Example sentences of "[vb mod] see [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is most important that the pupil , especially if he has difficulty with spelling , should see you as a sympathetic helper who wants him to learn , and not as an examiner who only tells him he 's wrong . |
| 2 | And that should see us through the difficult times . ’ |
| 3 | Hence Durkheim insisted that to understand one set of social phenomena we must see them in the round — in their wider , social context . |
| 4 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 5 | They 're advertising , we 'll see them in the Yellow Pages . |
| 6 | It is only in the pursuit of important goals that he may see himself in a negative light , and only during the recurrence of situations similar to the childhood loss that brought the negative schema into existence . |
| 7 | In most cases the issue raises no problems , but estranged parents using the child to fight their bat ties or rebellious teenagers seeking recognition of their maturity and autonomy against over-protective or interventionist parents may see it as an important issue of principle . |
| 8 | Come to us , God of love , that we may see you in the poor , the sick and the rejected . |
| 9 | He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door . |
| 10 | She could see nothing through the thick clouds of dust that choked her . |
| 11 | Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass . |
| 12 | He looked over his shoulder towards where the school party had gone , but could see nothing but a flat field of windblown grass . |
| 13 | At first , in the fading light , we could see nothing but the icy path , the snow-covered trees on either side — but then the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes . |
| 14 | She could see nothing except a vivid scarlet blur , the colour of a London bus . |
| 15 | Rory could see him through the open door as he crossed from the bungalow , through the yard of machinery and tractors , and into the business block . |
| 16 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 17 | For a long while , I could see her in the rear-view mirror , standing in the dusty road in her long white dress , holding her child and looking after the Felder . |
| 18 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
| 19 | With eyes half closed he could see it as a miniature cannon . |
| 20 | She could see it in the covert glances of the London girls , some of whom had been planning how to look at the Belvoir dance for the past month . |
| 21 | She could see it in the black expression that crossed his face and the tightened lips . |
| 22 | Their snug cottage looked across the road to the ugliest house on the green , the Rectory , which stood at six o'clock , dead opposite the Youngs across Thrush Green , and was consequently a source of continuous irritation to Edward , the architect , who could see it from every south-facing window of his house . |
| 23 | What I would find off-putting is the idea that people would see me as a divorced man 's bit of light relief . |
| 24 | He would see her in the old holey woollies she wore to bed , rather than an old-fashioned nightshirt . |
| 25 | ‘ There is no suggestion we will waive the clause and if an exception was made in this case there might be other companies who have already sold who would see it as a special dispensation for Caldaire , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 26 | Suddenly a man will see himself as a sexual failure rather than as someone who simply had not been able to achieve an erection on one single occasion . |
| 27 | Together with the use of the display area it is hoped pupils will be encouraged to use the library as a source of information for homework and classwork on a regular basis and that staff will see it as an important adjunct to their departmental resources . |
| 28 | I can see him through the open bar . |
| 29 | I can see one in a big lump . |
| 30 | Men can see themselves as the ideal human type because they live in structures in which they are dominant . |