Example sentences of "[adj] see [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Lawyers acting for the 14 nuns are due to see a judge in chambers today to ask for a judicial review which would effectively prevent ministry officials carrying out the slaughter at Our Lady of the Passion Monastery near Daventry .
2 How absurd to see the works of William Penn in flaming scarlet , and George Fox 's Journal in Bishop 's purple !
3 The policy thus ensured the Woodvilles , and indeed Gloucester , a continuing place in government and makes it unnecessary to see the events of April 1483 in terms of an immediate power struggle .
4 The policy thus ensured the Woodvilles , and indeed Gloucester , a continuing place in government and makes it unnecessary to see the events of April 1483 in terms of an immediate power struggle .
5 That has now been achieved and , although we know that a long road awaits the negotiators , it is refreshing to see the leaders of the Palestinian people at the conference table and to watch their demeanour as they approach the massive problems .
6 It is strange seeing an American without a car .
7 On making enquiries , it seems that there are no records of an earlier gallery here , but it is pleasant to see a reminder of bygone days amongst the new shops in the restoration of this attractive yard .
8 Before he could say anything Mrs Woodward exclaimed ‘ Is n't it strange to see a train at this time of night ? ’
9 They 're grateful to see a lot of the ‘ deadwood at the top ’ removed , ticking off long-time retainers like the number two guy Jack Smith , senior vice president of operations , once considered a possible Olsen successor , Jay Atlas , vice president for US channels and Don Zereski , once US area vice president .
10 She was not sorry to see the back of Lazar Farm this time .
11 I SHALL be so sorry to see the end of the florin .
12 I am sorry to see the number of subscribers fall so vastly short of what appeared to the other volume .
13 Reg Brealey said yesterday : ‘ I am sorry to see the club in this position . ’
14 On examining the pattern of soiling it was possible to see a correlation between the times the parents had a build-up of tension about a difference of opinion and the times David began to retain his faeces .
15 The Zoo is unique amongst British zoos because of its hilltop setting , and is one of the most beautifully situated in the whole of Europe , where it is possible to see a variety of birds , animals and reptiles , in their natural settings .
16 And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean .
17 It is possible to see the development of Minoan civilization encapsulated in the developments of the urban centres , and the administrative control of the whole territory 's economy was central tot hat urban development .
18 The radial shields are usually covered although in some specimens it is possible to see the outline of distal end .
19 The spacing of such steps on pointe is so minute and so fast that it is not possible to see the change of feet as one succeeds the other .
20 Yet it is also possible to see the form as a stylized if rather primitive representation of the female deity .
21 Using binoculars , it is possible to see the hues of many stars .
22 By charting in fixed and variable costs , and then showing revenue , it is possible to see the point at which total revenue equates with total costs ie the break-even point .
23 This most unpleasant task was completed yesterday , and from our new positions it was possible to see the beginnings of conflict between the Croats and the Titos , which ended in the wounding of some 30 to 40 Croats after which the shooting died down . "
24 At one time each village had its own traditional dress , and it was possible to see the influences of different regions of mainland Portugal , particularly the Minho district , on the women 's clothing .
25 Improved microscopic methods and new synthetic staining materials from the German chemical industry made it possible to see the parasite in films of blood from malarial patients .
26 It is possible to see the introduction of the GCSE as a much more dramatic step in the same direction .
27 The tips of the radial shields are sometimes visible and it is usually possible to see the extent of the shields beneath the disk scales .
28 In old churchyards it is possible to see the graves of people who have killed themselves placed beyond the walls of the burial grounds and sometimes left unmarked .
29 It is possible to see the weather from a long way off , but as the people at Old Slains know , the weather then arrives at such speed over the surface of the North Sea that seeing it approach seems hardly sufficient warning .
30 It is entertaining to see a group of loushe Parisian types forming a street band or filling in for cabaret .
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