Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] a [adj -er] view " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held it up to the light to give a clearer view . |
| 2 | Future developments in the use of microcomputers including applications such as the use of expert systems , compact and video disks , electronic publishing and interactive video will be discussed in Chapter 10 and allow those starting to use microcomputers in schools to have a wider view of potential applications . |
| 3 | Checking that the straps on her equipment were tight enough to prevent anything moving and making a noise that might alert anyone nearby , Ace slipped through a stand of bushes to get a better view of the road . |
| 4 | Jimmy pushed Frye to one side to get a better view . |
| 5 | " But we are n't going towards them , captain , " protested Joseph , standing on the bottom rail and craning his neck to get a better view . |
| 6 | Hearing the wheels of the car on the gravel the two young golden retriever bitches , Honey and the pick of the litter , Harriet , bounded through the hall to get a better view of the intruder from the dining-room window . |
| 7 | Soon a fairly large crowd had gathered and men were holding their sons up so that they could stand on the bar to get a better view . |
| 8 | Tempest or not , I was in a constant state of ecstasy , huddled in the back seat between the sleeping-bags and wellingtons , pressing my nose against the steamy window to get a better view of these monsters that disappeared into the mist above us , as we drove to our moist destination . |
| 9 | A specially-built crescent shaped stage with ‘ runways ’ at each side allowed fans the chance to get a better view of their New Jersey idols . |
| 10 | This little man wanted to see Jesus and climbed a sycamore tree to get a better view . |
| 11 | Beside her , Travis raised his head to gain a better view , and she followed suit . |
| 12 | We cover the whole of the surrounding area to give a wider view and report on events that might at some time affect the town . ’ |
| 13 | Philip ran to the scree at the bottom of the cliff to get a better view . |
| 14 | In this book , and for the purposes of translation , it makes more sense to take a broader view of cohesion and to consider any element cohesive as long as it signals a conjunctive-type relation between parts of a text , whether these parts are sentences , clauses ( dependent or independent ) , or paragraphs . |
| 15 | Then we thought we should nip over the next craggy bit to get a better view . |
| 16 | just as a desire to understand absolute holism led us to analyse the substantive claims of Althusser and Poulantzas , so we must now consider work inspired by an attachment to concessive holism in order to reach a clearer view of its guiding interests . |
| 17 | On formal occasions there may be a speaker or two : once seated , you are not able to change your position to get a better view , so , if possible , choose your seat first . |
| 18 | Oliver bowed to the undertaker , who raised his candle to get a better view of the boy . |
| 19 | As she spoke he leaned closer to the grille to get a better view of her . |
| 20 | The B types have the ability to take a longer view of things . |