Example sentences of "[adv] see [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only see myself as a conversation piece , worth more as gossip than a fuck . |
| 2 | " It 's odd how you always have to ask that question , that you 'll only see him through other men 's eyes . |
| 3 | But Watson does not only see himself as publicity agent for his cause . |
| 4 | Was this a habit he had grown into over the years or had he always been like this , turning his wife into an invalid before there was any real need , a man who could only see himself in a solicitous relationship with other people ? |
| 5 | Shakespeare makes the point about interpretation that modern research in theories of vision and the education of young children has confirmed — that we are all taught to see — by Iago 's prediction of the view that Othello , hidden in the normally superior position of the eavesdropper , will take of his imminent conversation with Cassio : After the scene has turned out exactly as predicted , Iago checks on his victim 's responses : The Signifier here , the handkerchief , has been made by Iago to yield a meaning which is totally false , but which he has put upon it with so much circumstantial detail — Shakespeare 's diligence in this point risks pushing his plot into the incredible — that Othello can only see it as a present that Cassio has received from Desdemona and has ‘ given … his whore ’ . |
| 6 | He would only see it as a weakness to be used against her , or worse , as an attempt to ingratiate herself . |
| 7 | So you can only see it on paper . |
| 8 | But if only now is it God 's intention that they also be admitted to orders , women must necessarily see themselves as some kind of secondary citizens . |
| 9 | Now my view is that I think rather like your comment on Christian doing concerts , Scottish Amicable er Standard Life Scottish Hydro , Scottish Power , Scottish Nuclear I do n't necessarily see it as making influence to make a decision to make a purchase or to recommend a purchase to the third party in another part of Scotland |
| 10 | " So I was , sir , but I thought my bride had better see something of what 's goin' on in town before I take her back and bury her on the Moor . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd better see him on my own . ’ |
| 12 | " I 'd better see them on their way . |
| 13 | You do n't normally see it in print , do you . |
| 14 | My belief is that Holyfield , who trades in quantity rather than quality when it comes to punches , will recover from the early storm , which could easily see him on the canvas , to win around the 10th . |
| 15 | Erm but the converse is true , that er er er a British national can go and work in all of those countries , so instead of seeing it as a threat , I mean one can easily see it as an opportunity . |
| 16 | I was now certain that I could not see myself in any type of residential home in the future . |
| 17 | If viewing was considered by the week , however , TV was virtually universal : barely one person in twenty did not see something in an average week in 1986 ( BBC , 1986 ) . |
| 18 | Danish schools whose heads do not see themselves as curriculum leaders are not necessarily sunk in apathy or mechanically carrying out the dictates of a central programme . |
| 19 | they have preserved their German culture and do not see themselves as Brazilians . |
| 20 | It is likewise important that those who make use of media such as the audiocassette or videocassette should not see themselves as mere consumers . |
| 21 | He did not see her at all as he got out of the car and Jenna had the chance to observe him without the dark eyes pinning her quizzically . |
| 22 | Maggie 's face flushed hotly and she was glad that Ana could not see her at that moment . |
| 23 | ‘ He does not see her as a woman , ’ Sydel said . |
| 24 | Hollywood studio chiefs do not see her as prime material to star as tough-talking Det Chief Insp Jane Tennison . |
| 25 | ‘ When she started staying with friends I would not see her for about a week or so , but I was not concerned . |
| 26 | At first I can not see her for the heaps of people about her bedside , brandished with packaged sweets and magazines and flowers of white and purple . |
| 27 | He felt a contentment when he was in her company that he missed when he did not see her for a while . |
| 28 | I moved round to the other windows , but I could not see her in any of the rooms . |
| 29 | She was facing the window , but did not see me beyond its screen because she was staring at Matthew McIllvanney who seemed to fill the whole room with his malevolence . |
| 30 | But as you can not see me at present with any advantage to yourself , I leave for Tunbridge , my dear , and hope we shall better understand one another on my return . |