Example sentences of "[pers pn] to see the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Nevertheless the conservatives who manned the Juntas were not provincial separatists : they were inspired , not merely by a vague programme of reform on a national level , but by a sense of order that forced them to see the necessity of a central government . |
2 | He declared that it provides time for the family to gather or the body to be transported home and it offers an opportunity for them to see the person in a state of peaceful repose . |
3 | It was difficult to get them to see the relevance of some of the questions . ’ |
4 | Apart from the health risk , it would have been disturbing for them to see the damage . |
5 | Apart from the health risk , it would have been disturbing for them to see the damage . |
6 | At the end there are sequences of free paddling , both at Nottingham and on natural water , allowing the viewers to see practical use of the moves and permitting them to see the film to examine the techniques , the paddling by the six paddlers involved always being very confident and competent . |
7 | In Reg. v. Barrett , 12 J.L.R. 179 , where again the accused applied unsuccessfully for leave to appeal against conviction , the defence contended that the trial judge should have allowed them to see the statement of a witness who had identified the accused at an identification parade 10 days after the commission of the offence , on the ground that , the witness having stated that she had given a description of the accused to the police , the defence were entitled as a matter of law to know the details of that description for the purpose of cross-examining the witness and testing her credibility . |
8 | This leads them to see the organization as a well-defined unit and not as the heaving , changing mass with fluctuating boundaries that it really is . |
9 | Even though the portrayal of police work on celluloid is not a realistic description of policing in Easton , the conceptualizations they have of their role as fighters of ‘ big crime ’ , which they have to be continually prepared for , encourages them to see the media portrayal of policing as accurate , thus completing the circle . |
10 | She wants them to see the killer caught and tried . |
11 | She wants them to see the killer caught and tried . |
12 | ‘ I pick up the pencil , put it back , climb into the trunk of the car and you drive me to see the boy . |
13 | ‘ Can you arrange for me to see the parents ? ’ |
14 | ‘ Is it possible for me to see the Queen now ? ’ |
15 | ‘ Will you take me to see the badger 's sett soon ? ’ said Oliver , driving a hard bargain . |
16 | I do n't know how it came to be shown at the Carlton , East Ham , but one Sunday my parents took me to see The Sheep Has Five Legs starring the French comedian Fernandel . |
17 | It seemed queer to me to see the windows all dark and the curtains still not drawn … |
18 | There was enough light from the sky for me to see the padlocks . |
19 | ‘ They took me to see the dancing . |
20 | That is why it disgusts me to see the nobility of grief caricatured in this way . |
21 | ‘ It has been very disturbing and hurtful for me to see the way things have happened , ’ Charlton said . |
22 | I have often missed him , often felt that if only I could talk over a particular problem with him he would help me to see the way . |
23 | It hurts me to see the team so low in the table . |
24 | I went to association and came in with me to see the place and to meet the outgoing director and the nice part time secretary . |
25 | If you 're too busy with all your equipment , I 'm sure she can take me to see the baby . |
26 | ‘ Tomorrow I would like you to come with me to see the laibon . |
27 | If so , it may only be necessary for me to see the Executive Summary to get the gist of its conclusions . |
28 | His jaw hung open , and he was near enough for me to see the rain dashing from his face — when lightning showed him at all . |
29 | It is a great joy for me to see the discipline and enthusiasm of these players . |
30 | She drew aside the curtain of a small window and stood back for me to see the picture thus revealed . |