Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] see [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll also see remnants of Dartmoor 's obsolete industries , warrening/rabbit breeding — and tin mining . |
| 2 | He could also see bits of horns or wings down the side . |
| 3 | Well anyway it gets half way through this wood I could n't see couple of yards in front of me |
| 4 | It is not a very demanding version of the chase , especially on Sundays , when you may well see rows of gunmen in position only a few easy yards from the hotel where they mean to have lunch . |
| 5 | Gilbert : ‘ They are obsessed with sex otherwise they would n't see forests of penises that are not there ! |
| 6 | That is why you will still see caricatures of Sherlock Holmes in cartoons and advertisements in your newspaper , and that , too , is why the Great Detective , although unlikely to be a creation of your own , is worth some consideration . |
| 7 | They sleep during the day , and you will sometimes see flocks of little birds mobbing a sleeping owl in broad daylight . |
| 8 | Viewers can also see Birds of a Feather , Last of the Summer Wine and Jasper Carrot . |
| 9 | A good headteacher ( and chair of governors ) in this conception is a person ( usually a man ) who is not only committed to the above ideals but can also see ways of circumventing any constraints upon this style placed by ‘ outside interference ’ such as the advice of the LEA and/or the teacher unions/staff representatives . |
| 10 | You can often see mats of them , beaded with silver bubbles of oxygen , blanketing the bottoms of ponds . |