Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pers pn] see [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , there seems to be a number of factors at play in the business that correlate very closely to the forces which I see at work in broader fields . |
| 2 | In Butler 's case this led to a radical campaign against the Contagious Diseases ( CD ) Acts of the 1860s ( under which prostitutes were subject to compulsory medical inspection and detained if found to have venereal disease ) , which she saw as part of the double moral standard oppressing all women and debasing family life . |
| 3 | First they looked to it for some confirmation that the general principles of history which they saw at work in capitalism had always been operative . |
| 4 | Town hall chiefs in Birmingham must save £40 million to stay within charge-capping limits , which they see as part of a Tory vendetta . |
| 5 | He had recently had a starring part and a new girl-friend , both of which he saw as part of a new start in his life , taken away by Michael Banks . |
| 6 | Friends and colleagues say she was motivated by what she saw as cruelty in the meat trade . |
| 7 | Part of her power is that she has always been there for her children , part of her sadness is that they have betrayed that care by what she sees as dereliction of duty . |
| 8 | In using the former , however , it is sometimes difficult to explain how things are actually working at the moment they occur rather than understanding what we see in retrospect after some factor such as clouding of memory or change of opinion may have occurred . |
| 9 | Yet because a prince could now justify his coercive authority by reference to his peace-keeping function , those who failed to obtain what they saw as justice at his court , and who now stood to suffer punishment if they disturbed the peace to vindicate their rights , grew embittered . |
| 10 | It 's the second time in a week that officers from Thames Valley police have spoken out about what they see as abuse of the judicial system . |