Example sentences of "saw [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Renishaw Plc saw net profits for the six months to December 31 down 27.1% at £2.2m , on turnover that rose 3.3% to £22m . |
| 2 | Kode International Plc saw net profits for the year to December 31 up 163.9% at £636,000m , on sales up 33.3% to £20.9m . |
| 3 | Lucas Industries Plc saw net losses for the six months to January 31 stood at £4.9m against profits of $77.4m , after £3.5m redundancy and reorganisation costs this time and £15.4m last time , on turnover that rose 11.5% to £1,287m . |
| 4 | Gould was immediately attracted to the art of lithography for the same reasons as Lear — the relative inexpensiveness of production and the lack of training required — but he also saw great potential for Lear 's large-size format and colourful plates , which could , Gould thought , if properly promoted and well managed , prove extremely lucrative . |
| 5 | However , the Dutchman , with shrewd insight , saw great prospects for Habitat and persuaded Conran that in order to grow big he had to think big . |
| 6 | This blurring of distinctions which to modern eyes seem self-evidently clear-cut was most evident in the lack of clearly-defined linear frontiers between states ; and the two or three generations before the French revolution saw growing pressures for greater clarity in this respect . |
| 7 | At that moment one of our more naive trainees appeared on deck , saw Marty swimming for the ladder and remarked in amazement , " What 's Marty doing in the water then ? " |
| 8 | Both sales saw keen competition for the more interesting lots . |