Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is fascinating , however , is to observe how their lavish exploration of literature manages not to see meaning in the thunderous , theatrical presence of black surrogacy — an informing , stabilising , and disturbing element — in the literature they do study . |
| 2 | The citizens of Kettering had never seen a better ring , In fact no better pair of 'em " Take care of " me ! " they cried . |
| 3 | Five-year , full-time education is the norm almost world-wide , however it is organised , and the present levels of funding have already seen a drastic reduction of staffing levels in the schools . |
| 4 | The Cheetahs lost 47 to 43 at Bellevue over the weekend , but despite that defeat hundreds of supporters turned up to see world cup er world champion Hans Nielsen in training last night relieved and smiling that their hero was staying in Oxford . |
| 5 | Unlike them , Mary Queen of Scots did not see complexities in the situation ; like her grandson Charles I after her , she assumed that the expression of the royal will from a distance was enough to make problems go away . |
| 6 | Hundreds of fans turned out to see a plaque unveiled at Joe 's birthplace , Number One , Market Place in Newent . |
| 7 | The principal reason why the methods of scrutiny in the House of Commons and the House of Lords differ so widely is that the House of Commons has traditionally seen its power as residing in the Chamber itself and in the power to call ministers to account on the floor of the House . |
| 8 | It was the largest Conservative Party which the House of Commons has ever seen . |
| 9 | The creatures of Riverbank did not see the big dog the next day . |
| 10 | Thousands of people rolled up to see this infamous figure in the summer of 1932 . |
| 11 | But still the house of Eli has not seen the last of it . |
| 12 | Then take a limiting case : if nobody but the original painter or painters of the great roof bison of Altamira had ever seen this work ( and comparable work may still be lying undiscovered ) , would any of us wish , on our first sight of it , to deny its status as art because it had not been consciously exhibited ? |
| 13 | It is still the case that the majority of girls do not see themselves as primarily workers or careerists . |
| 14 | Lots of ladies come in to see us and say : ‘ It 's a shame you did n't marry . ’ |
| 15 | It was , it was indeed , a virus so small that the eye of man had never seen it before . |
| 16 | The Minister of State does not see this as a legitimate area of concern for the inspectorate , but I do . |
| 17 | The structure of employment has also seen a steady shift out of agriculture ( 23 per cent 1960 : 8 per cent 1987 ) and manufacturing ( 40 per cent 1960 : 33 per cent 1987 ) towards the service sector ( 37 per cent 1960 : 58 per cent 1987 ) ( Fig. 6.1 ) . |
| 18 | The gathering of men pressed closer to see my watch , so I held out my wrist . |
| 19 | What if a crowd of soldiers came by to see her bound helpless with her legs spread , and her quim exposed to them . |
| 20 | THE Llandudno flood victims will get a boost today when the Duke of Edinburgh flies in to see the disaster for himself . |
| 21 | Despite problems of cutbacks and a diminution of services , more than two-thirds of nurses quizzed still see their future with the National Health Service . |
| 22 | One hesitates to dispute this judgement , coming as it does from a source with such impeccable credentials in pitiless cynicism , but the fact remains that the young men of Oriel did n't see it quite that way . |
| 23 | If the people of Antigua had not seen the victory they wanted , they had at least enjoyed some good fighting cricket . |
| 24 | Share prices began to rise steeply in 1927 as people with money to spare increasingly saw the stock market as a gambling casino rather than as a business centre . |
| 25 | The article described her current routine of constant travelling , discussions with designers flying over to see her , and her concern to exercise more and lose weight . |
| 26 | Then this lad who 'd been padded up with John come round to see us . |
| 27 | Lord Lane CJ stated : ( a ) If there was a conflict between Lawrence and Morris , the latter was to be preferred , but the Lords in Morris did not see a conflict . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyway , this Sunday evening she did n't turn up and the woman in Hayle had n't seen her — had n't expected her . |
| 29 | No one at that time in Glasgow had ever seen anything like it outside a porn mag . |
| 30 | My father did in fact sneak up to see me a few days later . |