Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] see [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must certainly see about spectacles ; it would be worse than anything if he were compelled to give up the reader 's position with Mr Lamprey . |
| 2 | He is now out and as soon as he returns is to accompany Lady Franklin and her party in a vessel round the island as far as Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour , which you may easily see on the map . |
| 3 | Well , we 'll just see about that ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 'll soon see about that , ’ retorted Florrie , turning the handle . |
| 5 | We 'll soon see about that said the magician . |
| 6 | he said , I 'll fucking see about that . |
| 7 | is all you 'll ever see of them ; |
| 8 | In fact , in about 1971 there was a sudden spate of development in this area , and both the University Library and what was then Brighton Public Library and West Sussex all were innovators in those days , using computer-based lending systems , which used little cards with lots of little holes in them and — I am sure they are familiar to lots of people — in the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes erm what are called bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . |
| 9 | In the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes — what we call bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . |
| 10 | The Queen should not , in your opinion , abdicate in favour of Prince Charles ( 61% ) , and those of you who answered the question , ‘ Is there any member of the Royal family you 'd rather see as the future king/queen ? ’ , chose the Princess Royal ( placing her way out ahead of the Princess of Wales ) . |
| 11 | It may not be rat-infested , but any good entrepreneur could swiftly see to that . |
| 12 | We could only see through the windows |
| 13 | The child 's own feelings were split between mortification at a christening that doomed him to live out for good a pun that he could already see to be gruesome and pride that his father had cared for him enough to embed him into his act by the very roots of his name . |
| 14 | He could already see over the rue Victorie at the front and over his father 's garden at the back . |
| 15 | I sneaked a look at face , although I could scarcely see through the veiled curtain which had so mysteriously woven its way around my eyes . |
| 16 | He could scarcely see for the blur of tears behind his spectacles , but he bent to investigate a glint of metal among the dust . |
| 17 | For , of course , you could not see to the foot of the hill , let alone seven counties , under the stars . |
| 18 | The steam was so thick that she could not see through it and she thought she was alone in the room . |
| 19 | Down at Lucifer 's feet , in front of the stage , a girl with long , black hair stood on tip-toe but still could not see over the heads of the crowd . |
| 20 | How fortunate for the denizens of The Daily Herald , then , that they could not see into the future — even the immediate future ! |
| 21 | She was short-sighted a could not see into the auditorium . |
| 22 | Black water lapped her , depths she could not see into . |
| 23 | Dazzled by the evening sun the people in the garden could not see into the sitting room and had no idea who Rain 's visitor was until Wickham joined them . |
| 24 | By the time that you have battled against the wind to get there , you may find that it has some hazard that you could not see from a distance , and then there may be no other good field within reach . |
| 25 | All three thought it right that the fight continued in the eleventh round when McDonnell 's right eye was all but closed , though the fighter admitted he could not see from that eye . |
| 26 | Escape was something Judith could not see in her own future . |
| 27 | He had dark glasses on , but I could just see through them to his closed eyes . |
| 28 | I sank down further until I could just see over the seat in front . |
| 29 | Hiding near the door , I could just see into the kitchen through a small uncurtained window . |
| 30 | She could just see by the light of the wrought-iron lamps that he was wearing a shirt with frilled sleeves , and that his hair fell about his face . |