Example sentences of "[adj] see [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sha n't be sorry to see Philip go , will you ? |
| 2 | I was sorry to see Rocky go and I would like him back . |
| 3 | Some Leeds players are sorry to see Cantona go , but remain confident of doing well without him . |
| 4 | Billy was a tower of strength in Palace 's two years in the 1st Division , 1979–81 , missing only five of our 84 games there , and then his sturdy and dependable displays helped to keep us from further embarrassment after we had returned to Division Two , so that every Palace fan was sorry to see Billy opt to leave us for Portsmouth in the 1984 close season . |
| 5 | It 's heartening to see NI take up some of the challenges of feminism in a thoughtful , provocative way . |
| 6 | But she was relieved to see Patrick thrive at last now that Maggie had been weaned off gin , and when Rosa 's sixth baby arrived she helped with it , gaining experience for when her own time came . |
| 7 | ‘ I was relieved to see Perry save that one . |
| 8 | In many ways we shall be very sad to see Muriel go . |
| 9 | It was sad to see Rocky go but at least we got a player back , White seems a strong and determined player and has fitted in quite well already . |
| 10 | I guess it will all work out , but I 'd be very sad to see Wilkinson go , particularly now when his work is yet unfinished . |
| 11 | ‘ It would be sad to see sitcoms go , ’ he says , before heading into the night . |
| 12 | The Germans have been quietly content to see America lose business opportunities by refusing aid . |
| 13 | He became very nervous , and was glad to see Odd-Knut come home . |
| 14 | When we had entered the house , however , I was horrified to see Heathcliff lock the front door . |
| 15 | It is not unusual to see management prepare one business plan and profit projections for the benefit of the company 's owners , to be used by them in determining the price at which they will be prepared to sell ; and another more optimistic plan and projections for themselves . |
| 16 | However , it is not unusual to see pilots take off towards a heavy rain shower on a good soaring day instead of waiting until it has passed . |
| 17 | 14 April : The Mail reports that disagreements over the Labour leadership election ‘ are likely to see knives flash among top policymakers ’ . |
| 18 | Good to see things have changed quite considerably now though . |
| 19 | The late '80s saw Neil join Brit-based Japanese metallers Vow Wow , followed by Murray moving into the somewhat more credible Black Sabbath camp , alongside Sab mainman Tony Iommi , Cozy Powell on drums and vocalist Tony Martin . |
| 20 | Although he said he would be happy to see Brokerage break even by the end of the 1993 fiscal year , he did add that this would depend on the timing and amount of licence sales made . |
| 21 | The result : division , geographical and stylistic , and so balefully profound that Neath supporters were quite happy to see Wales lose at home to Romania . |
| 22 | Secondly , the companies that have already spent money on cleaning up are reluctant to see others let off the hook . |
| 23 | So far as we have been able to see people need to be able to identify those social situations which are distinct in their culture . |
| 24 | January 4 brings Girobank 's £12 fee card rate down to 26.1% , while January 25 sees TSB cut its no-fee Trustcard and Mastercard rates to 23.7% . |
| 25 | The 1370s saw England neglect the serious implications of this essentially defensive war , so that the chevauchées led by Sir Robert Knolles in 1370 and John of Gaunt , Edward III 's third surviving son , in 1373 achieved little military advantage . |
| 26 | He looked extremely annoyed and she was thankful to see Marguerite hurry out to obey . |
| 27 | The Hunter first saw RAF service with 43 Sqn based at RAF Leuchars and the video contains a large amount of colour film from the 1950s showing Hunters serving with the RAF along with footage of those in service with the Belgian Air Force . |
| 28 | Quite early in life she decided she wanted to be a dancer and was entranced when she first saw Bode-Medau work while attending a display of various systems of rhythmic movement . |
| 29 | The 1990s saw Japan take over from the US as the world 's dominant power . |
| 30 | By the early thirteenth century the material becomes more relevant : ‘ Johannes de Erleia positus est loco Asciline matris sue optulit see iiij die versus Robertum de Juvenni de placito medietis tocius terre quam Robertus tenet de terra que fuit Radulfi de Insula … ‘ is a typical entry in a roll , and includes at least one name which is still found today — Erleigh ( Erlé ) — in the area to which the roll refers ; the name probably means ‘ eagle wood ’ . |