Example sentences of "see for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | to see for certain |
| 2 | If it gets into your eyes , you may be unable to see for several hours . |
| 3 | As can be seen for wild-type Eco K approximately 50% of the DNA is cleaved after 30 min and no further reaction appears to take place after this time . |
| 4 | Intermediate values are seen for tawny owls and great grey owls ( 50–60 per cent ) , and high values for the owls that also showed greatest damage to the maxilla , the short-eared owl , spotted eagle owl and European eagle owl ( 80–90 per cent ) . |
| 5 | The one she had n't seen for twelve years , had been ranting about , who never raised a finger to help and left it all to Nancy ? |
| 6 | Beside it , a large window showed the first view that Tug had seen for five days . |
| 7 | In Tokyo , the Nikkei share index continued its nosedive into depths not seen for five years , despite government efforts to stimulate the slowing economy and the maudlin market . |
| 8 | What we are saying there are other emergencies and I get down to the word loneliness now is there any reason why senior citizens should n't have the facility whereby they can make telephone calls if those , they so desire , to members of the family who in many instances they have n't seen for long periods of time ? |
| 9 | Its presence has been seen for 2,000 years throughout the acrimonious purgings of innocent human life in the witchcraft genocides ; through the long systematic persecution then culmination in horrific holocausting of Jesus 's own people — the tribe of Judah . |
| 10 | As the crews tied up for the last time in Southampton , watched , and waited for by families and friends they had n't seen for eight months , many of them agreed getting back to a routine , going back to work , might by tough . |
| 11 | The demand for Magritte , and for other Surrealist painters , continues to be strong and prices have risen consistently , although Surrealist works have not yet commanded the top flights of prices seen for other Classic modern artists . |
| 12 | Similar effects can be seen for other heavy atoms , such as Se , Hg and Xe , though usually only in linear molecules . |
| 13 | The mill buildings themselves tower over Tewkesbury and can be seen for many miles around . |
| 14 | An almost universal feature of determination is that it involves subtle chemical changes , almost certainly turning on or off genes , and the overt result may not be seen for many hours . |
| 15 | These ‘ cairns ’ , as they are called , can reach enormous proportions , those on the tops of hills being capable in some instances of being seen for many miles . |
| 16 | The interest rates in this country are now down to their lowest differential with those on the continent that we have seen for many years . |
| 17 | Mr. Major said that the inflation figure was remarkable in a way not seen for many years . |
| 18 | He will , however , not make up his mind whether to fly out Sam Torrance 's father , who he has not seen for six months , until after today 's final round in New Orleans , where he is also the defending champion . |
| 19 | They were seen for one further session during which it was possible to help them reach a suitable compromise . |
| 20 | She had more Christmas cards than I 'd ever seen for one person ; every surface was a forest of them . |
| 21 | This is the first proper daylight I 've seen for two months . |
| 22 | Back came all the romance of train travel that had not been seen for fifty years . |
| 23 | In most countries it is customary to test the mother 's blood for evidence of syphilis when she is first seen for antenatal care , and this one measure is probably responsible for the extreme rarity of cases of early congenital syphilis . |
| 24 | That we would wait for our mother to come home from work with ‘ Lucky Packets ’ full of sherbet , that most of our childhood had been outdoors and here we were inside , with our dad home again , our dad who we had n't seen for four years , here we were having crossed the equator with nine suitcases , where flying fish leapt from the sea , to be in this place . |
| 25 | The 70-year-old has not been seen for four weeks since leaving the Robert Huggins home for the elderly in Acklam . |
| 26 | Apart from random fluctuations , the deleterious effect of too short and too long spacing is seen for each order birth . |
| 27 | Commenting on more ghastly figures ( see opposite ) Philips Electronics NV chairman Jan Timmer said the Dutch multinational 's performance in 1992 's fourth quarter , which is normally the strongest of the year as people buy electronic toys for Christmas , was very disappointing , and that no let-up in price erosion had so far been seen for 1993 . |
| 28 | In the UK , progress was made on a number of transport projects including the Heston and ‘ Birmingham Box ’ schemes with further contract successes seen for 1993 . |
| 29 | It is hoped too , that 30% to 40% growth in personal computer sales seen for 1993 will offset waning mainframe business . |
| 30 | And he had not been seen for some days . |