Example sentences of "[adj] see [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange to see Swindon in the snow and Sweden in bright sunshine . |
| 2 | It is also possible to see Baker as a ‘ lightning rod ’ for the president , protecting him from the ire of conservative ideologues who , by definition , would never be satisfied with less than the whole loaf . |
| 3 | The Left believed , and there is little evidence to the contrary even after 30 years of " revisionist " history , that the National government was willing to make concessions out of all proportion to those necessary and that it was supported by influential people who were quite willing to see Hitler at war with the Soviet Union . |
| 4 | We could see Jane Russell again at the Empire , or walk up to the Arcadian to see Sanders of the River . |
| 5 | Betty was so relieved to see Lydia in spirits again that she did n't care at all that it was Beuno who had wrought the transformation . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be very sad to see Middlesbrough without first-class cricket . ’ |
| 7 | When it 's daylight in Leningrad and the buses and lorries are roaring along the wide Nevsky , and African delegates are being toasted at multi-course lunches at the Astoria , then it 's easy to see Leningrad as the birthplace of Communism . |
| 8 | Dr Granville wrote : ‘ July is much too early to see Harrogate to advantage . |
| 9 | The fundamental difference is Labour sees Scotland as its territory . |
| 10 | Every generation is apt to see Christ in its own image and produce its own ‘ plastic Christ ’ , a picture of Jesus pressed through the sieve of its own assumptions and set solidly in the mould of its own values . |
| 11 | He had n't been able to see Slater for two days after the party , and that time had passed in a daze for him . |
| 12 | By straining my eyes , I thought I might be able to see Donegal across the bay . |
| 13 | Because I had not come to make a personal contribution I was able to see Africa with open eyes . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's horrible being able to see Hametabad from here , ’ said Steve . |
| 15 | When George opened the door , he was amazed to see Jonna on the step looking pale and distressed . |
| 16 | Such gestures appealed to many Romanians , as they did to Western observers anxious to see Ceauşescu as a ‘ patriot ’ and reformer . |
| 17 | It now regards £500m as the minimum necessary to see BSB through the promotional expenditure of a launch and the purchase of programmes . |
| 18 | After their previous performances against Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday , it was surprising to see Coventry on the defensive early in the game as County went close through Williams , Wilson and Devlin . |
| 19 | In 1893 America was ready to see Columbus as the great discoverer , the man who laid the foundations for a nation of bold entrepreneurs . |
| 20 | In later days it became fashionable to see Chaplin as a political rebel against Hollywood 's factory methods but he is better seen as the last of the old-style showmen offering a highly polished product to the masses that he felt he knew so intimately . |
| 21 | Everybody was surprised to see Anne with very short hair , but no one learned the secret . |
| 22 | Do n't be surprised to see Scudamore aboard the gelding at Aintree next spring . |