Example sentences of "[adj] see [art] [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean . |
| 2 | It is entertaining to see a group of loushe Parisian types forming a street band or filling in for cabaret . |
| 3 | The French felt that the existing structure of power was illegitimate , and a clear majority would have been prepared to see an extension of worker control over management 's powers of decision … |
| 4 | The 1890s saw the triumph of megalomania as size took over and passengers and tracks increased in number . |
| 5 | 1985 saw the publication of Education for All , the 800-page Swann Report on the education of children from ethnic minority groups ( DES ) . |
| 6 | The year 1808 saw a revival of religion in the area around Portadown and remarkable open-air meetings were held in Portadown itself , at Mahon , Scotch Street , Derryhale , Richhill and Dawson 's Grove . |
| 7 | The Middle Neolithic saw the introduction of axe and double-axe forms , but the battle-axe people themselves preferred perforated disc forms . |
| 8 | She was relieved to see no sign of Pen , before whom she would not have wished to speak freely . |
| 9 | As he crossed the yard , he glanced round the skyline and was relieved to see no sign of cloud . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | Peering round , she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes . |
| 12 | Now the eighteen-forties sees the development of manufacturing process , clothes are getting easier and easier to make , cheaper and cheaper , so fashion is changing faster because people can afford to , whereas in earlier times , if you wore a woollen dress , it had been you know , you know , somebody had done the sheep for you , had spun the wool and woven the wool and you were damned if you were going to take this dress off until it fell to pieces round you . |
| 13 | The duty of the police when they arrest without warrant is , no doubt , to be quick to see the possibility of crime , but equally they ought to be anxious to avoid mistaking the innocent for the guilty … |
| 14 | And supposed to see the superiority of socialism in this capitalist |
| 15 | Roger said : ‘ Having heard so much about TNT while I was in Australia I am pleased to see it working so successfully and in particular I am glad to see a continuation of product supply into the sales organisation as a direct result of TNT principles . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm glad to see the art of satire is n't dead , ’ commented Blanche . |
| 17 | How many would be glad to see the back of mum and dad ? |
| 18 | She released her lip from between her teeth and Julia was horrified to see a speck of blood on it . |
| 19 | The period 1945 — 90 saw the number of morning papers decline , with total sales fluctuating ; gains and losses among the evening titles , with a long term decline in sales ; and more losses than gains among the weeklies , whose market changed sharply towards the end with the arrival of free sheets . |
| 20 | JANUARY ‘ 89 saw the beginning of transformation at the Wallingford maltings with the launch of a massive £4 million investment programme to modernise the existing plant and give a boost to production . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It might be comforting to see the balance of power in the hands of the defence rather than the offence — but there is no assurance it would stay there . |
| 23 | February 18 sees the start of Channel 4 's Vietnamese Cinema film season . |
| 24 | Behind the scenes 1962 saw the reorganisation of university applications through a central clearinghouse — UCCA — and this required a confidential report of each candidate . |
| 25 | Ostpolitik dates from 1969 and the 1970s saw a resurgence of anti-Americanism in Germany . |
| 26 | The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a plethora of government sponsored reports which sought to influence the way in which local authorities were organised and the services that they provided . |
| 27 | It is true that there had been a steady erosion to the pre-war image of Japan as a cheap labour economy producing shoddy goods , but the 1970s saw an explosion of interest in what lessons Japan could offer advanced industrial societies . |
| 28 | He was startled to see a column of smoke rising from among the trees . |
| 29 | Numerous operations were performed , until , as Charlie says , ‘ I was eventually shipped back to the States on the Queen Mary and was so happy to see the Statue of Liberty again . |
| 30 | Industrialists were also happy to see an expansion of state and therefore bureaucratic intervention to provide themselves with protection against foreign imports and their relatives with employment opportunities . |