Example sentences of "see to " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Thomas will see to it , ’ said Mr Eames , who was beginning to enjoy himself .
2 It is also much easier to create a market situation which will see to it that the value goes up . ’
3 I 'll see to it . ’
4 Saturday was not a suitable day as it is the only day that teachers can go shopping and can see to other family matters .
5 It may not be rat-infested , but any good entrepreneur could swiftly see to that .
6 In an implicit reminder that 380,000 Soviet troops were still stationed on East German soil , he said : ‘ We firmly declared that we will see to it that no harm comes to the GDR . ’
7 I 'll see to this . ’
8 Cocello would effectively see to that , whatever Chairman Tom O'Reilly might think .
9 I will see to it that you are not left with Mrs Ross on your hands .
10 Did she not understand that I would look after her , that 1 would see to it that she was safe and well ?
11 ‘ No , but Leo would see to it for you , while you were here .
12 Because we fix up dummy alternative quarters , see , an ’ call that Platoon HQ We keep it manned — I 'll see to that — an' if they come nosin' around lookin' for you , you 're out on patrol of course , see .
13 ‘ Nay , I 've got mildew — got ta see to that first . ’
14 They wo n't be the ones to kill it ; the elitists should see to that .
15 For , of course , you could not see to the foot of the hill , let alone seven counties , under the stars .
16 I felt what I can now see to be an unreasonable surge of panic .
17 It was , he said , his job to cook and see to his master 's clothes and open the door and go marketing , not to be a spy .
18 While we were among them , they would see to it that we were cherished .
19 Amanda would see to that .
20 Gross has happily classified some 3,000 under various headings : Self-Love ( ’ To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance ’ — Oscar Wilde ) ; Love , Jealousy , Libido ( ’ No woman so naked as one you can see to be naked underneath her clothes ’ — Michael Frayn ) ; Secrets ( ’ There is something about a cupboard that makes a skeleton terribly restless ’ — anon ) and Criticism ( ’ In some cases taking up the trade of critic is only an embittered form of renunciation ’ — Albert Guinon ) .
21 This we shall see to be as true of man as of any of his relatives in the animal kingdom .
22 I 'll see to those dishes . ’
23 She thought , I must do something , I must see to myself .
24 Leaving the church and looking across the road you will see to your right the Renaissance portal of the Royal Palace , the All Saints ' Chapel and the Institute of Gentlewomen .
25 ‘ And for Eachuinn Odhar 's own sake we will see to his grandson . ’
26 I 'll see to the roof when I 've eaten . ’
27 I 'll see to you in a minute . ’
28 Will you see to it ?
29 You 'll see to arrangements ? ’
30 ‘ I 'll see to it — and thanks for calling , Lothar .
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