Example sentences of "and see the [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we have to go to Normandy to get an idea of what those hamlets and farmsteads looked like in apple-blossom-time fifty years ago , and to see the profusion of wildflowers that once filled the hedgerows and verges . |
| 2 | Here he was impressed by America 's industrial progress and in 1862 he visited London for its World Exhibition and to see the museums of South Kensington . |
| 3 | So , having D'Arcy in the band has been an education , not only from playing with someone who 's obviously a girl , but seeing how people perceive that and seeing the kind of shit she takes because she 's a girl . |
| 4 | St Hugh , making a visitation of the religious houses in his diocese , came to the nunnery of Godstow , and seeing the tomb of Henry II 's mistress , Fair Rosamund , before the high altar , ordered its removal outside the church . |
| 5 | I 've spoken to her — and seen the contents of Beatrix 's letter to her . |
| 6 | And if I 'd been in his skin , and seen the power in Dawn 's beak and feet , I do n't think I 'd have done anything either . |
| 7 | With very few exceptions the rule is that Parliament determines the maximum penalty and it is then for the courts , having heard the evidence , and seen the defendant in person , and heard what can be said in mitigation on his behalf , to decide upon the appropriate punishment in all the circumstances of the case . |
| 8 | He invited me to go and see the Church in Africa and fortunately I accepted his invitation before he was recalled to become the APF director . |
| 9 | In the profession I would much prefer to see work generated by the directors , and the casting directors taking more trouble to go round and see the actor at work , taking people on the basis of work they had already seen . |
| 10 | Karen Rigby , regional director of MacIntyres said ‘ She wanted to come and see the project in action and keep it all very informal . ’ |
| 11 | Otherwise you 'd be out more or less into the night because you got to go and see the men at night you see ? |
| 12 | When it reaches the bladder the surgeon , like a submarine commander , applies his eyes to the other end of the fibre-optic and sees the area of tissue that needs to be cut away . |
| 13 | ‘ I am delighted he has agreed to the council 's request and sees the need for urgency , ’ he said . |
| 14 | When Thompson asks about the emergence of classes he enquires into the choices and intentions of individuals , which are for him a crucial kind of evidence , and sees the process of class formation as one of self-making . |
| 15 | If you were part of the trust meetings and saw the degree of work that he does do regularly on our behalf it is quite considerable he does n't do it for nothing ! |
| 16 | By a chain of accidents and coincidences he met us , and saw the film of William Nkomo 's life . |
| 17 | Schellenberg frequently did , but when he went to the window and saw the powdering of snow in the streets he laughed . |
| 18 | Godoy 's supporters opposed such a conciliatory stance to the Sandinistas and saw the return of properties to their original owners as a test of the government 's attitude to the private sector . |
| 19 | Donna cupped one hand over her eyes and saw the lights of King 's Cross through the window as the train slowed to a crawl , preparatory to gliding to a halt . |
| 20 | And I looked up to the air and saw the air in amazement . |
| 21 | In the corridor above he stood upright , gasping , and saw the floor in front of him scattered with bodies . |
| 22 | And as she pressed against him and felt his passion stirring , and saw the depth of emotion that shone from his eyes , Shiona knew beyond a doubt that his promise was true . |
| 23 | She took a quick step forward and saw the flicker of surprise on the man 's face . |
| 24 | Badly hit by £213m of losses on domestic mortgage guarantee insurance , it nearly trebled its pre-tax loss to £301m and saw the departure of chairman and chief executive Michael Butt — once considered heir apparent to BAT chairman Sir Patrick Sheehy . |
| 25 | Hitch looked at him and saw the anger in Scott 's eyes . |
| 26 | He looked around and saw the patches of red on the snow . |
| 27 | She walked towards its edge and saw the slivers of glass shining in the morning sunlight , the remains of the champagne bottle . |
| 28 | She followed his gaze , through a small gap in the mourners opposite her , and saw the object of Michael 's scrutiny . |
| 29 | She stopped , looked round and saw the emptiness of Ireland . |
| 30 | The lawyer turned it over on its back and saw the face of Edward Hyde . |