Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] see the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every , everyone , everyone has seen the little lamb but never seen her bear . |
| 2 | It is perhaps ironic that the product which has seen the complete transformation in Apple Computer 's financial status is neither a computer nor a piece of software . |
| 3 | ‘ Self-determination is the right of all people in the world , including Germans , but it only makes sense when one does not lose sight of the concerns of others … we are coming to the end of a century which has seen the special responsibility of Germans for some terrible things . ’ |
| 4 | Finally there is the flexible workforce of part-timers and temporary workers which has seen the biggest employment growth since the early 1980s , particularly in the service sector , and accounts for the majority of the growth in female employment . |
| 5 | She wants to see the other guy 's thing . |
| 6 | As such , I must be one of the few hon. Members who has seen the practical effects of the implementation of legislation such as this , and not simply the ideology behind it . |
| 7 | ‘ I just ca n't believe it may all go to waste , ’ says Alison Knapp , a theatre manager who has seen the whole project through since it was first planned in 1983 . |
| 8 | ‘ It was , perhaps , appropriate that the bereaved fiancee and husband should find mutual consolation although no one who has seen the beautiful Barbara Berowne could suppose that the marriage was merely a matter of fraternal duty . ’ |
| 9 | Former champion and born-again Christian George Foreman — who has seen the sleazy side of life at first hand — warned after Lewis 's brilliant two-round knockout of Razor Ruddock at Earls Court : ‘ Lennox Lewis will win the world title — as long as he does n't get in with the wrong crowd . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ She has seen the best specialists in Europe . ’ |
| 11 | She has seen the whole thing . |
| 12 | It seems to me to be straining language to say that only one computer is necessary when one looks to see the actual wording of the subsection : ‘ Causing a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer . ’ ’ |
| 13 | It seems to me to be straining language to say that only one computer is necessary when one looks to see the actual wording of the subsection ; ‘ causing a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer . ’ |
| 14 | in the process of revision one wants to see the semantic net and see the linear form repeatedly . |
| 15 | As overlooker he has seen the changing face of technology affect looms over the past 47 years . |
| 16 | He has seen the Peliatan dancers on tour , hung his walls with posters of that photogenic island , bought records of gamelan music . |
| 17 | In his letter to Labour MPs , Mr Foster has asked for backing on the grounds that he has seen the parliamentary party through the dark years , and now wants to guide them through better times . |
| 18 | Partly because , it seems to me , his life is so much more important to him than his work , and he has seen the dreadful consequences of the solitary confinement some writers and artists consider the sine qua non of their trade . |
| 19 | THE issue of Roman Catholic primary schools in Darlington and the need for more places for Roman Catholic pupils is quite remarkable , not least because it has seen the local MP Mr Michael Fallon who is also the Government 's Schools Minister make a complete turnabout in his approach to the subject . |
| 20 | The Director of Swaziland 's Curriculum Research and Development Unit at Manzini must motor miles to Mbabane if he wants to see the Chief Education Officer . |
| 21 | I did n't bring any of it with me but everyone 's seen the tall hat have n't they ? |