1764 saw the publication of one of the most influential works of penal philosophy of all time — Dei Delitti e delle Pene ( On Crimes and Punishments ) by the Italian , Cesare Beccaria ( Beccaria , 1963 ) . |
| 8 | The early months of 1961 saw an intensification of US pressure on Cuba , initiated by the rupture of diplomatic relations on 3 January , and culminating in the abortive Bay of pigs invasion on 17 April . |
| 9 | With his first wartime posting as Flight Commander to 22 ( Beaufort ) Squadron culminating with the award of a DFC at the end of 1941 , a move in the spring of 1942 saw the Author with 39 Squadron flying Beauforts in the Middle East . |
| 10 | The spring of 1951 saw a boycott of public transport and a general strike in Barcelona , and a strike in the mining , ship-building and steel sectors of the Basque Country . |
| 11 | The welfare state decades of 1952-1972 saw the rise of two of Britain 's greatest ever amateur and professional boxers — Dick McTaggart and Ken Buchanan , who did not have deprived childhoods despite their working-class origins . |
| 12 | The summer of 1968 saw the centenary of the birth of James Connolly , the man who epitomised both socialism and republicanism in Ireland . |
| 13 | The Centre Right interregnum of 1986–88 saw a dip in expenditure and a greater emphasis on the heritage and teaching of art . |
| 14 | Although the period following 1905 saw an extension in the freedom of the press and of assembly , the civil liberties granted fell short of the promises made in the October Manifesto . |
| 15 | The deposition of Nepos and then that of Romulus Augustulus in 476 saw the end of the line of western Roman emperors . |
| 16 | Henry Fielding in 1751 saw the matter from the perspective of a London magistrate , linking vagrancy to crime . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm sure Daddy was far from delighted to see a bottle of whiskey drank in the house , ’ Rose was doubtful about the whole idea . |
| 18 | Their return to Japan in 1873 saw the implementation of a strategy based on a realization that a repeal of the ‘ unequal ’ treaties could only be achieved by trying to bring Japan up to Western standards in the things Westerners considered important — legal system , political structure , economic legislation and a general level of ‘ culture ’ and ‘ civilization ’ . |
| 19 | From first seeing the prisoner to the moment of death could take as little as 8 seconds and was instantaneous . |
| 20 | From first seeing the prisoner to the moment of death could take as little as 8 seconds and was instantaneous . |
| 21 | And Rona Pondick — who must have had an epiphany upon first seeing a photograph of Kurt Seligmann 's 1937 three-legged Ultra Furniture stool — is showing hanging legs , dismembered breasts and fur balls with teeth in them at Jose Freire all this month ( until 5 June ) . |
| 22 | The European world in general saw a flurry of enthusiasm for planned reconstruction in 1945 . |
| 23 | Attempts to introduce alternatives in broadcasting had always , for one reason or another , met with failure but the election of a Conservative Government in 1951 saw the start of a concerted campaign in favour of commercial television . |
| 24 | Its first ascent in 1882 saw the start of the escalation of climbing standards in no uncertain manner . |
| 25 | In particular — and on this see the work of Mary Douglas — when the body politic is threatened , it is common to see increased attention paid to the purity , integrity and unity of the physical body . |
| 26 | For more on this see the article by C W Curtis in [ 2 ] . |
| 27 | ( On this see the note by Linden in ( 1992 ) 21 ILJ 293 . ) |
| 28 | The period of development of the laws of war up to 1914 saw the establishment of two basic principles which continue to be applicable and are relevant to nuclear weapons . |
| 29 | They are allowed one Int test per round to see the illusion for what it is , although they can also be helped out of the chamber by unaffected comrades . |
| 30 | Finance officials have at last seen the logic of sprucing up Japan now . |