Example sentences of "[modal v] see [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That should see me for a while . |
| 2 | I think , I think we should see it for what it is , which is a power struggle inside a ruling elite in the Soviet Union for which we do n't really have an interest in taking sides . |
| 3 | Must see it for myself in a public space . |
| 4 | Then there is the sea , the cold grey ever-moving winter sea — but you must see it for yourself ! ! ! |
| 5 | I might see something for Jackie . |
| 6 | we might see something for |
| 7 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 8 | It s so typically English that this rebel should end up with his own sweat shop in Clapton — you 'll see it for yourself in due course . |
| 9 | And then , when she looked at the high terrace with its pots of trailing geraniums , she could see nothing for the shadow was so intense — not the pale blob of a face or the movement of a hand — but she was suddenly as sure as she could be of anything that someone was standing there , looking down , waiting for them to get out of the car and watching them . |
| 10 | Riven could see nothing for the water in his eyes , but when the dark shape of the hull loomed up he pushed Madra towards it . |
| 11 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 12 | ‘ Well now , I could see her for a moment . |
| 13 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 14 | You could see them for yourself , past the next bit of wood . |
| 15 | Well , yeah I was just , you you could see them for , just thinking that perhaps you could be slightly biased in one when |
| 16 | I wish I could see you for myself all the same . ’ |
| 17 | One might remark that the working-class child considered it redundant to constantly refer to the presence of a picture since he knew that the researcher was present and could see it for himself . |
| 18 | It 's a folly that was built by the Earl and Countess of Coventry so all their friends could see it for miles around . |
| 19 | The fact is , Harry , it simply would n't work and , if you were n't so blinded by love , you 'd see it for yourself . |
| 20 | One day soon she would see him for the last time . |
| 21 | This was discussed at length with Janet , after which it was agreed that the therapist would see her for the next 2 months at fortnightly intervals and that no more than one telephone call per week would be acceptable . |
| 22 | But look at the three vanguard social reforms through the eyes of a Conservative MP defending a small majority , and you will see naught for his comfort . |
| 23 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 24 | He may meet in private with his lawyer , but access to his family is severely restricted : he can see them for no more than one hour a month , under tight surveillance . |
| 25 | We want to change the whole concept of how dance music is appreciated , so that people can see it for what it is . |
| 26 | Fitzpatrick has been involved in one way or another with this text-copying enterprise since the 1970s and you can see it for yourself or read it this month until the 31st at Salander O'Reilly . |
| 27 | ‘ I can see it for myself . |
| 28 | I do n't have to preach or tell our colleagues in England and Wales the effects water privatization 's had on them since nineteen eighty nine , they can see it for themselves every day . |
| 29 | She will believe the true situation only when she can see it for herself . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ People are still coming to see Zimbabwe , and it is the same with us we used to see England as this tiny blob on the map and now we can see it for ourselves , ’ said Kagona . |