Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She needs to hide from reality but she also does n't want Mitch to see how old she is and the truth that she is hiding from : |
| 2 | She could have kicked herself for the remark , for allowing Piers to see how much he got underneath her skin , but she could n't prevent herself . |
| 3 | INSTEAD of surveying prisoners to see how life in jail can be improved , the authorities should talk to ordinary , law-abiding folk who live in fear of crime . |
| 4 | ‘ We want people to see how money is being spent here and how we have improved conditions . ’ |
| 5 | I asked her as I began opening drawers to see how much had to be packed . |
| 6 | Recently a group of seven Swedish architects visited Elderslie to see more traditional methods of manufacture . |
| 7 | The approach allows researchers to see how the diversity — still large and exciting — came to be , rather than simply marvelling at it . |
| 8 | Promotional tools used by Historic Scotland include the Scottish Explorer Ticket , which allows visitors to see as many properties as they can within either 7 or 14 days . |
| 9 | Nostalgic for what he would not give twopence to see back |
| 10 | Such flexibility allows users to see only that part of the data model that interests them and avoid an otherwise over-complicated view of the model , and supports other requirements such as privacy and security . |
| 11 | • use disclosing tablets to see where brushing is inadequate |
| 12 | Within days Hadley Cantril and a team of psychologists from Princeton University were interviewing listeners to see just what had made them so convinced and , in many cases , so panic stricken . |
| 13 | Readers will also be stopped at different points in the sentence and asked to identify words seen earlier . |
| 14 | Considerable support is required to help managers see how they can analyse and utilise RMI information for more effective decision-making . |
| 15 | Evelyn was finding it difficult to get used to going under the machines , but she was determined not to let Rose see how she felt . |
| 16 | One of the purposes of an extended period of single-sex science teaching might be to let teachers see how girls approach scientific matters , and to discover , what may well be the case , that girls are just as capable of ‘ scientific thinking ’ as boys . |
| 17 | and he says he 's coming up tomorrow morning and erm but he 's got places to go and people , you know how he says it , places to go people to see tomorrow afternoon and Sunday . |
| 18 | Video and one-way mirrors allow designers to see how their systems stand up in practice . |
| 19 | Previous legislation , which came to force on January 1 , 1987 , permitted patients to see only their hospital records , but now the right has been extended to records made in all medical institutions , including records made by private practitioners . |
| 20 | Small booksellers often do n't have time to see however many reps would be calling on them ; they would much rather put all their orders together and send them to Hammicks or to Heathcote or whoever ; we will work with them on that . |
| 21 | Film critics and reviewers are obliged to describe films seen either alone , or in the company of fellow professionals , in preview theatres , on video or in archives . |
| 22 | We have to watch television to see how the others live . |
| 23 | Statements of Attainment are also guides which enable teachers to see how far pupils have progressed in each Attainment Target . |
| 24 | The role of ‘ aliens ’ in England under John and Henry III as targets for baronial opposition to the crown has perhaps led historians to see too sharp a polarization of attitudes among the English ruling classes at this time . |
| 25 | It is worth taking time to see exactly how this came about . |
| 26 | In the general review that has taken place to see where we can reduce spending from the public purse … we came to the conclusion that the cost of development control was an area where some part of the cost should be recovered . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ There was , ’ said Timothy West , a ‘ dark quality about him that he did n't let people see very much of . |
| 28 | However , this may support comments seen elsewhere that BAIE publications are at least as good as , if not better than , many in the commercial sector . |
| 29 | Let me see if I can get Bryony to see where this moorhen is . |
| 30 | WHEN I WAS GROWING UP , the boys I hung around with used to have competitions to see how long they could go without changing their underpants . |