Example sentences of "[adj] see a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is somewhat refreshing to see a North-East industrialist make a success of his business in relative anonymity . |
| 2 | Yet at one time it used to look quite strange to see a girl teacher but |
| 3 | It seems strange to see a vacuum cleaner so near the beach . |
| 4 | say they not in their expertise , so I mean , it 's just an example of I mean , the old see a tourist shop and then I |
| 5 | Several misgivings later , I was relieved to see a car stop , and so made the acquaintance of Peter Mulhooley . |
| 6 | When he arrived at Florey 's laboratory , Chain was delighted to see a Sohxlet apparatus in a cupboard , but caused consternation by saying ‘ I shall want six of those ’ . |
| 7 | A few weeks ago I picked up a tray of plants from the greenhouse border and was delighted to see a baby toad sitting in a hallow in the soil . |
| 8 | On 1 March 1989 , a group of British skiers were horrified to see a man set fire to himself on the ski-slopes outside Braşov . |
| 9 | It is not unusual to see a karate expert execute a roundhouse kick to his opponent 's head . |
| 10 | You 've now all seen a project quality plan , but I 'd just like to go through a few of the headings just to advise you where I think the benefits lie . |
| 11 | COMEDY : Nominations included Jimmy Tarbuck and Stan Boardman , but 1992 sees a surprise contender nine year old Lois Waters , daughter of last year 's comedy finalist Denny Waters . |
| 12 | It is more difficult to know whether an animal goes through the experience of at one moment not being able to see a food item , but then being able to see it at the next . |
| 13 | The answer is that it is difficult to see a conspiracy theory at work . |
| 14 | Looking by chance out of his kitchen window , Auguste was amazed to see a donkey cart with Egbert Rose and yes — Stitch driving past . |
| 15 | Boston 's solution is to look to the example of Cuba , where she recently found it ‘ exhilarating to see a third-world nation that is adequately fed and healthy ’ . |
| 16 | The 1930s saw a moth balling of both human and physical capital , whereas the recent period has seen an actual destruction of physical plant , especially shipbuilding berths , and non-replacement of skills . |
| 17 | Yes it would be lovely to see a Sun reader from The University of Life on the Bench . |
| 18 | Sitting in the cinema one evening a woman was more than a little surprised to see a man walk in just before the film began with his pet crocodile at his side . |
| 19 | The line last saw a steam loco in the early sixties … and the opening day of the event proved so popular that several passengers had to stand . |