Example sentences of "see [pron] [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opera Northern Ireland wanted local children to see its dress rehearsal of the popular musical , and regarded it as an opportunity to help with community development . |
| 2 | Only one country is expected to see its GNP decline between the two years : Sweden , with a 0.5% drop . |
| 3 | Jetting across the Atlantic , after two years in America , she had looked forward to seeing her home town from the air , to retracing toy-sized , familiar landmarks , to marvelling at new unfamiliar ones . |
| 4 | We also hope that , by the end of their course , students will be able to stand back , to see their core subject in a wider context , to have a sense of its development and how it relates to other subjects , and to have a due sense of its contribution to the world . |
| 5 | Peter thought Susie was having an affair , ever since he 'd seen her leave work with a colleague . |
| 6 | It was a dream , it had been a long time since Hari had seen her mother smile for the death of her husband had knocked all the spirit out of Win Morgan . |
| 7 | IN these times of recession , the advice is DO N'T PUT YOUR CASH INTO CARS — as any classic car owner who has seen his investment crash through the floor will tell you . |
| 8 | With the latest round of fare increases implemented today , he 's seen his season ticket to the city jump £500 to £4,200 . |
| 9 | How could I have seen your son Scathach in a vision , and named a land Bird Spirit Land out of my childish dreams , and arrive here to find that you know about Bird Spirit Land , and Bavduin ? |
| 10 | Have you seen our cherry tree in the garden ? |
| 11 | With 500 share sorters working round the clock , however , small investors could see their allocation rise to a ceiling of nearly 50 per cent if the issue is 2.25 times oversubscribed . |
| 12 | With 500 share sorters working round the clock , however , small investors could see their allocation rise to a ceiling of nearly 50 per cent if the issue is 2.25 times oversubscribed . |
| 13 | Psychology does not see its age bias as a problem . |
| 14 | For the future , Morton sees its salt business as a cash generator to fund other high growth areas , while the company 's biggest boost will come from airbags . |
| 15 | Ecstatic too when he sees his baby daughter for the first time . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I could see our soap factory in the serail on top of the hill and St Peter 's church next to it . |
| 17 | Accordingly , we would see our modelling approach as an input to corporate debates over resource allocation , not as a provider of prescriptive advice . |
| 18 | and if you can see our practice nurse in a few weeks |
| 19 | Asked about comments by Mr Sugar that if Mr Venables went and Spurs topped the League early next season , people would soon forget him , she said : ‘ I ca n't see us being top of the League without Terry Venables to be honest , and we would n't forget him anyway . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I saw my bank manager at the end of last year and she asked me why I was spending so much on food . |
| 21 | ‘ I saw my father walk along the parapet . |
| 22 | Amy brought the complete outfit , including Lycra shorts — also her own design — to a photographic studio and saw her design move for the first time . |
| 23 | He saw her dust devil from a long way away , and knew that she had been led here by her own dreams , by the pull of the moon . |
| 24 | There is still a three-month waiting list for the cars , but even so , Caterham saw its turnover drop from a £9.4m peak in 1991 to £8.3m this year , and is forecasting a further drop next year , even though it has managed to increase its export sales a little . |
| 25 | The brothers saw their market niche as the one-off poster . |
| 26 | I saw his cousin Christian in the quad , as I came in . |
| 27 | Rubberneck , on his part — he saw his sister gloat over the suitcase , the bits of coloured paper — well , he preferred that she gloated ; it was a rest , his knees on the hard floor , that they knelt in endless prayer . |
| 28 | Feeling the heat of his gaze right through the thin material , she folded her arms protectively , realising only when she saw his mouth curve into a mocking smile that she had merely pushed her breasts upwards , making them clearly visible above the ribbons and lace of the bodice . |
| 29 | The man with the ‘ Go Dawgs ’ hat saw our rebel flag at the spreaders and let out an approving yell that sent two gulls squawking up from the garbage cans behind McIllvanney 's office . |
| 30 | As I shut the door quietly behind me , I saw our itinerary flutter to the floor . |