Example sentences of "[adv] see the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , few British schools at present include private study periods on the timetable , except for the sixth form , so the teacher knows that his students can only see the sequence in breaks and before and after school , unless he allows time in his own assigned periods with them . |
| 2 | We have come to realize that many of us will not see the improvements in our quality of life , as this is going to take a long time . |
| 3 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 4 | ‘ I can not see the logic in leaving him behind . ’ |
| 5 | I did not see the value in teaching him the English equivalents of these words , and merely reminded him to talk in English . |
| 6 | The third : the targets are met or exceeded but one does not see the results in the shops . |
| 7 | I simply can not see the point in having things I do n't need . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not see the point in raking over old coals , ’ he said philosophically . |
| 9 | They are all great prospects , not just for Lancashire but for England , and I do not see the point in getting depressed when there is such a wealth of promise for the future making its presence felt in the club . ’ |
| 10 | Well , I mean I take the view that if we are going to erm have something on the agenda , I can telephone his secretary , I can write to him , anytime , which I 'm quite willing to do , I can not see the point in sending things through the post at twenty five P a time when we shall never see the man , and if he comes here |
| 11 | She had felt sad watching as Tallis had slipped behind her , a figure on the shore , watching with concern but without understanding , since she had failed to place her Moondream mask across her face , and thus could not see the woman in the land . |
| 12 | Visibility was so poor that Defries could hardly see the runway in front of her . |
| 13 | You can still see the algae in the water , and I am still drinking bottled . |
| 14 | In most of the examples discussed in this chapter , the finished product is a smooth curve which resembles what we might have drawn if we had smoothed the raw data by eye ; looking from the smooth back to the rough we could usually see the trend in the raw data . |
| 15 | He got his head so low you could practically see the cleft in his buttocks . |
| 16 | But , in contrast , they may partly see the ad in this way a number of times during quite a short period . |
| 17 | I told him that I did n't really see the point in him talking to Frank and me separately . |
| 18 | It runs off with ornaments , it digs holes so deep you ca n't even see the puppy in the hole all you can see is the earth coming out of the ground . |
| 19 | You and Matthew are the smart ones , and you could n't even see the noses in front of your faces . |
| 20 | Ruth turned away and groped for her sunglasses and clamped them over her face so he would n't see the hurt in her eyes . |
| 21 | I ca n't see the attraction in separating ourselves , anyway . |
| 22 | It was clear from the reports that he was an insanely jealous man who , for example , ‘ made [ his wife ] walk with her head down so she could n't see the bulge in men 's trousers ’ . |
| 23 | I did n't , I did n't see the darts in the afternoon |
| 24 | And coming back to the twenty to twenty five hectare requirement within Greater York , as I 've already mentioned most of that is is in fact al already committed so I I really do n't see the problem in in the Leeds York corridor . |
| 25 | But if you do n't have the figures , do n't see the bulbs in your local shop , and ca n't fit your best lampshade onto them even when you have managed to find them , you are unlikely to choose them and save energy . |
| 26 | She was toying with the sand , scooping it up and letting it trail through her fingers , and she did n't see the expression in his eyes when he next spoke . |
| 27 | But I really could n't see the sense in women wearing Armani by day and then letting someone else dress them by night . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I ca n't see the sense in leaving all the work to you , when I have so much time on my hands . ’ |
| 29 | Fielding suggested calling it Good Money in the States and Bad Money in Europe , but I could n't see the percentage in that . |
| 30 | Yes , we do put children off by being rigid because a child , I am sure , does n't see the world in a rigid way . |