Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the wind rose , fanning the few sparks left alive in the brushwood ; the fire flared into life again and gave them light to see by , and they broke apart from their terrible embraces and sprang off to blade-length and lance-length . |
| 2 | Or someone curious to see just how far his retarded egghead act will allow him to go ? |
| 3 | These two species could really be described as ideal fish for the ornamental pond , being widely available , hardy , active and brightly coloured making them easy to see even if the pond water is slightly cloudy . |
| 4 | I 'm was n't trying a bit of Strach Bashing earlier just its frustrating to see not be as good as he once was … though I still reckon last year he was watchinghimself to make sure he did not got injured . |
| 5 | Hal 's development makes one eager to see just how he will change in Part 2 . |
| 6 | Already I think I found it painful to see so much vacuity without leisure , indolence without refinement . |
| 7 | Currently Jonathan has clients from Dubai , Venezuela , Hong Kong and Miami , as well as the British-based , on his books , and a tour around the little harbours of Looe , Fowey and St Mawes with fishing boats bobbing in the deep blue waters , or a ride through the tiny villages on high-banked , well-surfaced , empty country roads , makes it easy to see why Cornwall and East Devon are prime targets for relocation . |
| 8 | From the wheelhouse the high-railed bow made it impossible to see immediately ahead . |
| 9 | Defeated in his climb , he had been descending , heading for the window , hoping he could hammer on it and attract someone 's attention , but ice and spindrift made it impossible to see where he was going ; and now he was trapped . |
| 10 | It swirled thickly , making it impossible to see where he was going . |
| 11 | Even drivers of average height will need the seat so far back as to make it impossible to see directly behind . |
| 12 | Halliday ( 1967 ) has a rather odd-looking set of tones : There is , of course , no particular reason to expect linguistic systems to be tidy and symmetrical , but I find it hard to see why Halliday chose these particular tones . |
| 13 | so I find it hard to see why people are so desperate at school to do all these things . |
| 14 | I also think it 's a question of being able to provide , certainly at the top of a company , a sense of direction and I find it hard to see how you can have an absolutely clear sense of direction unless you yourself are able to assess the essentials as you see them for success in your particular trade . |
| 15 | Not only is it hard to see how the buyer can then bring an action for breach of contract , as opposed to invoking the express remedies of the clause , but , even if he were able to , there is no reason why general exclusion clauses capping liability or excluding liability for economic loss should not be effective , since they would then only have to pass the reasonableness test . |
| 16 | In 1987 I spent the summer at the college on the Intermediate Command Course and found it depressing to see just how little research was being sponsored or carried out there . |
| 17 | Even simple activities , such as the right way to hold and use a pair of scissors , may need to be shown to a pupil with very poor vision , not because it is beyond the child 's capacity , but because defective vision may make it difficult to see exactly how to manipulate utensils and objects without precise demonstration on how to do so . |
| 18 | Squinting her eyes , because the contrast from bright day to the deep shadow in the barn made it difficult to see where she was going , and wary of stumbling and falling over , she grabbed at the doorframe , and shot out her foot to trip him up . |
| 19 | It was falling so fast that rivulets of rain streaming down the window-panes made it difficult to see out at all . |
| 20 | For some things you may find it difficult to see how to improve on them or you will not be able to think of suitable substitutes . |
| 21 | Even knowing what he did , Kirov found it difficult to see how the optical illusion had been managed . |
| 22 | This makes it difficult to see how the judgement could be mistaken for a sensation . |
| 23 | Without social inequality , Parsons finds it difficult to see how members of society could effectively cooperate and work together . |
| 24 | I find it difficult to see how the order can be cut down and remain effective . |
| 25 | The refusal of successive Conservative governments under Margaret Thatcher and John Major to engage in dialogue with the political supporters of paramilitarism makes it difficult to see how such an objective may be achieved . |
| 26 | ‘ I find it difficult to see how a future Labour Secretary of State would be able to rule out completely any development in the Green Belt , ’ he said . |
| 27 | In honour of Richard Phibbs , I walked up and down Harmony Hill , although there was nothing special to see there . |