Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] see to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authorities must see to it that there is a tried and tested method of reading the danger signals and offering counselling to those with access to firearms . |
| 2 | If Leary got nothing else , Rain would see to it that he got that . |
| 3 | Sun , he said , looks at the level of maintenance required and sends the relevant person for the job — if a high level of expertise is needed to deal with a particular problem , then a highly qualified engineer will see to it . |
| 4 | Waterstones will see to it that in 1993 bigger and even-better bookshops open throughout the land . ’ |
| 5 | Cumulative selection will see to it that animals are well fitted to outrun their predators or outwit their prey , no less than it sees to it that they are well fitted to the prevailing weather conditions . |
| 6 | ‘ Craddock will see to it . ’ |
| 7 | The planners could determine the availability of finance : ‘ Every single externally financed project was therefore meant to be scrutinized for conformity with the targets and if the projects passed this test the Commission would see to it that sufficient tax and credit incentives would be made available ’ ( Estrin and Holmes , 1983 , p. 179 ) . |
| 8 | In these great welfare state totalitarianisms therefore , as in the modern world , child-rearing regimes could regress to pre-agricultural styles , and oral indulgence , Oedipal rivalry and incestuous fixation could all be allowed to occur in the individual because the state bureaucracies would see to it that none of the undesirable consequences of these things occurred in reality . |
| 9 | ‘ I mean , Mrs Willmot wo n't be the only one — or rather , Mrs Willmot will see to it that she is n't the only one . |
| 10 | The portiere barked some instructions at the boy and made Sandison to understand that Aldo would see to it that the letter got posted . |
| 11 | ‘ Agnes will see to it , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 12 | And even if it has n't , maybe Rohmer can see to it that you 'll spend the rest of your life behind bars along with Jimmy Devlin ? |
| 13 | ‘ No , but Leo would see to it for you , while you were here . |
| 14 | In time , she hoped that some theatrical Producer would see to it that Shakespearian plays were performed on the cliffs again , as they had been in the nineteen thirties . |
| 15 | That was that , for if I now refused my mother would see to it that I regretted my foolishness . |
| 16 | ‘ Thomas will see to it , ’ said Mr Eames , who was beginning to enjoy himself . |
| 17 | My son will see to it that you have an allowance to meet your everyday needs , and Padre Jorge will instruct you on the sacrament of holy matrimony and your obligations to your husband . " |