Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the centre of the room , sitting at a table , was the strangest lady I have ever seen , or shall ever see . |
| 2 | And if the gentleman having to put bandages on a lady and you want to put your hand underneath there just excuse me a moment , alright , because in the exam one row of you will certainly going to have a lady bandage okay , put slings on and to bandage so it 's just as well not to get to you know used to bandaging up great big chaps and then you 'll find you 've got some little tiny five foot two or five foot nothing lady bandaging in exam , alright , so swap around , so get yourselves so you 've got a partner and use your bandages and let's just see you do the high sling to start . |
| 3 | For some years her vision had only enabled her to find her way about her house : she could not read and could scarcely see her television . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He was shipping water at a furious rate and could plainly see that he was drowning . |
| 6 | and could only see a turn-up |
| 7 | He looked back from the road , and could still see her in her white dress , standing modestly apart from the dancers . |
| 8 | She drove herself to work and could still see nothing else for it . |
| 9 | It was Sunday , and Yanto had enjoyed the casual breakfast with his Mother , something he rarely had time for during the working week Their chat during breakfast had revealed to him that his Mother had enjoyed the previous Friday evening out with Sid Watkins and would probably see him again . |
| 10 | Mr Reeves thinks little of such an idea and would rather see conventional pools built . |
| 11 | A number said that they would find self-motivation and discipline difficult and would never see these forms of learning as substitutes for practical , participative training . |
| 12 | Pepita bent back down to her work and checked off another crate of bananas that would be shipped to lands she had never seen and would never see . |
| 13 | It worried her to think of it , still alive , perhaps to harm someone else in a land she could not name and would never see . |
| 14 | As we saw in Table 15.2 above , and shall subsequently see in Table 15.4 , the UK is currently outside these target ranges . |
| 15 | This provision will be implemented by law , not standing orders , and will effectively see the end of one-party committees in the vast majority of local authorities . |
| 16 | Members of a given group will have features in common and will usually see their unequal position passed on to their children . |
| 17 | Tens of thousands of executives earn more than $200,000 a year and will certainly see their tax liability change in 1993 . |
| 18 | After discussing colour and product preferences , the consultant applies the make-up step-by-step to her own face and the customer copies , so that she learns how to use the products herself and can instantly see if she likes them or not . |
| 19 | ‘ The most disturbing part was that one of the bags contained two pairs of glasses belonging to one of the sisters who is recovering from cataract operations and can barely see without them , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 20 | And angry young men are just older men who have n't grown up and can only see one side of the coin . |
| 21 | Another rebel said : ‘ He has tunnel vision and can only see the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 22 | Webster agrees but could never see himself in Simmons shoes : |
| 23 | We went outside but could still see because the door did n't quite close . |
| 24 | She closed her eyes , but could still see the building . |
| 25 | She looked and looked at the place where the fire had been , searching for the future , but could only see ashes . |
| 26 | No true supporter of any country would want Wales to remain in the doldrums , but would rather see them return to a competitive level because it is good for the game . |
| 27 | A good headteacher ( and chair of governors ) in this conception is a person ( usually a man ) who is not only committed to the above ideals but can also see ways of circumventing any constraints upon this style placed by ‘ outside interference ’ such as the advice of the LEA and/or the teacher unions/staff representatives . |
| 28 | Unsurprisingly , viewers in the Serb-held cities in Bosnia are no longer able to receive Sarajevo TV , but can only see the Belgrade version of reality . |