Example sentences of "[verb] see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had written to Joe Ackerley about Dana , and how we were writing poems together , and he asked to see some examples of this unusual collaboration . |
| 2 | A nice piece of work ; but bear in mind that a much more ambitious measurement , which would have taken the biggest chunk of the Hubble 's observing time , is completely beyond the telescope 's present capacity , because it involves seeing faint variable stars in far-off galaxies . |
| 3 | And also I did n't want to see that Mercy Newbegin . |
| 4 | Obviously one would not want to see that scene again . ’ |
| 5 | Mada Madam Speaker my honourable friend knows well that the purpose er of what has been said and what is being considered about air strikes er is to is is to bring about er the er cessation of the sort of bombardment that we have seen in Sarajevo and I think everybody will want to see that effort successfully er completed . |
| 6 | Ooh I do n't want to see that thing . |
| 7 | families of those who have lost loved ones , who do n't want to see other families going through the suffering that they have gone through . |
| 8 | I did n't want to see other people . |
| 9 | ‘ You think I 'm just an old man who does n't want to see new shops and houses . |
| 10 | Once , I was waiting at the bus stop one Sunday with my bags packed ready to go to Sheffield when Otley came running up : ‘ Do n't you want to see Fragile Earth ? |
| 11 | I just do n't want to see similar signs appearing up mountains as hill-walking grows more popular Where would it all end ? |
| 12 | Thirdly , it seems that both groups of critics would want to see greater support given to natural families , in general , to help them to care for their children more effectively and to prevent the need for substitute care arising . |
| 13 | erm One of our buyers , Spain , er was not in favour of that solution because they were not a member of the tornado team and they did not want to see some kind of old boys club er running this project which was very important to them . |
| 14 | Redmond , Washington-based Microsoft Corp does not want to see any part of the digital automation process that is not touched by Windows , and the company has developed a specification for computer integrated telephony for the MS-DOS personal computer , with which , needless to say , it is aiming to set the industry-standard . |
| 15 | His wife did n't want to watch him suffer , and she wanted him to die also , and she did n't want to see any suffering . |
| 16 | They will also want to see 2,500 voting papers from another NUS election which mysteriously turned up seven years after they should have been destroyed . |
| 17 | We do not want to see those jobs destroyed . |
| 18 | Coun Philip Stamford Bewlay ( Con ) said he did not want to see another pub in the town centre but officers said that was not an issue the planning committee is entitled to discuss . |
| 19 | When you 've been here six months you 'll nae want to see another lobster in your life . ’ |
| 20 | But I admit , I am glad it 's all over — I do n't want to see another pack of cards for a couple of weeks ! ’ |
| 21 | When it comes to approaching lenders for finance , they will want to see detailed budget plans , including an accurate estimate of the total of all direct build costs . |
| 22 | She did n't want to see this man again . |
| 23 | We do not want to see more knife carrying by people who are mentally ill , although that clearly affects a minority of community care cases . |
| 24 | He 'll be touchy feeling and he wants to complete application form , give it to him okay if he 's an original he 'll want to see conceptual presentations , he 'll want to see illustrations , he 'll want to see erm , sales aids , if he 's in audible mode he will far more readily to what you tell him as opposed to , let me show you something , okay and there 's a specific technique |
| 25 | I had a bath , then had to wait to see this officer in charge , and because they read on my notes that I 'd barricaded , I was put on this wing like C1 . |
| 26 | He 'd prefer to see low profits today and high quality tomorrow rather than high profits today and low quality tomorrow . |
| 27 | They would not proscribe the teaching of fine art , archaeology or music — but would much prefer to see British colleges turning out many more vocation-ally-trained graduates in science , technology and business management . |
| 28 | Q. Would you prefer to see English people ? |
| 29 | Afterwards he 'd sworn he would prefer to see any child of his six foot under rather than taken for a nun . |
| 30 | ‘ As a retailer , naturally I would prefer to see added value rather than price cutting , ’ she adds . |