Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [adv] to see " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took the afternoon off to see Ireland ( land of my birth ) illustrate just why Man City are a pile of shite , and then the agony of the evening . |
| 2 | In many instances , the first reaction of parents was to take the user along to see the family doctor . |
| 3 | ‘ We are not sure if the scripts she 's been sent are suitable for her , but we are going to beat the undergrowth there to see if anything comes flying out . ’ |
| 4 | Business had been good in the few weeks she had been in charge , but she was astute enough to realise that many of the customers had been coming to the club simply to see her . |
| 5 | She took one last glance at the window above to see Maria Luisa with her palms flat against the window-pane , desperately , mutely pleading with Ruth for help with eyes so full of pain that Ruth 's nerves nearly snapped . |
| 6 | The words drawled out sleepily but there was enough light from the window now to see that his eyes were open , watching me . |
| 7 | Or what we could do , well , what I mean is , maybe would n't do any harm going down to the pub tonight to see if the others are there , only a quick drink mind , we ca n't be sure what they 're like yet — ’ |
| 8 | I looked in the folder again to see if I 'd missed anything . |
| 9 | I held up the lamp and turned the picture round to see if there was anything written on the back . |
| 10 | At best we are trapped in a modern version of the ancient myth of Sisyphus : condemned forever to roll the electoral stone to the top of the hill only to see it roll back down again . |
| 11 | Carry out another playing test to check for fret buzz and sight down the fingerboard again to see if the main body of the neck is straight . |
| 12 | They knew that a number of passengers had joined the cruise just to see St Kilda , and that they would almost be made to feel responsible for any disappointment . |
| 13 | He had beaten the New Zealander Jack Lovelock in the AAA mile — one of five consecutive championship victories — but Lovelock , the more experienced runner , was using the race chiefly to see how and when this little man used that devastating sprint . |
| 14 | Wilson took the baby in to see her as soon as she was about and he was admired but , she fancied , with some sense of distancing . |
| 15 | When we used to go to school in the morning I used to have to lift the bonnet up to see if she |
| 16 | Who was it who said that the Irish took the English language and threw the words up in the air just to see how they all sparkled as they came tumbling down ? |
| 17 | He said , ‘ Now what I have in mind is a stroll to the end of the valley just to see what goes on there , then back to the car and home for tea , how about that ? ’ |
| 18 | It sounds quite absurd but the other day I walked up the footpath from the road just to see if it was . |
| 19 | If we live in a free society we can not carry out experiments on the real world so it would not be possible to go ahead and build the road just to see what would happen . |
| 20 | ‘ Will you take me on the road here to see one or two things that I might like to see ? ’ |
| 21 | She had arranged to lunch with friends at the Lion d'Or at Cologny and call in to the clinic afterwards to see one or two patients . |
| 22 | then er a week ago last night erm Jean and I went to the Lyceum together to see Arsenic and Old Lace . |
| 23 | Many inside of Sun at the grass roots level have not agreed with that corporate gospel , hence the repeated attempts to wheel one out the door only to see those plans aborted by management and marketing . |
| 24 | He watches the man closely to see how he reacts when he has to talk about this appalling figure . |
| 25 | It was worth all the effort just to see the bird do its stuff , and enjoy the indescribable thrill of so many chases . |
| 26 | Once , when she was ill and I had to show the doctor in to see her , he was rather disconcerted to see the bedclothes on either side of Mrs Field appear to rise of their own accord — and four dogs emerged ! |
| 27 | Bill Ward , assistant director of the department of environment at county hall , said : ‘ We know very well about local objections and will look at the scheme again to see if there is any way we can still have a scheme whilst taking account of local feeling . ’ |
| 28 | And on Wednesday the police decided to invite the press along to see just how bad the situation has become in many areas of the North East . |
| 29 | On Wednesday the police decided to invite the press along to see just how bad the situation has become in many areas of the North East . |
| 30 | 60,000 fans will pack into the Bowl tomorrow to see the Boss . |