Example sentences of "[vb mod] see [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The road was now backing west towards the sea , and towards the place where I fancied we might see evidence of major geophysics at work .
2 Look at any newspaper or magazine , and you 'll see advertisements for personal computers .
3 Looking out over the crowd , I could see members of rival gangs .
4 But although he could see areas of hewn stonework that seemed to close him in , and although he could certainly see barred windows through which light streamed , there were no gaolers , and there were no other prisoners .
5 At other windows she could see tables with folded paper napkins and nickel plated cruets .
6 In the uncertain light Rincewind thought he could see rows of enormous teeth , white as bleached beechwood .
7 Joseph could see tufts of grizzled hair protruding from beneath the sweat-soaked turban wrapped around the head of his aged coolie and he did n't have the heart to order him to gallop .
8 He could see masses of blurred colour , not much more .
9 He would see loads of young people who are trying to learn how to make sense of life , trying to sort out what is right and what is wrong , trying to understand who they are and how to get on with people around them .
10 If the Government was seriously concerned with the burning of carbon fuels , we would see investment in alternative methods of energy production and transport .
11 Go into any TV studio any time of day and you will see mountains of tabloid newspapers being molested by researchers and producers desperate for an idea .
12 If you go to Wembley on Saturday morning you will see women with wide Jari bordered saris with gold embroidery , with necklaces and bangles — all gold — and of course they do n't wear a coat because the full splendour of their clothes must be revealed — on their feet a pair of decorative Chappals — however cold it might be .
13 In the courtyard between the Reptile House and the Aquarium , you will see groups of Mediterranean species of tortoise .
14 Adventurers who suffer these effects will feel a sensation of almost unbearable weakness and will see visions of exhausted people — dressed as adventurers like themselves — crawling to the doors of the Castle , but lacking the strength to escape .
15 The path goes through fields and as it continues over rough ground you can see remnants of old riverbeds — the Allt Choire Ardair has changed its course several times over the years .
16 They show that we can see patterns of similar markings .
17 ‘ They sometimes set them on fire , and you can see hillsides of charred stumps in some places . ’
18 I can see applications for square-section PVC piping , for instance .
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