Example sentences of "[noun sg] see [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Wedgwood Visitor Centre near Stoke- on-Trent offers the opportunity to see skilled craftsmen at work , and factory tours can be enjoyed at the Royal Worcester Porcelain works .
2 That this Conference , while recording its desire to see working men in Parliament on the Unionist side , thinks it undesirable that any distinction should be made between them and other members , and therefore expresses the opinion that all Unionist organizations should select and support with all their power the best candidate they can find to represent their constituency , irrespective of his social and financial status .
3 Tadpole Technology Plc saw net profits of £41,000 the six months to March 31 against losses of £1.45m last time , on turnover that rose 93.5% to £8.9m .
4 The First World War saw enormous advances in flight technology , and Glasgow was a major centre for aircraft production .
5 For the year to December 31 , the London-based group saw pre-tax profits of £1.1m , on turnover of £24.2m .
6 Of course his museum , giving people the chance to see magnificent collections of textiles , silver , ceramics , furniture and paintings , is an outstanding public asset .
7 Network Imaging Corp saw net losses of $512,000 for the year to December 31 up from losses of $338,000 last time , on turnover that rose 65.2% at $15.8m .
8 Science Dynamics Corp saw net losses of $522,894 for the year to December 31 against profits of $136,088 last time , on turnover down 12.9% at $6m .
9 It is worth examining the history of German unification to see historical parallels with plans for the EC .
10 On other days , he tended to have lunch either at the Reform or at the Oxford and Cambridge Club ; to judge by his correspondence , there were few occasions when he happened to be " free " and he was forced to arrange regular times in order to see close friends like Herbert Read .
11 Last year the company saw pre-tax profits of £1.9m .
12 The Treasury saw local councils as part of that strategy just as much as spending departments in Whitehall or the nationalised industries — a very clear ‘ agency ’ view .
13 The early nineteenth century saw major developments in embryology , which challenged the mechanical concept of generation and overthrew the preformation theory .
14 The early 18th century saw various periods of disuse and 400 tons of iron were produced between 1731 and 1732 .
15 But while he was in the Shaffer play , there was no time to see other actors at work .
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