Example sentences of "[noun] to see a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't have to be an anthropological genius to see a spiralling behaviour pattern here . |
| 2 | A marvellous opportunity to visit a forge that has been in the same family for five generations to see a working blacksmith . |
| 3 | Lack of communication and the inability to see a differing point of view are cited as being the main causes . |
| 4 | Feargal McSorley from BAT said : ‘ Many of those who attended Tuesday 's performance are involved in drama groups within their school or youth club , so of course they are delighted to get the opportunity to see a modern classic being staged by the very talented opera company . ’ |
| 5 | The lucky denizens of East Anglia are being given a rare opportunity to see a magnificent selection of 16th century drawings loaned form the British Museum 's great collection , which is only occasionally exhibited to the general public . |
| 6 | The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document . |
| 7 | Everyone raised their heads to see a young hedgehog standing before the Lord Mayor . |
| 8 | To give Perdita a break , Luke took her away the following Saturday to see a high goal match at the famous Hurlingham Club which left her speechless with wonder , then on to Buenos Aires to an English production of The Merchant of Venice throughout most of which she slept . |
| 9 | Today they fly south to see a seventh-century Buddha statue and Buddhist temple before boarding a flight to Hong Kong , where the prince will stay for three days while the princess flies home . |
| 10 | ‘ Michael Crawford takes his induction into the ways of the world with his usual incredulous gape , ’ wrote Eric Shorter in the Daily Telegraph , adding cautiously , ‘ It is a pity to see a young and promising actor always playing the same role , though he is undoubtedly quite good at it . ’ |
| 11 | DAY 4 : Time for last minute shopping or perhaps a visit to the Rijksmuseum to see the Night Watch by Rembrandt or the Van Gogh Museum to see a vast array of the master 's work . |
| 12 | 5.52am : Cheshire fire brigade is alerted to the fire at ICI 's Lostock site and two fire engines arrive at the scene to see a 1,000 metre smoke plume coming from the building and flames shooting from vents on the roof . |
| 13 | I shall be going with Oleg to see a new Russian opera at the Round House , so there . ’ |
| 14 | In 1853 , after visiting the Strand union workhouse to see an old nurse , she conceived the idea of systematic visits to the workhouse by neighbourhood ladies to say prayers and converse with the inmates . |
| 15 | No doubt dissension had been caused by Doreen 's determination to see a double bed installed in one of the chalets — coupled with Silas 's equal determination that it would not happen . |
| 16 | When Gundovald first arrived in Gaul he apparently had an considerable quantity of treasure with him , which must suggest that he initially had the backing of the Byzantine emperor , whose concerns about the Lombards in Italy may well have stretched to a desire to see a close ally established in Francia . |
| 17 | It is rare in these films to see a non-pathologised Black or mixed couple with or without children . |
| 18 | The trouble was that Uncle Mick loved baseball even more than the Giants and he would travel any distance to see a good game . |
| 19 | What do you think to erm what erm you 've just heard the North Yorkshire Euro MP Edward have to say there about his erm keenness to see a public inquiry ? |
| 20 | But if Sutherland sounds distant and indifferent to his father — ’ We see each other very rarely ’ he insists — one has only to ask him to list his favourite Donald Sutherland movies to see a proud and admiring son . |
| 21 | I 'm going to take you to the Bioskop to see a great old film from ancient days . |
| 22 | A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If you think this is awful you should see the master suite , ’ a cheerful voice said , and she lifted her head to see a fit-looking Roman lounging at the end of her bed . |
| 24 | This year the festival brings you the chance to see a wide and varied selection of the films which will be remembered as the highlights of cinema in 1991 . |
| 25 | ( HARRIET ) And a chance to see a squashed beetle . |
| 26 | MERSEYSIDERS are being given a chance to see a stunning photographic exhibition . |
| 27 | Your big chance to see an historic encounter |
| 28 | The resident may earlier have expressed a wish to see a religious leader or priest and this should be arranged . |
| 29 | There are some solutions of the equations of general relativity in which it is possible for our astronaut to see a naked singularity : he may be able to avoid hitting the singularity and instead fall through a " wormhole " and come out in another region of the universe . |
| 30 | I myself was lucky enough last week to see a fine sample of the Lesser Twayblade and another of the Small White Orchid , rare occurrences as far south as this and in these times . |