Example sentences of "[adj] see [art] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean . |
| 2 | This most unpleasant task was completed yesterday , and from our new positions it was possible to see the beginnings of conflict between the Croats and the Titos , which ended in the wounding of some 30 to 40 Croats after which the shooting died down . " |
| 3 | It is entertaining to see a group of loushe Parisian types forming a street band or filling in for cabaret . |
| 4 | If you are happy to go on living under the constant threat of war , if you are prepared to see the discoveries of science perverted by inadequate people to the creation of foul weapons , what can I do ? |
| 5 | The French felt that the existing structure of power was illegitimate , and a clear majority would have been prepared to see an extension of worker control over management 's powers of decision … |
| 6 | We have been running an experiment in our laboratories , which erm , employs about eighteen hundred people , and I 've been paying a sum of money , so that they can have anybody with a problem in the laboratories , can have independent counselling , er , and it seems to me , I 've been lo reviewing it , measurement again , we 've just been running it for a year , and I 've been interested to see the types of problem they 've been taking outside . |
| 7 | The Middle Neolithic saw the introduction of axe and double-axe forms , but the battle-axe people themselves preferred perforated disc forms . |
| 8 | She was relieved to see no sign of Pen , before whom she would not have wished to speak freely . |
| 9 | As he crossed the yard , he glanced round the skyline and was relieved to see no sign of cloud . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sure Daddy was far from delighted to see a bottle of whiskey drank in the house , ’ Rose was doubtful about the whole idea . |
| 11 | Peering round , she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes . |
| 12 | The duty of the police when they arrest without warrant is , no doubt , to be quick to see the possibility of crime , but equally they ought to be anxious to avoid mistaking the innocent for the guilty … |
| 13 | And supposed to see the superiority of socialism in this capitalist |
| 14 | Roger said : ‘ Having heard so much about TNT while I was in Australia I am pleased to see it working so successfully and in particular I am glad to see a continuation of product supply into the sales organisation as a direct result of TNT principles . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm glad to see the art of satire is n't dead , ’ commented Blanche . |
| 16 | How many would be glad to see the back of mum and dad ? |
| 17 | She released her lip from between her teeth and Julia was horrified to see a speck of blood on it . |
| 18 | It might be comforting to see the balance of power in the hands of the defence rather than the offence — but there is no assurance it would stay there . |
| 19 | He was startled to see a column of smoke rising from among the trees . |
| 20 | Numerous operations were performed , until , as Charlie says , ‘ I was eventually shipped back to the States on the Queen Mary and was so happy to see the Statue of Liberty again . |
| 21 | Industrialists were also happy to see an expansion of state and therefore bureaucratic intervention to provide themselves with protection against foreign imports and their relatives with employment opportunities . |
| 22 | Visitors were able to see the versatility of design and product range by a display which portrayed the four themes of shipping , hotel and leisure , pubs and commercial interiors . |
| 23 | You will now be able to see the type of ceiling which is fitted below the joists — either plasterboard or lath-and-plaster . |
| 24 | Also for me , I was able to see the type of job I wanted to do . |
| 25 | Inside the innovative tube-shaped building , visitors will be able to see the renaissance of South Cardiff and its docklands and enjoy a vision of the future . |
| 26 | We are pleased to see a programme of monitoring and review built into the scheme and hope that it will be possible to measure its success at the end of its first three years and make adjustments as necessary . |
| 27 | I am pleased to see the Secretary of State for Social Security in his place , because he has said that the decision in January 1991 to stop such payments was taken because ’ It has never been the intention , nor is it sensible , that in the generality of cases Housing Benefit should be available as an alternative to income support ’ . |
| 28 | Well , there are strange little bits of old-fashioned good Englishness about , dating perhaps from the late forties , when city streets were safe and when people of good will in England were happy and even proud to see the end of Empire . |
| 29 | You do n't have to go far to see a lack of quality in the products and services many companies provide . |
| 30 | The European world in general saw a flurry of enthusiasm for planned reconstruction in 1945 . |