Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case turns on whether he could or should have seen the case in the back of the lorry when he was lacing it up . |
| 2 | WEATHER-beaten Constantinos Kaloude has one of those lived-in faces that could have seen the sun set on 30,000 different horizons . |
| 3 | Boys and girls , And women that would groan to see a child Pull off an insect 's leg , all read of war The best amusement of our morning meal ! |
| 4 | Among organisations that would like to see a more liberal approach are student broadcasters and hospital radio stations . |
| 5 | Bullies are impressed by force and power , and may want to see proof of your new-found strength of character . |
| 6 | Now that 's the one the public can and ought to ask to see . |
| 7 | ‘ We can and must fight to see that the fruit of labour remains in the hands of those who work , and that work does not turn into punishment . ’ |
| 8 | You were John Mayall 's longest-serving side man , and must have seen a good few guitarists and drummers come and go … |
| 9 | I 've been family member for twelve years and must have seen a thousand children , and of those , barely fifty had both their natural mother and father ! |
| 10 | The pious Jew , when observing an ordinary bush , should then be reminded of the burning bush and should attempt to see the imperceptible workings of the Divine Presence within the ordinary bush . |
| 11 | The reader should resist the temptation to think of the law as a closed set of rules and principles , and should strive to see it as a setting in which the business of politics and government is carried on . |
| 12 | JEAN HALVIN , checkout/replenishment , Darnley : ‘ I 'm a keen gardener and would love to see Sainsbury 's sell garden seeds , compost , fertilizer and a whole range of gardening tools . ’ |
| 13 | She likes to wear bright colours too and would love to see emerald green , cobalt blue and purple tights on the shelf in extra large sizes . ’ |
| 14 | What we already know of the Titfords can serve as a model : Charles the Cheesemonger in the late 18th century had 13 children , seven of whom died in infancy ; his grandson , Benjamin the Silversmith , had reduced the number of offspring to five , and would live to see all but one reach adulthood . |
| 15 | He is keen that Britain should get involved too , and would like to see whether the council could help . |
| 16 | Neither man , however , is solely motivated by local concerns : both have been hawks on the deficit and would like to see Mr Clinton cut it more . |
| 17 | I am 82 , and would like to see this argument settled before I pitch stumps on the Green Field . |
| 18 | Er it says , to the customer , if you support fair trading and would like to see Third World farmers having decent wages and working conditions , please sign this coupon . |
| 19 | It is resolutely opposed to abortion and would like to see women firmly back in the home , where they belong . |
| 20 | ‘ This one wanted to do my work , but when he started telling me that personally he was against all pet shops and would like to see them closed we did n't exactly see eye to eye . |
| 21 | It probably looks a bit like hieroglyphics now , but in a few months , I guarantee that you will understand this and will begin to see a difference in your playing . |
| 22 | She says she 's written to the Prime minister and Douglas Hurd and will wait to see what happens . |
| 23 | In spite of all the anxieties about finance , then , governors can make a valuable contribution and can help to see that every department or area of the school gets a fair share of the limited resources available . |
| 24 | Although I was in pain I was conscious and can remember seeing Callanish itself . |
| 25 | I enjoy the magazine but would prefer to see more of the subscription used for the work of the Institution . |
| 26 | He made detailed admissions and at the end was asked whether not seeing a solicitor had made any difference , He said not , but would like to see a solicitor , and refused to sign the notes of interview until he had done so . |
| 27 | Does he agree that if the distribution of Government grant were seen to be fair , local residents would not only be able to assess the performance of local authorities but would begin to see that our new council tax is a far better deal than the uncosted return to the rates — or , even worse , the uncosted local income tax — proposed by the Opposition parties ? |
| 28 | As will lie seen later , I do not myself go all the way with the attitudinist theory of ethics . |