Example sentences of "see a great [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The postwar period has seen a great rise in ethnicity ; starting in the 1950s with areas peripheral to France and Spain and continuing in the 1960s with Britain 's ‘ Celtic Fringe ’ . |
| 2 | I 'm a Catholic parent and I have seen a great deal of correspondence and adverse publicity in the local and Catholic press about this new Religious Education programme ‘ Here I Am ’ . |
| 3 | If this government channelled its resources against employers who disregard the health and safety legislation as much as it channels its energy at the trade unions through the Employment Act I 'm sure we would see a great decrease in accidents and |
| 4 | Yet there were still trees , planted in the good , old days , and one could see a great deal of sky . |
| 5 | Erm we do n't see a great deal of difference that they 've had the same problem as we 've had , in that we ran out of time before we could put the er finished act together properly . |
| 6 | In the sections where we have dealt with the psychological aspects of sign language we can see a great deal of information of relevance to psychological theories themselves . |
| 7 | However she sees a great deal of hope in Miranda 's situation ; ‘ You can acknowledge that women do let other women down and still be a feminist . |
| 8 | There were , of course , some hidden benefits to being the head boy amongst the junior pilots , I seemed to be something of a senior subaltern , and as such donned the mantle which brings to mind the old chestnut about this essential character in regimental life who enters the Mess , sees a great array of flowers and demands " who put those bloody flowers there ? " |
| 9 | We 're all seeing a great deal of concern about dioxins in tampons and nappies , but did you know that incinerators and leaded petrol are also major contributors towards the levels in our environment ? |
| 10 | He was approaching the track leading to the bell tower , a dark grim silhouette in the moonlight , when he saw a great glow of light to his right in the distance . |
| 11 | It was a good goal erm they they played well it was a good move it , we we saw a great run by Lewis to get this corner which was a smashing bit of football . |
| 12 | One area which saw a great revival in rail fortunes is South Wales where local and county councils invested public money — and reaped the rewards . |
| 13 | It must be remembered , too , that the early years of the revolution saw a great demand for labour in order to rebuild the economy and , also , to fill the immense gap left by the departing middle class . |
| 14 | The 1980s saw a great upsurge of interest in the environment . |
| 15 | A chronicle source confirms Langland 's remark about bread being made from materials other than grain , namely beans , peas and vetches , but it should be noted that this year , 1439 , saw a great dearth of corn , and the chronicler 's comment probably reflects the unusual nature of the food , at least in his eyes ; we do not know how far this view would be general and how far it was that of a man whose conditions were normally more affluent . |
| 16 | In the quality press , first , the 1960s saw a great growth of specialization within public affairs journalism . |
| 17 | When they came near the princess 's tower they saw a great number of people , all walking in the meadows , all searching for the princess 's lost keys . |
| 18 | The sea answered her voice , and she saw a great heave of water rise and fling itself over the dunes . |
| 19 | Alice turned round and saw a great crowd of people . |
| 20 | Next they came to a clearing in the forest where they saw a great flock of doves . |
| 21 | Seafarers who landed there thought they saw a great chain of mountains and heard the roaring of lions from them . |
| 22 | Being the Bishop of an area which stretches from the North West to the Midlands , a I see a great variety of difficulties , yet I also see a wonderful breadth of support both spiritual and material . |
| 23 | I see a great deal of Edgar these days , you know . |