Example sentences of "[adj] see [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Alex , it 'll be just terrific to see you again . ’ |
| 2 | She was better off without him and we were n't sorry to see him off our patch . ’ |
| 3 | The components are of magnitudes 4.4 and 5.7 , and since the separation is almost 44 seconds of arc it should be possible to see them individually with × 20 binoculars , but I have never been able to do so with certainty . |
| 4 | If , however , the service is seen as a social institution , with aims which were , to a large extent , independent of market organization , then it is possible to see it as much more successful and of far greater significance . |
| 5 | The most notable was Windsor and Eton , where it is possible to see it now in its pristine state , for in 1983 Madame Tussaud 's opened the fully restored and refurbished royal station , adjoining the main Windsor terminal and unused for thirty years . |
| 6 | It will be interesting to see what else emanates from the Software Partners stable in the future . |
| 7 | It would be more interesting to see it over a year . ’ |
| 8 | Being part of the racing establishment , he could be helpful to her , and he had seemed to understand why she needed to pursue this , and it would n't be that painful to see him again . |
| 9 | ‘ How very unpleasant to see you again . ’ |
| 10 | For the mentally handicapped especially , many hostels were welcomed by relatives who , often at great cost to their freedom and independence , had struggled to keep a close relative out of a stigmatized hospital , but were prepared to see them safely cared for in a local purpose-built home . |
| 11 | She was committed to a course of action and was prepared to see it through . |
| 12 | So I 'm fair staggered to see you so grown up . ’ |
| 13 | I d be interested to see who else has my ideas of the best team … |
| 14 | ‘ Wo n't it be too dark to see anything now ? ’ she queried . |
| 15 | But Mr Endara is probably relieved to see him off to a US prison . |
| 16 | But the Colonel and John-William were both Justices of the Peace , often serving on the same Bench together , and although she had so far shirked inviting them to dine — the prospect of being alone with the Colonel 's lady frankly terrifying her — she was delighted to see them here today , feeling that their presence lent great distinction . |
| 17 | They were very popular patients and everyone is delighted to see them back . |
| 18 | ‘ If the boy 's good , we 'll be delighted to see him here , but he must get me out of the side . ’ |
| 19 | It demonstrates how assiduously my hon. Friend serves his constituents , and I am delighted to see him here . |
| 20 | By this time he was writing rather apologetically to Constanze , telling her that she must be more delighted to see him back in person than with any money he would be bringing in — he had even been obliged to lend his impecunious patron Prince Lichnowsky 100 gulden , a request he could hardly refuse … . |
| 21 | The Prince had loved children , had been very kind to them , and Sally-Anne had been delighted to see him gravely encourage two four-year-old boys , the twin sons of an old friend , to race pieces of bread , butter and jam up and down his expensively trousered leg . |
| 22 | Now we 're delighted to see you here because we know that the , the G M B shares this view and we know that you 've also been in the forefront of introducing technology , er and we know also that having you here er , having your conference here , helps us enormously to continue this process of raising the profile of the trades unions , the trades council , the labour movement in the city . |
| 23 | ‘ Delighted to see you again , John . |
| 24 | ‘ I am delighted to see you again , even if it be under such tragic circumstances . |
| 25 | Today he would have liked to remain at Hillmarden for another night , but he had promised Celia he would call in at the clinic on his way back to London , knowing he had a very busy week coming which might make it impossible to see her again until the following weekend . |
| 26 | There are musty bookcases , vases , various paintings and pieces of sculpture , but it is impossible to see anything clearly because of the absence of electric lights . |
| 27 | It was impossible to see it now , he said . |
| 28 | As former colleagues of Drs A. C. Allison and I. A. Clark we were dismayed to see their relatively minor quarrel aired in public ( Lancet . |
| 29 | The sweet trolley arrived , and he was dismayed to see she still had appetite for a generous wedge of Black Forest Gâteau . |
| 30 | She pushed it into the slot and dialled , dismayed to see she only had six units left . |