Example sentences of "[adj] see the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said , ‘ Do you find it strange to see the Sun Chamber so empty , Captain ? ’ and Fergus thought : oho ! she is calling me Captain . |
| 2 | He would be sorry to see the service close . |
| 3 | Nor , however , did you see the river , and Willis would have to find something else to fill the great gap which would be left in his life when it was no longer possible to see the river traffic , passing and repassing . |
| 4 | It will then be possible to see the loco disposal taking place at the shed . |
| 5 | But it would be wrong to see The Waste Land as ‘ controlling … ordering … giving a shape and a significance to the immense panorama of futility and anarchy which is contemporary history ’ in the way that Eliot believed Ulysses did . |
| 6 | Itd be interesting to see the corner count for this game . |
| 7 | I think by the demonstration this morning that people are not prepared to see the building fall down and I think that , erm if necessary , people will do everything within their power to prevent the erm the contractors moving in . |
| 8 | In Bermuda I took a room at the Belmont Manor Hotel in Warwick county and was interested to see the notice informing guests that gentlemen were not permitted in the dining-room for dinner without a jacket and tie . |
| 9 | I had been told Chinchero was a traditional Andean market and I was interested to see the campesino culture at its most effective . |
| 10 | Christmas 1993 sees the Booksellers Association 's 10th Christmas catalogue . |
| 11 | China is angry over Hong Kong people 's support for the democracy movement and some see the border dispute as an attempt by Peking to press the government to take action against the Hong Kong Alliance , a political group that has provided financial support to China 's democracy movement . |
| 12 | Some see the ouija board as a ‘ machine ’ to facilitate this process . |
| 13 | The home fans were relieved to see the rebound strike defender Kay and cannon over the crossbar . |
| 14 | Lucille felt friendless in an enemy country , but then was relieved to see the Dowager Countess of Mauberges who , like so many other Belgian aristocracy , thought of herself as French and wanted the world to know it . |
| 15 | Local traders would be sad to see the rally leave Wroughton — the event already brings in an estimated one million pounds each year . |
| 16 | ‘ People from all over Ireland would be delighted to see the Eurovision Song Contest screened from Belfast . |
| 17 | The mountain shook for several long seconds , after which time they were delighted to see the Doctor hurtle out of the cave mouth and hurl himself down towards them . |
| 18 | IT is easy to see the word fan as a simple shortening of fanatic , but the origin actually lies in the old name for the followers of any sport . |
| 19 | In the case of depression , it is easy to see the body shape which accompanies such a condition . |
| 20 | March , 1991 saw the support vessel ‘ Valiant Service ’ arrive in the port of Naples for mobilisation of specialist positioning equipment , project management and survey personnel as well as subcontractor , Eastport 's deep water sonar systems , remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ) and recovery equipment . |
| 21 | Compare , for example : ( 16a ) I was glad to see the police car come around the corner . |
| 22 | On one Ultimate Challenge crossing of Scotland two girls ( new to the hills ) who were partnering me were horrified to see the spring casualty rate among deer . |
| 23 | It was great to see the Oldies review of the 1969 Fender Bass VI in the September issue ; this is a much neglected instrument , the worst neglect emanating from Fender themselves , who do n't seem to realise what they 've got . |
| 24 | It was brilliant to see the Blackburn end silenced like that . |
| 25 | we can all see the OTT hype now for them ( fuck me Liverpool won the league nearly every year for 15 years … but the hype just did nt compare with what we are getting now ) , so whats to say all this busby babes crap was nt exactly the same ? |
| 26 | The Taylors ' main aim is to make their guests feel very welcome and as committed Christians they are happy to see the Mount Hotel used as a retreat . |
| 27 | He would be happy to see the Yu step into the gap left by the demise of the Ping Tiao . |
| 28 | If Mr Lawson was , he might be happy to see the pound fall to ease the burden on companies . |
| 29 | Although CPRW has not been prominent among the various warring groups who have fought to protect their interests over recent years , I assume we are concerned to see the river environment and its considerable amenity value protected . |
| 30 | The Ridgery was still in view but they were now much further from it and Ridgery Butts was well behind them almost out of sight ; Allen had just been able to see the church tower . |