Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why we put forward our amendment and hope against all hope that Labour may see the light and vote with us on our amendment . |
| 2 | All visitors to Oslo should see the Viking ships at least and Arctic travellers should make a point of going to the Fram museum , which pays homage to one of the most remarkable men and expeditions in the history of polar exploration . |
| 3 | An employer from a partnership company should consider membership of a course committee as a right rather than a favour , and the college should see the invitation as an obligation not a dispensation . |
| 4 | It is an unrelieved black except for the white flanks but a watcher catching it in the right light might see the head has an iridescent purple sheen which can be striking . |
| 5 | Ritually and administratively , then , Richard could see the value of churchmen . |
| 6 | At the far end , on a dais , was a long table crowded with fierce-looking men dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks , though , from where he stood , Corbett could see the glint of armour many of them wore beneath their robes . |
| 7 | This was heresy , or at least beyond his comprehension Erica could see the effect her words were having . |
| 8 | Ceauşescu elected to exhibit his trophies in the National History Museum in Bucharest , in salons of ‘ homage ’ where his subjects could see the admiration Western democrats felt for their leader . |
| 9 | In a fit of pique , he threw out many of his planetary drawings , made with a 10-cm refracting telescope , after high-placed amateurs refused to believe that anyone with such a small instrument could see the detail he recorded . |
| 10 | High above the disc the second albatross soared ; so high in fact that its tiny mad orange eyes could see the whole of the world and the great , glittering , girdling Circle Sea . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought David would see the sign . |
| 12 | ‘ That may be the only way fans will see the type of skills shown by Brazilians at Wembley on Sunday . |
| 13 | This year 72,000 fans will see the cream of the heavy metal scene such as Iron Maiden , Sid Row and W.A.S.P perform an avalanche of blistering music . |
| 14 | This auction will see the dispersal of forty-five pieces of eighteenth-century French silver from the collection of Arturo Lopez-Willshaw . |
| 15 | This auction will see the sale of the Longueville Collection of books relating to Australia and the Pacific divided into 200 lots . |
| 16 | None the less , it seems plausible to suppose that the loss of the OR in the pre-exposed group might retard the formation of a light-food association simply because it reduces the likelihood that these subjects will see the light at the start of conditioning . |
| 17 | After years of research , the coming months will see the arrival of ‘ pocket ’ |
| 18 | Despite this , if the three immediate hurdles discussed above can be overcome — and the signs are that they will be — then the next six months will see the crisis management of the last half year replaced by more positive discussion about the pace and nature of convergence . |
| 19 | Gary Nicholas 's translation means Welsh speakers can see the play well before an English version is staged in September . |
| 20 | A mosquito may see the scent of our bodies and be attracted thereby . |
| 21 | Dr Lyons said Moore may have used the phrase ‘ the people I love ’ because he did not wish to name those involved as his parents might see the note . |
| 22 | Their feet were bare and , even from where she stood , Fenella could see the knotting of the leg muscles from the agonising cramp which they must surely suffer almost continuously . |
| 23 | ‘ The salesmen could see the oxygen cylinder in the hall . |
| 24 | I said only the Star Council could see the robot animal . |
| 25 | But just at that moment a smart new van came into view round the bend , and as it drew nearer and Brenda could see the driver , she let out a cry . |
| 26 | In the light of the flaring sconce the girl could see the scar quite clearly . |
| 27 | Boy could see the scuff marks around the doorhandle where other men ( Boy knew it could n't be people , he just knew it was men ) had opened and closed it . |
| 28 | The cartoons are not just for computer scientists , though perhaps the expert will see the irony more clearly . |
| 29 | The main climb by several parties on the North Face , West Flank , Mittellegi Ridge and South Ridge of the Eiger will see the meeting of an international team on the summit , televised live . |
| 30 | The Civil War travelling exhibition of arms and armour opens at the Town Docks Museum on 11 April where visitors can see the armour worn by the future Charles II at ‘ the refusal ’ . |