Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] sight [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stopped , suddenly catching sight of the notes in the saucer . |
| 2 | He remembered squinting eagerly to catch sight of the basking seals , content and sleepy in the afternoon sunshine , and pointing with excitement when he did . |
| 3 | She 'd been browsing in a bookshop after buying a bedtime book for Kirsty when she 'd suddenly caught sight of the clock on the wall and seen , to her horror , that it was nearly five o'clock . |
| 4 | Looking back at the crowd at the foot of the great stone double staircase , she suddenly caught sight of the familiar blonde head of her daughter and called the nursemaid , who was holding her up to get a better view of all the excitement , to bring her over . |
| 5 | When de Man subjects the metaphor of the fountain to " Proust 's own injunction " to submit the image to the " test of truth " , he apparently loses sight of the way that his own conception of metaphor as " intratextual complementarity " of inside and outside has led him towards the aporia . |
| 6 | Whatever else the planners may have done , they have disastrously lost sight of the last of these objectives . |
| 7 | Friend not lose sight of the fact that need does not always exist only in the inner areas of a city . ’ |
| 8 | While shelf-life is determined by the stability of the product , it is important not to lose sight of the fact that stability is made up of two distinct components . |
| 9 | It 's important , however , not to lose sight of the bigger issues . |
| 10 | I told him not to lose sight of the helicopter . |
| 11 | I think that it is important not to lose sight of the fact that the judgment relates specifically to Claus Ramrath 's circumstances and , in particular , the fact that Mr Ramrath had already obtained authorisation locally as a reviseur d'entreprises . |
| 12 | Whilst following a traditional historical framework , tracing the evolution of glass manufacture and its regional distribution , this successful collaboration manages , nevertheless , not to lose sight of the inherent qualities of the medium itself . |
| 13 | It is important not to lose sight of the fact that the main aim of this non-revolutionary group is to win a place back in society by gaining a job . |
| 14 | Third , while social policies do not have , except in some very marginal ways , an impact on relations with other states , it is important not to lose sight of the contribution they make to integration and harmony within the nation . |
| 15 | However , it is important not to lose sight of the fact that this metaphysical disillusionment in no way diminished his belief in the moral justice of the Soviet cause . |
| 16 | Evidence of this kind is , however , essential if community care practitioners in the world of purchasing and providing , assessment and care management are not to lose sight of the fact that the consumer may award the quality kitemark as much for the professional who has time to listen , as for the streamlined meals service . |
| 17 | While western medicine has always tended to concentrate on the elimination of germs , the Unani doctors tried not to lose sight of the patient as a whole being ; they conceived of therapy in the original Greek sense of healing , at once taking into account physical , mental and spiritual well-being . |
| 18 | He says children have to tell their parents where they 're going , who they 're with , dependent on the age of the child , but not to lose sight of the fact that the majority of children are safe on the streets . |
| 19 | I have heard people describe the moment , when setting sail in a ship , when one finally loses sight of the land . |
| 20 | This balance , which celebrates the survival of Black communities in situations of great hardship , whilst not losing sight of the economic circumstances in which urban poverty is generated , needs to be emphasised because it undermines the pernicious popularity of cultural stereotypes . |
| 21 | Can my right hon. Friend confirm that our European partners are not losing sight of the need to make the European Commission democratically accountable , any more than they are losing sight of the need to conform to the European Commission directives that we scrupulously honour ? |
| 22 | ‘ Self-determination is the right of all people in the world , including Germans , but it only makes sense when one does not lose sight of the concerns of others … we are coming to the end of a century which has seen the special responsibility of Germans for some terrible things . ’ |
| 23 | It gives a good intellectual overview of the problem and a ‘ map ’ in which can be located detailed close-up studies , which at the same time do not lose sight of the general context in which they are made . |
| 24 | A great deal of information is contained in the numerous books already cited in this chapter as worthy of forming part of a personal library , and the local researcher should not lose sight of the early comparative data obtainable from the published Domesday folios , and the later in such things as the hearth tax assessments , all of which volumes are well worth places on private shelves . |
| 25 | It may cause damage to a part of the person but we should not lose sight of the whole person if we wish to understand what is going on . |
| 26 | do not lose sight of the basic requirements while interviewing ; |
| 27 | In our enthusiasm for flying we should not lose sight of the fact that it is a voluntary occupation and therefore subject to the normal law of supply and demand . |
| 28 | Which brings me to the point that we must not lose sight of the fact that in rugby terms we are not world champions . |
| 29 | We move on now to aspects of teaching of more particular concern to the language teacher , but as we do so we should not lose sight of the more general educational context . |
| 30 | Whilst we can not change the world , we should not lose sight of the fact that we can change someone 's world . |