Example sentences of "[be] [adj] see the [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 | I am pleased to see the bullet land only six inches from the leaf . |
| 10 | We are pleased to see the guidance state unequivocally that major retail developments are inappropriate in Green Belts . |
| 11 | The northern lawyers have n't been slow to see the marketing potential of providing legal services close to home . |
| 12 | The home fans were relieved to see the rebound strike defender Kay and cannon over the crossbar . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Two local MPs are keen to see the Jet project at Culham extended for a further 4 years . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In the case of depression , it is easy to see the body shape which accompanies such a condition . |
| 19 | It 's nice to see the sun shine on the place again though in n it ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I had been told Chinchero was a traditional Andean market and I was interested to see the campesino culture at its most effective . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He was pleased to see the soapbox return , adding : ‘ It should have come out earlier . ’ |
| 25 | It was wonderful to see the lunch-time throng of students of theology , both old and young . |
| 26 | I was amazed to see the club shop still flogging large glossies of ol Frogslegs . |
| 27 | Although only eight of the 23 British Columbia players who went to the World Cup were on hand for the two games it was enough to see the host province safely through to championship no.23 by virtue of wins over Alberta — and that was a close call indeed — and NEWFOUNDLAND . |
| 28 | She was surprised to see the studio door open , he always closed the door when he was working and kept it locked when he was n't there . |