Example sentences of "[noun sg] see a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't have to be an anthropological genius to see a spiralling behaviour pattern here . |
| 2 | Lack of communication and the inability to see a differing point of view are cited as being the main causes . |
| 3 | Feargal McSorley from BAT said : ‘ Many of those who attended Tuesday 's performance are involved in drama groups within their school or youth club , so of course they are delighted to get the opportunity to see a modern classic being staged by the very talented opera company . ’ |
| 4 | The lucky denizens of East Anglia are being given a rare opportunity to see a magnificent selection of 16th century drawings loaned form the British Museum 's great collection , which is only occasionally exhibited to the general public . |
| 5 | The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document . |
| 6 | The shepherd hides , the night comes , and in the moonlight the shepherd sees a little fox that comes trotting from the desert , looks right , looks left and heads straight towards the milk , which he laps up , and disappears into the desert again . |
| 7 | In the triples , the Prestwick side saw a great fightback just fail to take them to the final . |
| 8 | The years of the boom saw a phenomenal explosion of trade . |
| 9 | Today they fly south to see a seventh-century Buddha statue and Buddhist temple before boarding a flight to Hong Kong , where the prince will stay for three days while the princess flies home . |
| 10 | ‘ Michael Crawford takes his induction into the ways of the world with his usual incredulous gape , ’ wrote Eric Shorter in the Daily Telegraph , adding cautiously , ‘ It is a pity to see a young and promising actor always playing the same role , though he is undoubtedly quite good at it . ’ |
| 11 | DAY 4 : Time for last minute shopping or perhaps a visit to the Rijksmuseum to see the Night Watch by Rembrandt or the Van Gogh Museum to see a vast array of the master 's work . |
| 12 | 5.52am : Cheshire fire brigade is alerted to the fire at ICI 's Lostock site and two fire engines arrive at the scene to see a 1,000 metre smoke plume coming from the building and flames shooting from vents on the roof . |
| 13 | In 1853 , after visiting the Strand union workhouse to see an old nurse , she conceived the idea of systematic visits to the workhouse by neighbourhood ladies to say prayers and converse with the inmates . |
| 14 | No doubt dissension had been caused by Doreen 's determination to see a double bed installed in one of the chalets — coupled with Silas 's equal determination that it would not happen . |
| 15 | The Council sees a growing reluctance for non-smokers to tolerate smokers and has come to recognise that there are practical problems in the way of a compromise approach . |
| 16 | This issue sees a welcome development in our activities . |
| 17 | Clouded Yellow butterflies abounded and Small Coppers and Blues and once the little boy saw a Purple Emperor . |
| 18 | The early days of Methodism saw a similar concern for group direction . |
| 19 | The days that followed this discovery saw a steady increase in activity , with the town of St Pierre now being showered with light falls of ash and subjected to unpleasant wafts of sulphurous fumes . |
| 20 | Every week Diana and another girl saw an old lady in Sevenoaks . |
| 21 | This does not mean that the insect sees a fragmented scene , as has been portrayed in science fiction films . |
| 22 | The application of nuclear and radiation physics sees a steady increase in the number of titles . |
| 23 | THE TYPICAL programmer sees a modern computer in terms of one or more high-level languages , together with a command language which he must use to communicate with the operating system . |
| 24 | The output is loaded by a 10kΩ resistor to avoid the following circuitry seeing a high impedance when the switch is open , thus becoming susceptible to interference or hum pickup . |
| 25 | When Gundovald first arrived in Gaul he apparently had an considerable quantity of treasure with him , which must suggest that he initially had the backing of the Byzantine emperor , whose concerns about the Lombards in Italy may well have stretched to a desire to see a close ally established in Francia . |
| 26 | Driving to the venue sees a small town ringing with activity and excitement . |
| 27 | It was a night of further frustration for Villa boss Atkinson , whose team saw a 13-match unbeaten run brought to a halt by Norwich , and who now a testing replay at Portman Road on December 15 . |
| 28 | The decade after the end of the Second World War saw a substantial increase in the number of prosecutions for offences such as ‘ gross indecency ’ , importuning and indecent assault . |
| 29 | They also aroused much antagonism ; and the last years of the war saw a determined effort by the king 's opponents to reduce his influence over Parliament and the political life of the country . |
| 30 | Supporters of official forecasts say the 1982–86 recovery saw an average annual growth rate of 3 per cent — not far removed from the 3.1 per cent average implied by the Treasury over the five years to 1996–97 . |