Example sentences of "[noun sg] see [pron] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked out of the window to see what sort of day it was . |
| 2 | It is important to note that in 1912–14 the protestant — loyalist group saw their right to violence as prior to that of the official state . |
| 3 | How determined are you to make the Department of Transport see your point of view ? |
| 4 | It should begin to open up negotiations with the statutory services which come under the SAD umbrella to see what sort of progress should be made on this . |
| 5 | At least this dust was somewhat localized whilst that from machine drills could fill headings and stopes until at times it was impossible for a miner to see his hand in front of his face in the dim candlelight . |
| 6 | Her feelings of admiration — even her inclination to see his side of things — were surely totally out of place ? |
| 7 | Some editors believed they would be better off if they refused to take advantage of the new rules and continued to let the censor see their material in manuscript . |
| 8 | Obviously , the farmer sees your success in terms of reduced damage to his crops . |
| 9 | But as the price plunged , the government saw its sources of funding evaporating . |
| 10 | ’ . At the same time , this confirms to the counsellees that you are interested in the way they are thinking and feeling , and that you are making every effort to see their point of view . |
| 11 | Enthusiasts were less surprised that much of that investment went sour through design faults and technical failures , and grieved that so little thought was given to the simple , old fashioned matter of looking out , the deprivation of forward and backward view that had encouraged so much travel on the first generation of multiple units allegedly being due to the unions not liking the public seeing their men at work . |
| 12 | He 'd been to see his girlfriend in Southampton and was on his way to see his parents in Sheffield . |
| 13 | Whether it be communication , selling , negotiation , teaching , confrontation , or anything else involving people , the ability to see their point of view is crucial . |
| 14 | The wedge cushion has the further advantage of allowing the patient to see his legs without effort . |
| 15 | Firstly , erm , we undertook a survey of our own membership er , in order to see what sort of action people were taking themselves , er , about disablement issues , and especially about the employment of disabled people within their own organisation . |
| 16 | You can do simple experiments comparing transparent watercolour and gouache to see which type of paint is more suitable to your own technique . |
| 17 | She may have travelled by jet to see her in-laws in New York or her cousins in Jerusalem , but there is a part of her that still lives in eighteenth century Limnititzk . |
| 18 | She gave him that chill , remote look which she now knew infuriated him , and felt a fierce satisfaction to see him struggle for self-control . |
| 19 | The Labour Party saw its strongholds in Scotland and Wales endangered and some of the — younger members elected in 1964 and 1966 , who had been interested in devolution and governmental reform long before the nationalist challenge arose , saw this as their chance to press for a degree of devolution to an elected all-Welsh or all-Scottish council . |
| 20 | ‘ The Labour Party and the Liberal Party see their votes at risk . |