Example sentences of "see an [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 When we go down to the shops we may see an acquaintance on the other side of the road .
2 And perhaps we would n't see an orange for a fortnight , three weeks perhaps .
3 Workers earning £115 a week or more will receive just over £3 extra in their weekly pay packets , while salaried staff will see an increase of more than £13 a month .
4 Ms Krutick predicted that as the single European market drew closer the travel industry would see an increase in business .
5 ‘ Thirdly , I believe that by the end of tonight you will see an increase in the number of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament and I give this undertaking to each of them .
6 Let us hope that this year we shall see an increase in the butterfly population , notably that rare member of the family Lyaenidae , known as the Foinland Blue . "
7 Each weekend during the summer will see an event of some kind taking place at the Museum .
8 So far the French had been fired on from the field on their left , now they would see an officer on the right of their advance .
9 You ca n't see an inch through it , my men say . ’
10 Unwinding , we sink into the armchair with a coffee cup , and gaze out of the window , and then he 'll see an outline across the road ( now what ? ) , through the fence , through the leaves , and he 'll vainly crane and peer , and tip forward on to his feet .
11 The French , like the Austrians and the Russians , were quite ready to consider the exclusion of the Turks from Serbia and , indeed , from all their European provinces , if they could see an advantage for themselves , but they also saw the danger of a disastrous confrontation if any of them moved before the time was ripe .
12 And and so we certainly do n't have strong views either way as to the need for the policy in principle but I can certainly see an advantage in having a policy in the right terms .
13 He could never see an engine without laying a spanner on it .
14 If they are successful , we should soon see an influx of new products and more choice .
15 Top riders Tony Rickardsson and Chris Louis are already feeling the effects of riding six or seven races every match — and Ipswich can not see an answer in sight .
16 The people who are putting money in the Health Service , I do n't care whatever city you go to , you will see an appeal for a new kidney machine , a new special baby care unit , you 're the people , the public are putting the money in , because they 're certainly not .
17 No doubt you will see an article in GQ magazine and The Face soon enough .
18 She can not see an institution without hitting it with her handbag .
19 Fatal accidents involving children on farms always make distressing reading , but Mr Boswell ca n't see an end to those horrific accidents .
20 So , back to the typing I knew I would go , but at least now I could see an end to it .
21 ‘ I did not intend to give offence but I can see an end to this matter .
22 In the distance , the adventurers can see an archway of yellow and green , with running colours and an unpleasant appearance .
23 I 'll spell it out soon , but we can already see an inkling of the answer .
24 The company said that it did not see an improvement for the second half .
25 You should see an improvement in the coming months .
26 And you could see an example of ecotourism and also check out Ametra 2001 — it 's a centre down there for the study of traditional medicine . ’
27 Were we able to exhume the body of the Earl of Moira then we would see an example of John Hunter 's technique , as performed by his two assistants John Doratt and Everard Hone .
28 In Victoria State , in Australia , Schools Councils ( a form of governing body ) do participate in review activities , and in Chapter 6 we shall see an example of this involvement .
29 Let's just see an example of that .
30 Look at a reunion of old sportsmen and you will see an advertisement for geriatric nursing .
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