Example sentences of "[adj] see them [prep] " in BNC.

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1 For justification , and the very baptism which is its outward symbol , means dying with Christ and rising again ; dying to the old sinful ways , and being prepared to see them as characteristics of the unregenerate nature that was dealt with on the cross by Jesus and must be kept there .
2 Breeze had already heard the family mentioned the day before , at the Vicarage , and was interested to see them in the flesh .
3 The 1890s saw them at their most confident , both in terms of presentation and in the range of varieties offered ; the catalogues from Suttons and Webbs were especially impressive .
4 Rather than market and hierarchy being opposed to types , as in the Williamsonian formulation , it may be more appropriate to see them as alternative solutions to the problem of how to arrange functional alignment within the enterprise .
5 Once they 've joined in the Pirates Club , you 'll be lucky to see them at all , as they go through their paces for the junior cabaret ( where a lot of hidden young talent come to light ) , or as they enjoy the treasure hunts and fancy dress parties .
6 Do n't be grumpy or touchy now — you 'll be glad to see them after 26.2 miles and you want them to be happy to see you too .
7 The King was much intrigued to see them in the Dolls ' House and enquired who gave her permission .
8 Well it 's good to see them in the bath anyway having a good good old splash about , you know ?
9 The solution requires a reassessment of the nature of Toryism at this time ; rather than seeing the Tories as royal absolutists , it is better to see them as conservative legal-constitutionalists , deeply committed to the rule of law and the Anglican Church .
10 It was ludicrous to see them as a threat to security .
11 We live in a technological age , and there are going to be major changes without a doubt , we 've all seen them over the past few decades , and into the future there are going to be many major changes .
12 I think that the computer presents exactly that challenge and amongst the sorts of things I 'm thinking of is that erm it 's one thing to play with a computer toy , a game of some sort — we 've all seen them in the bar and elsewhere — it 's another thing entirely to devise your own game , to program your own rules in and then to bring your friend along and have them challenge it .
13 Scotland does not have national parks at the moment , and many see them as a nasty English invention .
14 National Park rangers eventually managed to speak to the two men but were unable to see them for clouds of steam .
15 Luckily this family all weighed in at over 15 grammes … and that means enough fat to see them through the winter .
16 I am happy to see them in this workmanlike state .
17 " You have come here chiefly to hunt the rare wild animals in our jungles so that the people of America will be able to see them on display in the Sherman Museum in Washington .
18 She found herself wondering idly whether , if she and Johnny were to make love now , here beneath the apple tree , Ben would be able to see them from his garden , or Mrs Draper from her bedroom window .
19 In another sense they may seem to know them too little , to be too little able to see them in relation to other , contemporary , young people : as much chance of a fair assessment from a family as from a school .
20 Sniffy was reasonably pleased to see them as the Goad men had been about to wreak vengeance on him for his revelations about the prison release dates being changed .
21 ‘ Hello , ’ she said hoarsely , pleased to see them at ease with each other again .
22 You do n't see luxurious leather-bound books in most homes , which is all the more reason you 'll be proud to see them in yours !
23 Practical theories and theoretized practice meet somewhere in the middle , and it may be more fruitful to see them as a continuum than as a dichotomy .
24 Perhaps they had been loaded on the train many hours before Holly , because they seemed to him to be sleeping when he had first seen them in the darkened carriage .
25 But , bold as they are , giant colour prints of segmented bodies , rough skins and the centrepiece of a kiss in rich colour close-up , it is difficult to see them as challenges to a visual or a political status quo .
26 First , bankers are so used to thinking of intangibles as chiefly useful for pricing takeovers and then minimising taxes after them ( intangibles can be amortised for tax purposes ) that they have been slow to see them as a way of wooing investors .
27 In this sense , it is best to see them as a modern phenomenon and as part of a Bowing movement to find significance and variety in the landscape .
28 ‘ I have loved elephants since I was a child and it will be fantastic to see them in their natural environment . ’
29 August 1915 saw them at Suvla Bay in the Gallipoli campaign and they suffered heavy casualties at Chocolate Hill .
30 Forty-five per cent of the first group ( i.e. 45 per cent of 50 per cent ) thought them to be a true measure of ability and a third saw them as useful indicators of attitude .
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