Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] see [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our reservoirs are all topped up but we 're only beginning to see recovery in water tables , ’ says John West of Anglian Water . |
| 2 | just that issue was raised that we would not want to see demolition of Franklyns that block held up by this . |
| 3 | ‘ I do not like to see fear in a woman 's eyes , especially a woman who places so much value in equality . |
| 4 | I do not wish to see reconstruction through bankruptcies . |
| 5 | Shelley was disappointed not to have seen Miguelito at close quarters . |
| 6 | I did n't ever want to see Phantom of the Opera , no of course I have n't have n't |
| 7 | Tolkien was a Catholic who never entirely ceased to resent Lewis 's preference for Anglicanism ; others were High Church ; and Lewis , who always claimed to see religion as an escape from superstition rather than from atheism , held himself scrupulously above such disputes . |
| 8 | After Lefebvre , we still wish to see space as an object commodified , but in late twentieth century Britain this commodity has not one but a multiplicity of identities . |
| 9 | Organizations that adopt the marketing concept also tend to see marketing as a very diffuse activity , shared by many , and not just the preserve of a specialist group called Marketing & sales . |
| 10 | She also wants to see investment in building schools and hospitals , to create jobs , and a rise in taxes . |
| 11 | He said he would also like to see progress on workers ' safety and health , with the adoption of the directives on pregnant women and working time . |
| 12 | Here you will not get a test , but they will often want to see proof of any qualifications that you may have . |
| 13 | Whenever one of the family is seen responding to their dog 's demands , he or she must pay 10p ( or 50p if you really want to see motivation at work ! ) into the other 's boxes . |
| 14 | She could n't cope with that , could n't face seeing derision in those dark midnight eyes . |
| 15 | She could n't bear that , could n't stand to see pity in those dark compelling eyes . |
| 16 | This resulted in farce : ‘ I have never forgotten seeing footage of a British manager which began on his moccasined feet , wafted over his monogrammed door mat , and ended up opposite the sofa on which lounged five of his charges , scowling greasily ’ . |
| 17 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 18 | We therefore wish to see removal of the advice that planning authorities should consider ‘ the likely effect on the operation of the business ’ when considering justifiable enforcement action . |