Example sentences of "[vb -s] see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 208 he writes : ‘ I want to ask : what constitutes seeing the figure now like this , now another way ? |
| 2 | He loves to see the company 's products being advertised , being stocked in the shops . |
| 3 | Leadership has to see the work of the organisation within a wider context and to be aware of the environment within which the organisation is working . |
| 4 | The consultant needs to see the relatives as well as the patient and take time to explain what the treatment is for , what its effects are and about the side-effects . |
| 5 | It is as though the adult needs to see the infant as intentional and her actions as purposeful in order to respond appropriately . |
| 6 | It is hard to trade information : the buyer needs to see the information before being willing to offer a price , and having seen the information then has no incentive to pay for it ! |
| 7 | ‘ He only wants to see the child enjoy herself with her friends . ’ |
| 8 | One is if the father wants to see the child . |
| 9 | The leadership wants to see the proportion of union voting strength at party conferences reduced from the current 70 per cent — down for the first time this year from the traditional 90 per cent — to an eventual 50 per cent . |
| 10 | As Isay said , I think he wants to see the mountains around his homeland once again . |
| 11 | And who even wants to see the beach on a miserable day like this ? ’ |
| 12 | He wants to see the Government withdraw passports from all immigrant groups and ethnic minorities . |
| 13 | ‘ If an English clerk wants to see the Lord Bruce , then that can be arranged . ’ |
| 14 | The RSPB wants to see the AHGS becoming less important for farm support and that all environmentally damaging grants in the LFA should cease . |
| 15 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 16 | He obviously wants to see the Christians in the capital city of the empire . |
| 17 | I mean if anybody wan wants to see the quality , I would er plo plots one and two are plots two and one at er Fiskerton , er Ben Lochan , the same . |
| 18 | Almost no-one wants to see the Tories or Labour do a deal with the Ulster Unionists . |
| 19 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc declined to put a timeframe on delivery of its own COSE-compliant products — it wants to see the specifications first — but its IXI Ltd division expects to be first to market with a compliant desktop manager ; moreover , Santa Cruz is said to be toying with the idea of doing some kind of COSE implementation to run over Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT . |
| 20 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc declined to put a timeframe on delivery of its own COSE-compliant products — it wants to see the specifications first — but its IXI Ltd division expects to be first to market with a compliant desktop manager . |
| 21 | ‘ Who the fuck wants to see the world like it really is ? ’ said Stan . |
| 22 | ‘ He wants to see the sights . ’ |
| 23 | What he means by this is that he wants to see the thing in loan committee , damn the company 's leverage , and damn the balance-of-payments problems in the Philippines , period . |
| 24 | Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont has affirmed that he wants to see the rate drop to 2% , the Japanese level . |
| 25 | In his time , David has seen the change from coal to oil , and now to gas fired boilers . |
| 26 | The second year of operation of the Napier Enterprise Centre has seen the activities of the Centre making a real impact on staff and students of the University . |
| 27 | Since then , he has seen the bird many times in the park , though the full extent of its range is not yet known . |
| 28 | I should like to see the new Techniquest look out across a natural estuary that has seen the tide rise and fall for a million years . |
| 29 | The past decade has seen the opening or re-opening of more than 100 miles of track and 127 stations . |
| 30 | Ian Wardle , of the help agency Lifeline , has seen the drug explode onto the Manchester rave scene and now it is known to have reached Scotland and Humberside . |