Example sentences of "see a [noun] of [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus we could not claim that an adult must have seen a speck of dust at a range of more than a foot or so , whereas birds could be said to see a small insect at 400 metres . |
| 2 | The warrior Wottolen protested in vain to Looking Glass that he had seen a vision of disaster at this place . |
| 3 | ACES HIGH at North Weald have seen a burst of activity with ex-Swiss Air Force Vampires , having handled four aircraft in six weeks . |
| 4 | And yet , it is within the much maligned football community that we have seen a model of resistance to the break-up of society . |
| 5 | Which I suspect the odd tory MP having a heart attack , falling under a bus , the loss of directions might actually mean that they might see a degree of sense in borough capping . |
| 6 | I can see a bit of success in the air against them . |
| 7 | At the end of the case people would see a bit of film of the child sitting on the drawing-room sofa between his parents who never took their eyes from him during the interview . |
| 8 | ‘ I can see a bit of light around the horizon , ’ said Gurder . |
| 9 | If he is of a poetic turn of mind , will he even see a kind of justice in the eventual return to silicon-based life , with DNA no more than an interlude , albeit one that lasted longer than three aeons ? |
| 10 | In future , that will mean that the old high rates will no longer be levied on the unsuspecting population , and we will see a continuation of support by central Government of local government . |
| 11 | The bed beside her was empty , but there were men in the yard : she could see a glimmer of light between the shutters and hear a flotsam of voices now and then , when the wind died . |
| 12 | Although a large ship of the line , she did not see a lot of action during her service . |
| 13 | In Williams ' chapter ( 3.1 ) , we may perhaps see a justification of equality of condition or outcome on the basis of equality of opportunity . |
| 14 | Sometimes , he sees a blade of light in the darkness and thinks : ‘ There is Crevecoeur ! |
| 15 | It might be that the traveller after a prolonged deadlock sees a picture of Bali on a magazine cover as he is walking past a newspaper stand , thinks ‘ I must go there ’ , the decision is made , and from then on he never wavers . |
| 16 | The ordinary cinema goer sees a lot of glamour in directing and producing and God knows what else , but you you really postman |
| 17 | She looked straight into his eyes , seeing a flash of rage at her dismissal . |
| 18 | The Software Foundation and Tivoli Systems Inc — source of the DME framework — are said to have appealed to IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co after seeing a loss of interest in DME due to the slow progress . |
| 19 | He was beginning to see a glimmer of sense about this world . |
| 20 | At last we reached the gibbet and , if you should wish to see a vision of Hell before death , go to Montfaucon . |
| 21 | You do n't have to go far to see a lack of quality in the products and services many companies provide . |
| 22 | Keeping her eyes on Robert as he began to talk to Dawn , she waited to see a change of expression on Dawn 's face , then , suddenly , her view was blotted out by a tall figure handing her a glass of wine . |
| 23 | She released her lip from between her teeth and Julia was horrified to see a speck of blood on it . |
| 24 | She closed her eyes for a second , and then opened them to see a glimpse of concern on Guy Sterne 's dark face . |
| 25 | It was just possible for her to see a suggestion of light at the spy hole , set like a marble in the wall . |
| 26 | He himself would have gone anywhere to see a set of tack of strange cut or history . |
| 27 | I did get into a car the other day to drive to London to the Imperial War Museum to see an exhibition of work by Tony Carter and was excited by it , but my appreciation may have something to do with the fact that he was a student of mine so I have been familiar with his ideas over many years . |
| 28 | The European world in general saw a flurry of enthusiasm for planned reconstruction in 1945 . |
| 29 | The eighties saw a change of label for Johnny , switching to Alligator Records and producing the album Guitar Slinger , the cover of which shows him playing the small , headless guitar he still uses today . |
| 30 | This year saw a change of venue for Convocation 's Annual Dinner ; after several years of requests from the Students ' Union that the facilities at Castle Irwell be considered , it was agreed to accept the Students ' Union 's offer . |