Example sentences of "would [adv] see [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discussing the number of child cycling accidents , PC Dave Hogg told Darlington 's road safety forum last week that they 'd rather see children under ten pedalling on the pavement . |
| 2 | I think I 'd sooner see Angela Rippon , Those Were The Days , do n't you ? , on Sky |
| 3 | I 'd often see birds with gut or wire wrapped around their necks or wings , or looking ill because , as I discovered later , they 'd swallowed lead shot which the anglers used to weight their lines . |
| 4 | ‘ I would rather see Philip play the piano than workingmen 's clubs but he has set his heart on being a magician and we are supporting him , ’ said his mother Stella . |
| 5 | He made the Poles on his territory pay double the level of taxes paid by Germans , encouraged the Poles to sell up and move out and refused to rent out Royal Estates to Poles , declaring that he would rather see Danzig merchants working Pomeranian soil . |
| 6 | A statement from the council 's environmental health department said the authority would rather see dogs cared for properly than have to catch them as strays . |
| 7 | I would rather see people that are going to start work , even if it is only for a year , at the same time where they are working that year that somebody take an interest in what 's going to happen to them at the end of that year . |
| 8 | The French , on the other hand , would only see developments which took account of the most recent feudal settlement of 1327 . |
| 9 | so presumably , you know , with all this in the earlier period that erm people are gon na be , you know , have less ties towards with people , traditional ties , it 's much more , so they would just see people who were higher up in society with more other people with , with , you know rather than |
| 10 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 11 | But I would not see Leslie again . |
| 12 | Elizabeth , who met her fiance on holiday five years ago , was described last night as a kind person who ‘ would not see evil in anyone ’ . |
| 13 | The knowledge that we would not see restaurants or hotels for some time gave a poignancy to our days in Aswan . |
| 14 | But even now , having gone through that process , they would not see men as the enemy , they feel that they do have a lot in common , for example , with maybe the conception of women organising in National Liberation struggles that was mentioned earlier . |
| 15 | ‘ Shoplifters ’ was fine though , a moody , arrogant statement that would soon see Morrissey undulating curiously on Top Of The Pops . |
| 16 | She did n't think she would ever see freedom . |
| 17 | And if he did n't do that she could n't possibly see how they would ever see eye to eye . |
| 18 | noted in the 1890s that many sons would prefer to move rather than accept legal compulsion , and that their own old parents would often see relief as a right : ‘ the aged prefer a pittance from the parish ( regarded as their due ) to compulsory maintenance by children ; compulsion makes such aid very bitter . ’ |
| 19 | As the depôt was near the ‘ Robin Hood ’ , in the mornings , one would often see drivers ' small children waiting with a blue enamelled jug of steaming tea and sandwiches in a red handkerchief , for their father 's breakfast . |
| 20 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed blankly , avoiding his eyes , so that she would n't see distaste in them . |
| 21 | In fact , whereas I would n't see art as a necessity , I would see the woman as a necessity . |
| 22 | Gilbert : ‘ They are obsessed with sex otherwise they would n't see forests of penises that are not there ! |
| 23 | Erm , yes Chairman , the , the suggestion of the recommendation if you like , that er , Reginald 's erm , proposal it is , er to participate is , is er , rejected by er , I do n't particularly feel that way about it , that erm , if , apart from the fact that the contribution is sizable , and I do n't think that we 'll get all that many applications from the Regional District Council anyway , but erm , I would n't see harm at all of both Oswestry and Bridgenorth being allowed to send a representative if there were any applications , it 'd be good for their area , er , and er , even if they were n't allowed to vote on it , and I suppose they should n't be allowed to vote on it , erm , I , I would see it as erm , another attempt , another avenue to , towards partnership between District Council and the County Council development . |
| 24 | A dull , fey whine that would never see release unless the singer had a track record . ’ |
| 25 | A doctor was out of the question , Isabel would never see doctors , had always been in rude health , had not , indeed , wanted to call the doctor to Faith , until her colour had changed and , by her breathing , they had known that the illness was grave . |
| 26 | The visitor left , forgetting to take her sewing machine , and I left with her , knowing full well that I would never see Aisha again and that news of my forcing the lock on her cupboard would reach my family and the whole village well amplified , so that I 'd end up accused of stealing all of Aisha 's possessions . |
| 27 | I watched her go with sadness in my heart because I felt for some inexplicable reason that I would never see Granny again . |
| 28 | No use thinking that she would never see Travis again . |
| 29 | The Collector had a feeling that even if he survived the siege he would never see Hari again . |
| 30 | How could she survive knowing she would never see Guido again ? |