Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] see a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would 've said that , but last night this meeting said they 'd very much like to see a officer in a car because they do n't see anybody at the moment |
| 2 | I would very much like to see a copy of this book and also , if possible , some sample units from the second book : ‘ Talking about the Past ’ . |
| 3 | Not that she was n't old enough — she was well old enough to have seen a family through university . |
| 4 | Not only does seeing a chair as a three-dimensional object have this character , but so does seeing one line as longer in the Mulier-Lyer illusion ( in which two lines of equal length look unequal when differently slanting lines are drawn at the tips ) despite our knowing that the two lines are really the same length . |
| 5 | Jay at three in the morning — hello , young lovers , wherever you are ! — drunk , suddenly had to see a picture of Lucy . |
| 6 | I only have to see a bottle of Orvieto and those desperate dawns rise up before me . |
| 7 | We normally expect to see a lot of people on a Friday but they 're just not coming through the doors |
| 8 | The Institute of Advanced Motoring 's 120,000 members desperately want to see a change in the law . |
| 9 | I was in the US over the summer ( yes , I just happened to see a couple of the England games ) and it was the same there — ordinary match-going footie fans who like a drink and a bit of crack ( fun , that is ) , and who all supported loads of different teams mixing together happily enough . |
| 10 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 11 | And , while she was suddenly a little mesmerised to see a return of that charm , ‘ You mentioned to my secretary yesterday that you were hoping to see something of my country , ’ he reminded her . |
| 12 | To obtain true security in Europe , NATO still wanted to see a reduction of Russia 's conventional strength , which remained overwhelming , and as in the 1970s there was some concern that Moscow and Washington could together decide the fate of Europe without European representation . |
| 13 | Continuing the American theme , visitors to Wroughton can also expect to see a range of Mustangs … and Canadian-built Harvards . |
| 14 | You can also ask to see a copy of the trust deed as well as the latest annual report and audited accounts . |
| 15 | America , Canada , Britain and Sweden are all now expected to see a fall in economic output this year ; America 's GNP is forecast to shrink by 0.4% . |
| 16 | He now recalls seeing a painter on his knees in a shop doorway and thinking , would n't it be funny if I , as a newcomer to this city , misunderstood the situation , and , anxious to please , knelt beside him … ? |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't really have to see a therapist at all . |
| 18 | I 'm simply waiting to see a man about a sailboard , then I shall go home . ’ |
| 19 | The er the honourable gentleman might well have seen a copy of the er the provisional report which has been prepared but that provisional report is er the same basis as the report er which was presented to er Westminster city council er and then we were n't talking er a difficulty of er two million pounds created , created as a direct result of government under funding of the police authority there , we were talking about the expropriation of millions of pounds to line the pockets and to further the political interests of his party and I did notice the honourable gentleman er vociferous in his condemnation of Westminster city council or any of the other tory controlled city councils . |
| 20 | It grew to its current size by selling mainframes in the 1960s and 1970s but since then has seen a decline in this business . |
| 21 | He was then allowed to see a solicitor for half an hour . |
| 22 | Make more use of your tutors — compile a list of queries and then arrange to see a tutor for help . |
| 23 | They are like patients , who , suspecting that something is seriously wrong , steadfastly refuse to see a doctor in the hope that their troubles will clear up without the need to be told the truth about themselves or undergo painful treatment . |
| 24 | Er anybody that actually wants to see a list of the prizewinners from last year , from the actual race , I do have a copy er |
| 25 | It would therefore like to see a shift in priorities to prevention rather than substitute care . |
| 26 | The fourth and fifth editions followed in 1741 and 1747 , although Thomas Martyn confessed never to have seen a copy of the latter . |