Example sentences of "[adv] see a [noun sg] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very fortunately , for goldfinches and linnets , I soon discovered , happened to be two of the reserve 's commonest species and it would have been akin to rushing out to tell my neighbours back home that I had just seen a sparrow in the yard . |
| 2 | They say you can still see a gap in the treeline where the Hurricane shaved the tops off what would then have been saplings . |
| 3 | In the country towns the gradual decline in status undergone by the guilds also saw a reduction in the number of trappings provided for the funeral . |
| 4 | If the Government 's agricultural land tenancy reform proposals go through , which I rather hope they do , it 'll be a little while yet , we could well see a change in the security of tenure issue , which might make it easier to achieve er , vacancy and vacant possession . |
| 5 | It stood there , motionless , and I was amazed at my luck ; it is very rare indeed to see a bittern in the open like this , and in daytime . |
| 6 | And look — you can almost see a face in the lumps and fissures of the bark . ’ |