Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] see [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some parents , who as children may have been afraid of school or bored by it , may only see education as relevant if their children are finding education unthreatening . |
| 2 | The central thesis is that " coding creates reality rather than simply reporting it " ; but to suggest that " simple reporting " is how one might normally see coding functioning in relation to reality is to presuppose a very naive view . |
| 3 | You might also see gadwall , Brent geese and Bewick 's swans . |
| 4 | Right we 'll now see chairman 's remarks which erm since Alan is not here has asked me to read . |
| 5 | I expect we 'll now see trade unionists and others appointed where appropriate . |
| 6 | The pain would return , she knew , cruel and cutting , but pride and hurt meant little compared to the fear that she might never see fitzAlan again . |
| 7 | She could just see Roman 's car and she was blinded by a rush of tears as she realised she would never again sit in it by his side . |
| 8 | I was watching Sky replays of the incident over tea and snickers at half time , and heard the pundits blathering about a handball by Rod Wallace which they could clearly see happening , but I could n't . |
| 9 | Next year could also see Unit 's graduation from the third tier to the main market . |
| 10 | Elizabeth listened intently , till she could practically see steam puffing out of the ears of Seumas Ban and Lady Bridhe . |
| 11 | Last August Australia sent three naval ships to the Gulf ; Bob Hawke , the prime minister , made it clear in December that they would be put under American operational control and could well see combat . |
| 12 | Old fair hands could doubtless see order in the chaos , the separate camps of the different families within the larger camp . |
| 13 | My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living . |
| 14 | But , in conclusion , one may also see community mental handicap teams embarking ( albeit hesitantly ) on a new phase of development . |
| 15 | Maybe we shall soon see legislation , necessary for the health of the nation , aimed at preventing individuals from harbouring dangerous thoughts . |
| 16 | She did n't think she would ever see freedom . |
| 17 | And if he did n't do that she could n't possibly see how they would ever see eye to eye . |
| 18 | ‘ The golden rule of conduct , therefore , is mutual toleration seeing that we will never all think alike and that we shall always see Truth in fragment ( sic ) and from different angles of vision ’ . |
| 19 | noted in the 1890s that many sons would prefer to move rather than accept legal compulsion , and that their own old parents would often see relief as a right : ‘ the aged prefer a pittance from the parish ( regarded as their due ) to compulsory maintenance by children ; compulsion makes such aid very bitter . ’ |
| 20 | A dull , fey whine that would never see release unless the singer had a track record . ’ |
| 21 | I watched her go with sadness in my heart because I felt for some inexplicable reason that I would never see Granny again . |
| 22 | Relationships were just too difficult , the sexes would never see eye to eye , it was all too much bother . |
| 23 | Hopefully as we improve our business , we may indeed see TV advertising in future years and we hope that we will become as well known as IBM , 3M or ICI . ’ |
| 24 | I think I am only saying that anyone who has followed the history of this controversy over the last twenty years will already see reason to think that the friction produced by quarrelling among good causes is enormous and it is a luxury that we simply can not afford . |
| 25 | In practice , we will soon see desktop videoconferencing becoming a standard feature of computer communications . |
| 26 | Ted and I will never see eye to eye about his clients , whom he likes , respects and positively enjoys dragging over hills to bag stags , whereas I loathe these numbskulls who think killing is ‘ sport ’ . |
| 27 | You may occasionally see precision artwork transfers available which are thicker ( 25 microns ) . |
| 28 | We may never see husband Joe , kids Brian and Melandra , and the other characters who have unwittingly contributed to seal Shirley 's domestic destiny . |
| 29 | This night prowler has a low density of cones in its retina and so can only see colour in objects which fill a large part of its field of view . |
| 30 | We can now see persona as a socially negotiated , linguistically realised manifestation of " footing " , animated by the speaker and mediated by the speaker 's existing stereotypes ( at least partially shared by other participants in the interaction . ) |