Example sentences of "[adv] see the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 2 | If a pond and beacon were both on the line , you would only see the reflection of the beacon in the pond if you were on the line too . |
| 3 | In the darkness Gabriel could only see the shape of a woman sitting on a horse . |
| 4 | It 's so cack When you 're doing the running , you 're running from behind , you can only see the behind of Taz you see the behind of Taz |
| 5 | The picture itself was so dark he could only see the image of Emily in the glass , naked and moving wildly , her buttocks pumping urgently against him . |
| 6 | Sliding doors are popular choice as they do not take up any space in the room , although , on the other hand , you can only see the contents of half the wardrobe at any one time . |
| 7 | You ca n't see the warmth that causes that to happen , you can only see the result of it . |
| 8 | In other words you ca n't see the power , you can only see the result of the power . |
| 9 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 10 | In the creation of some , and the perpetuation of most , of these mevleviyets where the reason for raising the status of the kadilik is not immediately apparent one can perhaps see the operation of a factor which greatly influenced the elaboration of the learned hierarchy , namely the sheer numbers of those seeking posts . |
| 11 | Indeed , there wo n't be much alteration from the side which triumphed so convincingly in Lithuania and Latvia although we could perhaps see the return of Nottingham Forest winger Kingsley Black at some stage . |
| 12 | But the Baptism of Jesus did not merely see the end of the long silence , and God 's declaration that in Jesus the role of the Servant and the Son had converged : the age-long drought of the Holy Spirit was ended too . |
| 13 | The one in particular I 'm referring to you will see we 'd all see the Son of Man , they they 'd recognised that reference to himself Son of Man , they 'd recognised that because that comes out of the Old Testament Book of Daniel does n't it , the Son of Man seated on the right hand of the Almighty coming with the clouds of heaven . |
| 14 | She could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt . |
| 15 | Looking to the north , she could already see the curtains of snow which were sweeping towards them with terrifying speed . |
| 16 | Staff in Phase 1 will shortly see the installation of new lighting and a revised furniture layout on Level 3 , necessary to comply with the new EC regulations on VDU use . |
| 17 | A further example of the parallelism of greater precision may be found here , though commentators do not generally see the connection of thought between the two lines . |
| 18 | ‘ But I can not see the benefit of a league which makes the already rich richer and the other ones poorer . ’ |
| 19 | President Lennart Johansson said last night they are prepared to discuss innovative plans from a group of Europe 's wealthiest clubs , but added : ‘ I can not see the benefit of a league which makes the already rich richer , and the other ones poorer . ’ |
| 20 | They could not see the glow of triumph in his eyes . |
| 21 | Patients may not see the relevance of giving information about their social history when their problem is a physical one — and it may not be . |
| 22 | Pupils could not see the relevance of what they were asked to do and so lost motivation . |
| 23 | Some doctors may not see the relevance of recording details of clinical signs . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ We might not see the day of liberation but it will come . ’ |
| 25 | He was all soft and scummy inside , and greenish , like his eyes , and she stood up and pulled the two halves of his torn torso together like a shirt she was going to button up so she should not see the spilling of his innards . |
| 26 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 27 | He does not see the likes of Morgan , Ginetta , TVR and Bristol as competitors . |
| 28 | Supporters of the acts did not see the principles of state hygiene as contradicting the moral emphases of the public health movement . |
| 29 | I can not see the necessity of the shadow cast by a half-opened drawer in the kitchen table. , It is encouraging to find Fry underlining a point about critical writing — that with a description of a work of art it can be useful to be given an explicit account of how the critic responds . |
| 30 | Cynics in Manchester claim that the last chief constable there had a direct link to God and , therefore , did not see the advantages of computers . |