Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] see the " in BNC.

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1 May I see the room now ? ’
2 Something prompted Wycliffe to ask : ‘ May I see the picture ? ’
3 may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
4 Could I see the place before I decide anything else ? ’
5 How on earth could you see the hill as a background ?
6 Although she could n't be seen herself , neither could she see the shed or , more importantly , the exact location of the sniper .
7 Only when we were within a few hundred yards of it could we see the waves frothing over and around it , giving just a hint of the menace below .
8 How could he see the magic and importance of art ( not my art , of art ) when I was so vain ?
9 It was L-shaped and only when he reached the comer of the ‘ L ’ could he see the whole of the room .
10 Mere dared not silence , but neither could he see the value of , Emilia 's recurrent nostalgic reveries over their former life ; but he was deeply troubled when she drew his attention to the fact that the services of a curate could be acquired for as little as thirty pounds a year .
11 5 How would you see the formalization of our having a hand in preparing the initial print material ( colleagues have not expressed undiluted admiration for that which accompanies the 3000 ) and for producing sound pedagogic printed backup material for selling in addition to the hand held device .
12 Would you see the
13 So that basically is it how would we see the course 's structure I do n't think we 've got time to do that today I wanted really to just to throw some ideas with you good folks and get the benefit of your thoughts and experience so that I could go back to Napier and say this is what my committee says
14 But I feel sure that only by going to St Bertrand de Comminges ( another name that crops up in the Cantos ) , and from there to Mont Ségur , shall we see the point of : ‘ at Mont Ségur the chief 's cell / you can enter it sideways only ’ ( 101:725:77 ) .
15 When shall we see the Tory party bringing forward a comprehensive energy policy which will include electricity , coal — primarily coal — and other energy sources ?
16 Would he see the bird rising ?
17 Would he see the open bottle of wine ? …
18 With my fast brain , will I see the one down there going slow ? ’
19 Will I see the great icing the great big father Christmas blow up one .
20 Will you see the join when you join us ?
21 Will we see the demise of bound paper books ? ’ he asked .
22 The assistant fetched a man from the back — please can I see the male assistant to explain what I want ? — who nodded gravely .
23 Can I see the will ?
24 Certainly , the Americans assumed that the victory was won ; ‘ Not even on the horizon , ’ remarked Marcus Loew in 1926 , ‘ can I see the nucleus of a British film-producing industry . ’
25 Can I see the letter , please ? ’
26 Can I see the boy ? ’
27 Can I see the list ? ’
28 Nor can I see the day when Lovejoy sails off into the sunset down the Seine spooning Chicken & Sweetcorn Stew down a tot .
29 Can I see the
30 Can I see the back ?
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