Example sentences of "[be] [adj] see [art] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although CPRW has not been prominent among the various warring groups who have fought to protect their interests over recent years , I assume we are concerned to see the river environment and its considerable amenity value protected . |
| 2 | The Ridgery was still in view but they were now much further from it and Ridgery Butts was well behind them almost out of sight ; Allen had just been able to see the church tower . |
| 3 | He would be sorry to see the service close . |
| 4 | It will then be possible to see the loco disposal taking place at the shed . |
| 5 | Itd be interesting to see the corner count for this game . |
| 6 | But it would be wrong to see The Waste Land as ‘ controlling … ordering … giving a shape and a significance to the immense panorama of futility and anarchy which is contemporary history ’ in the way that Eliot believed Ulysses did . |
| 7 | Local traders would be sad to see the rally leave Wroughton — the event already brings in an estimated one million pounds each year . |
| 8 | If Mr Lawson was , he might be happy to see the pound fall to ease the burden on companies . |
| 9 | Yes it would be lovely to see a Sun reader from The University of Life on the Bench . |
| 10 | I am pleased to see the bullet land only six inches from the leaf . |
| 11 | We are pleased to see the guidance state unequivocally that major retail developments are inappropriate in Green Belts . |
| 12 | The northern lawyers have n't been slow to see the marketing potential of providing legal services close to home . |
| 13 | The home fans were relieved to see the rebound strike defender Kay and cannon over the crossbar . |
| 14 | The mountain shook for several long seconds , after which time they were delighted to see the Doctor hurtle out of the cave mouth and hurl himself down towards them . |
| 15 | On 1 March 1989 , a group of British skiers were horrified to see a man set fire to himself on the ski-slopes outside Braşov . |
| 16 | On one Ultimate Challenge crossing of Scotland two girls ( new to the hills ) who were partnering me were horrified to see the spring casualty rate among deer . |
| 17 | It is more difficult to know whether an animal goes through the experience of at one moment not being able to see a food item , but then being able to see it at the next . |
| 18 | The circulation of air round a depression usually has ‘ fronts ’ or areas of rain associated with it , and when birds , which navigate by being able to see the night sky , meet with a barrier of rain and bad visibility then there is nothing for it but to drop down to the nearest land and wait until conditions improve . |
| 19 | Two local MPs are keen to see the Jet project at Culham extended for a further 4 years . |
| 20 | IT is easy to see the word fan as a simple shortening of fanatic , but the origin actually lies in the old name for the followers of any sport . |
| 21 | In the case of depression , it is easy to see the body shape which accompanies such a condition . |
| 22 | The answer is that it is difficult to see a conspiracy theory at work . |
| 23 | It 's nice to see the sun shine on the place again though in n it ? |
| 24 | Consider the following final sentences : ( a ) It is tempting to see the Boer War not as ending British Imperialism but as turning its energy inwards . |
| 25 | I had been told Chinchero was a traditional Andean market and I was interested to see the campesino culture at its most effective . |
| 26 | In Bermuda I took a room at the Belmont Manor Hotel in Warwick county and was interested to see the notice informing guests that gentlemen were not permitted in the dining-room for dinner without a jacket and tie . |
| 27 | Several misgivings later , I was relieved to see a car stop , and so made the acquaintance of Peter Mulhooley . |
| 28 | Lucille felt friendless in an enemy country , but then was relieved to see the Dowager Countess of Mauberges who , like so many other Belgian aristocracy , thought of herself as French and wanted the world to know it . |
| 29 | When he arrived at Florey 's laboratory , Chain was delighted to see a Sohxlet apparatus in a cupboard , but caused consternation by saying ‘ I shall want six of those ’ . |
| 30 | A few weeks ago I picked up a tray of plants from the greenhouse border and was delighted to see a baby toad sitting in a hallow in the soil . |