Example sentences of "[adj] see [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also worthy of closer inspection is the church at Stanley , its twin towers ornately fashioned in stone although it is not possible to see any detail from the canal . |
| 2 | This created an entirely new situation in which few saw any purpose in pursuing the attempt to build the structures envisaged at Leeds . |
| 3 | Eva was delighted to see this message in the daily press though she was less than enthusiastic about a Bill going through Parliament to ban street marches after disturbances with the National Front and the Orange marches . |
| 4 | Even if the site had planning permission however , it is still impossible to see any sense in Telecom 's purchase . |
| 5 | The reversal of the conventional speech/writing hierarchy which is implied in the term archi-écriture makes it impossible to see any use of language , written or spoken , as being determined by presence , intention or representation . |
| 6 | The truth of the matter is that it 's difficult enough to see the difference between a 32k colour rendition of a picture and a 24 bit one ( 16 million colours ) , so it 's all but impossible to see any difference between a 32k and a 64k colour image . |
| 7 | They would be content to see another purge of the suspects , such as myself . |
| 8 | At the time of writing , the NVC existed in draft form only , but we have been privileged to see this draft in order to prepare the following account . |
| 9 | Gratifying to see this side of fighter operations getting the coverage it deserves . |
| 10 | They had parted in a friendly enough way , promising to see each other from time to time , but Jenna very much doubted if it would ever happen . |
| 11 | But by including inventory in ‘ financial resources ’ it is hard to see any rationale for the definition : in what sense is inventory different from equipment , as a ‘ financial resource ’ ? |
| 12 | As Duncan rather carpingly points out , age is a ratio scale but it is hard to see any analysis of age as a variable which exploits this fact . |
| 13 | Some authorities specify three sinks for dishwashing and allied work but it is hard to see any justification for them . |
| 14 | I would have like to see some attempt to error-trap the data input routine , but help with record location is good and editing is easy , so reliance on the good sense of the computer operator should be a feasible proposition . |
| 15 | So it 's good to see another attempt at converting this exciting sport . |
| 16 | As far as English is concerned , it would be good to see more evidence from the full range of regional and national varieties in support of the claim . |
| 17 | ‘ Look at the intensity of the preparations for major matches , ’ he says , ‘ The expenses could not be met without sponsorship but it is also good to see this kind of money being used right down the line . |
| 18 | Thirdly , although some data is collected in relation to gender , it would be helpful to see some interpretation of statements like these : Although ‘ women were more likely to be living alone than men , there were a number of very elderly men living on their own and some of them caused their carers great concern ’ . |
| 19 | Many saw little utility in teaching reading rather than instilling labour discipline more directly . |
| 20 | At first I was too busy to see any change in myself , but one morning after a few weeks our flight was coming to the end of a five-mile run . |
| 21 | ‘ Is that smoke ? ’ she asked him , pausing on a bridge to gaze some more , though unable to see any source of a fire . |
| 22 | As Stanyer ( 1976 , ch. 1 ) reminds us , it is important to see each locality as a miniature political and administrative system in its own right , a point reinforced by the Widdicombe Report ( 1986 , p. 22 ) when the committee emphasized that ‘ some of the commonly held assumptions about local government are valid only in a minority of authorities ’ . |
| 23 | The chairmen , jealous of their independence , would have been happy to see less uniformity in practice , but as the requirements of justifying the industry 's policies to Whitehall became more apparent , they accepted ( albeit often reluctantly ) the Central Authority 's point that consistency between Boards was easier to defend than were individual policies which each Board considered right . |
| 24 | Yes , I think it 's just to follow on from that erm about trusting children to give us the sort of clues that we need to be able to respond to , very often they do that in ways that are not directly associated perhaps with the anxiety that 's around , so that they may be expressing their anxiety by just generally difficult behaviour or by wetting the bed at night , or maybe being quite disruptive in their play , or provoking other children , and adults who are able to see that sort of behaviour as useful for information for us , so that we can respond appropriately , not out of anger and a erm judgemental sort of response , but in a way that we can support their anxiety by by not getting over excited and + and erm responding in a very aggressive way to the very aggression that they 're expressing as a result of their anxiety . |
| 25 | A good lawyer , who reads carefully , ponders meanings and is prepared to discuss difficulties , might be able to see this point in the problem even though he had read nothing upon it . |
| 26 | Of the other stars in Pisces , Theta and Omicron ( each 4.3 ) have K-type spectra ; I can see that Omicron is slightly off-white , but I have never been able to see any colour at all in Theta . |
| 27 | By now , you may be desperate to see some life in the aquarium . |
| 28 | It was , incidentally , a journey of about 20 miles , and it is an interesting reflection on the times that no one saw any danger in an 11-year-old embarking on such a trip alone . |
| 29 | The General Strike in no way deflected it from that course and it is difficult to see that event as an historical watershed in the evolution of trade union policies and attitudes . |
| 30 | It was difficult to see any change in her , muffled as she was in coat and scarves , but one change he did recognize . |