Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] see a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'll never forget seeing a giant handing basket in a west-facing window , groaning under the weight of a huge Tsusing holly fern , its frothy fronds lit up by evening sun . |
| 3 | I was n't too impressed with this — I 'd rather have seen a film — but Andy thought it was all right , so I did too . |
| 4 | Tolkien could not help seeing a part of himself in Fëanor and Saruman , sharing their perhaps licit , perhaps illicit desire to ‘ sub-create ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ They 'd both like to see a reconciliation and they certainly have no plans for divorce . |
| 6 | Barbara Stanwyck spent her whole career suffering and dying just because the dreamership could n't stand to see a woman come first . ’ |
| 7 | She could n't remember seeing a room which might be Rob 's , but of course she had n't had to explore the entire house before finding the passport . |
| 8 | Fanny Burney said to Johnson that Shakespeare ‘ could never have seen a Caliban ’ , and Johnson told her that having seen a man Shakespeare knew how to vary one ; ‘ A man who would draw a monstrous cow , must first know what a cow commonly is ; or how can he tell that to give her an ass 's head or an elephant 's tusk will make her monstrous ? ’ |
| 9 | I may even ask to see a priest , but the essential point remains the same . |
| 10 | Anyone who has travelled the country lanes around Holt , near Wrexham , may well have seen a tractor working that they could n't quite identify . |
| 11 | I would not like to see a repeat of the problems caused when Station Lane was closed at the railway bridge some time ago ! |
| 12 | also , it goes without saying , I mean the people at the other end would probably like to see a copy before you start just for , to see if they can suggest |
| 13 | ‘ I would dearly like to see a Tote monopoly off course with bookmakers allowed to operate on course only . |
| 14 | It would therefore like to see a shift in priorities to prevention rather than substitute care . |
| 15 | now some of you will also have seen a form being circulated , asking you to agree that the recordings that are being made of the discussions , can be used as part of a research project . |
| 16 | BRITAIN 'S No.2 tennis player of 1992 , Andrew Castle , is making a post-Wimbledon trip to Liverpool to coach the finer points of the game to novices who may never have seen a racket . |
| 17 | Wolfram may never have seen a Muslim ; but he preaches , with outspoken conviction , the common humanity , the common place in God 's purpose , of Christian and heathen — ‘ spare God 's handiwork ’ . |
| 18 | Continuing the American theme , visitors to Wroughton can also expect to see a range of Mustangs … and Canadian-built Harvards . |
| 19 | You can also ask to see a copy of the trust deed as well as the latest annual report and audited accounts . |