Example sentences of "[conj] see something of the " in BNC.
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1 | It would have been better if we could have come at the weekend & seen something of the family , but Richard had long-standing plans involving friends of his who could only come ( from Macclesfield ) on Saturday . |
2 | It was also a pleasant break from air-travel to go by road from Agra to Delhi , and to see something of the country . |
3 | Now that we have looked at Wharram Percy deserted village and seen something of the 30-year long excavations there , we should look at other studies and excavations on village sites which seem to suggest the same developments implied at Wharram Percy . |
4 | Napoleon marched through it on his way to Moscow , but today the road is used by those who wish to avoid the pressures of autobahn driving and see something of the pleasant , rolling countryside of Westphalia . |
5 | In spite of all this , or perhaps because of it , we made an early enough start to reach Aurillac in plenty of time to buy our picnic lunch and see something of the old town . |
6 | As soon as she 'd freshened up she would go out for a meal and see something of the city and the people who lived here . |