Example sentences of "be [adj] see a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes it would be lovely to see a Sun reader from The University of Life on the Bench . |
| 2 | On 1 March 1989 , a group of British skiers were horrified to see a man set fire to himself on the ski-slopes outside Braşov . |
| 3 | It is more difficult to know whether an animal goes through the experience of at one moment not being able to see a food item , but then being able to see it at the next . |
| 4 | The answer is that it is difficult to see a conspiracy theory at work . |
| 5 | Several misgivings later , I was relieved to see a car stop , and so made the acquaintance of Peter Mulhooley . |
| 6 | When he arrived at Florey 's laboratory , Chain was delighted to see a Sohxlet apparatus in a cupboard , but caused consternation by saying ‘ I shall want six of those ’ . |
| 7 | A few weeks ago I picked up a tray of plants from the greenhouse border and was delighted to see a baby toad sitting in a hallow in the soil . |
| 8 | Looking by chance out of his kitchen window , Auguste was amazed to see a donkey cart with Egbert Rose and yes — Stitch driving past . |
| 9 | Pannell Kerr Forster 's Tony Foreman cautioned that it was difficult to see an exit route from property zone trusts and wealthy clients were inclined to put £40,000 in the BES before considering such schemes . |