Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] see [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the very least , it says a great deal about the conspiratorial mentality which the leaders of the Communist system have created that so many defectors tend to see deception at work everywhere . |
| 2 | Some philosophers of religion have seen God as a higher stage of this process . |
| 3 | NEW management changes at the top of LASMO have seen Joe Darby appointed chief executive and John Hogan chief operating officer . |
| 4 | This year the 82 London shops have seen sales increase by 13.8 per cent . |
| 5 | Many Iranians have seen France as neutral and with fewer designs upon them than Britain . |
| 6 | The expectant eyes have seen things , and expect to see more . |
| 7 | Already , the Scots have seen Australia at close quarters in last week 's Canberra Tournament , where the Wallabies reached the semi-final , while , earlier in the season , they faced a number of possible participants in the colours of Queensland in Dubai . |
| 8 | THE Law and its administration have seen changes in recent years and there are more to come . |
| 9 | Well , what it 's all about is that er , the insurers have seen things on the telly etcetera and horrified with the result , |
| 10 | Pluralists tend to see politics as analogous to an idealised economic market place of free and fair competition . |
| 11 | The Kurdish refugees want to see Saddam 's promises enforced by American power ; some of the 500,000 who fled to Turkey have drifted home , but not the 1m who fled to Iran . |
| 12 | MERCHANT bankers expect to see deals which were put on ice before the election begin to trickle out in coming months . |
| 13 | Visitors report seeing Mr Nugroho covered in bruises and unable to speak . |
| 14 | [ For January reshuffle see p. 37976 . ] |
| 15 | Bankers like to see governments breaking their election promises because this proves that they are in earnest in their attempts to put the economy to rights . |
| 16 | Visitors come to see relatives , and sometimes their friends as well . |
| 17 | Many of the major industrial countries have seen unemployment increase — |
| 18 | While the urban areas inhabited by the underclass have seen outbreaks of violence , notably the widespread riots in the second half of the 1960s in the US , with the recent echo in Los Angeles last week , the more surprising thing , nonetheless , is their relative tranquillity . |
| 19 | The idea of a regular Mr Plod seeing Leather And Bones walking down the road in his T-shirt and saying , here my lad , you 're being seditious , come with me . |
| 20 | The last few weeks have seen LASMO North Sea 's Markham field produce its first gas , while gas price negotiations have been concluded in Pakistan , allowing LASMO Oil Pakistan to proceed with development plans for the Kadanwari field . |
| 21 | The last ten years have seen reforms in the education system greater than probably ever before , culminating in the Education Reform Act 1988 . |
| 22 | While the progress towards the reunion of separated churches has been much slower than many had hoped , the last sixty years have seen dialogue and joint action at many levels , from the local to the international , between Christian communities which had for long centuries been very largely isolated from each other . |
| 23 | Whereas the last few years have seen women such as Liz Fraser , Kristin Hersh and Mary Margaret O'Hara shred the conventions of writing and performance , marrying impressionistic , ‘ illogical ’ words with disturbed vocalising , Lambert 's songs are still very much stuck in the singer-songwriter tradition of narrative and description . |
| 24 | Whereas the last few years have seen women such as Liz Fraser , Kristin Hersh and Mary Margaret O'Hara shred the conventions of writing and performance , marrying impressionistic , ‘ illogical ’ words with disturbed vocalising , Lambert 's songs are still very much stuck in the singer-songwriter tradition of narrative and description . |
| 25 | There they introduced escrima to eager young American martial artists and the last five years have seen escrima and kali grow from strength to strength . |
| 26 | How many of you at Hunterston have seen Torness , and vice versa ? |
| 27 | The latest developments came as a survey of top City businessmen revealed that 91 out of 100 senior executives want to see Mr Lamont sacked . |
| 28 | *Ro Jai Bong Prime Minister Lee Seung Yoon Deputy Prime Minister ; Economic Planning Board *Lee Sang Ock Foreign Affairs Ahn Eung Mo Home Affairs Chung Yong Euy Finance Lee Chong Nam Justice Lee Jong Koo Defence *Yoon Hyong Sup Education **Park Chul Un Sports and Youth Cho Kyung Suh Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries *Lee Bong Suh Commerce and Industry Lee Hee Il Energy and Resources Lee Hang See Construction Kim Jeong Soo Health and Social Affairs **Choe Byung Yul Labour *Lim In Taik Transport *Song Eon Jong Communications *Choi Chang Yoon Public Information Lee Yun Tack Government Administration Kim Jin Hyun Science and Technology **Choi Ho Joong National Unification Lee O Young Culture Choi Sang Yup Director of Office of Legislation *Min Kyung Bae Director of Patriots ' and Veterans ' Affairs Agency Suh Dong Kwon Director of Agency for National Security Planning Huh Nam Hoon Director of Environment Agency Kim Yoon Hwan First Minister of State for Political Affairs Lee Ke Soon Second State Minister for Political Affairs * New Appointment . |
| 29 | [ For recent concern expressed by the UN Human Rights Commission over Iran 's human rights record see p. 37929 . ] |
| 30 | ‘ Farmers like to see things going from the farm straight to the table , ’ said Elizabeth Taylor . |