Example sentences of "[noun pl] see the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the confusion of shifts in allegiance within the various loyalist groupings made it difficult for contemporaries to see the underlying direction of change , with hindsight we can see a simplification of unionist politics . |
| 2 | As regards degree courses themselves , some are broader than others , and in effect provide a foundation for subsequent specialized postgraduate education or training ; indeed , it may be more accurate in some cases to see the whole process as a four-year not three-year one , consisting of three foundation years followed by a specialized professional post-graduate year . |
| 3 | Some sleeping dogs prefer to lie and will be reluctant supporters seeing the increasing claims as an intrusion or even unreasonable . |
| 4 | The excited crowds thronging their decks , and pressing over each other 's shoulders to see the glorious city slide by , always remind me of pilgrims come to a shrine , or perhaps merchants bringing to this incomparable market-place furs , spices and slaves from the east . |
| 5 | While the long-wavists might point to effects of changes in production on wider society , they are less likely than the regulationists to see the cause-and-effect relation going the other way . |
| 6 | Miserably she handed him her coat at his frosty request , her chastened eyes seeing the annoyed glares from those nearest the door . |
| 7 | The record , many copies of which still turn up among the ditches and hedgerows at the leafier end of Whaddon , portrayed a hope and optimism belied by bailiffs at the turnstiles , and its hummability led players and supporters to see the coming season and decade as the dawning of a new age . |
| 8 | In the future , if ever my old feelings about Mr Rochester began to return , I would only have to glance at the two pictures to see the great difference between us , and in this way common sense would destroy my foolish dreams . |
| 9 | Theoretically faulty , because the individualized treatment model identified the cause of crime as a pathology within the individual , whereas the authors saw the true causes of crime as structural , resulting from the way in which society is organized . |
| 10 | ‘ It must not happen , ’ said Grainne more quietly , and several of her listeners saw the golden light beginning to glow in her eyes . |
| 11 | The skipper was preparing to take her out to a second rendezvous arranged for that night when the lookouts saw the grey canoe with a lone paddler . |
| 12 | Beamish was slowly grasping his newfound trade and , with Pybus at his side , players and supporters saw the coming season as the dawning of a new age . |
| 13 | The fourth and fifth centuries saw the wholesale Romanization of Christianity and Christianization of Roman society . |
| 14 | The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw the final triumph of scientific medicine under male control . |
| 15 | Monetarists see the prime role of macroeconomic policy as providing an environment conducive to private enterprise and investment . |
| 16 | Tempting , too , to join one of the numerous excursions to see the once-in-a-lifetime sights of the Sahara or photograph the picturesque houses in the blue-and-white setting of Sidi Bou Said . |
| 17 | One of the major features is a timber-framed house which will be under construction throughout the show , allowing visitors to see the various elements and skills involved . |
| 18 | There is a road along the glen to its head and , although the sight and sound of motor cars in places of quiet beauty is always a disturbing distraction , the road in Glen Nevis must be accepted because it gives an opportunity to inactive or disabled visitors to see the natural wonders and splendours of this spectacular defile between high mountain ranges . |
| 19 | The palace was several miles from the Legation and every time they topped a rise my parents saw the whole procession spread out in front and behind . |
| 20 | Two days later the Communists saw the new grouping as an " essentially disruptive organisation which can only hinder the development of unity between existing political parties and organisations against the Chamberlain Government " . |
| 21 | A survey of more than 50 finance directors across the country , carried out by marketing consultants the Glanville Partnership and sold to accounting firms , reveals that many directors see the middle tier as being under great pressure . |
| 22 | Both trusts see the Korean economy recovering in 1993 and believe that the longer term outlook for Korea is excellent . |
| 23 | Mrs Mainwaring founder of the Halton Accident Emergency Campaign has waged a one-woman campaign for nine years to see the new town hospital is completed with the provision of full services . |
| 24 | The accompanying article stated that many UNTAC officials saw the hardline Khmer Rouge position as designed to undermine its rivals " in a long-term strategy that looks beyond the [ May 1993 ] election period and is aimed ultimately at a unilateral seizure of power " . |
| 25 | Paradoxically however the demand for better films saw the American film industry move away from its natural habitat and take up residence in a suburban section of what was essentially a southern Californian oasis . |
| 26 | In other words , the republicans saw the civil rights movement , at least in part , as a means of achieving the legalisation of republican political activity . |
| 27 | The following years saw the surviving water wheels replaced by a turbine , the power continuing to be provided by the Soudley Stream , much water coming from the Soudley Ponds as well as the Shakemantle Iron mine . |
| 28 | Indeed , the inter-war years saw the continued decline of the Liberal Party and the persistence of factionalism . |
| 29 | Observers see the Royal couple no longer enjoy each other 's company and reports reveal Diana did not want to go on the trip . |
| 30 | Many towndwellers see the grey squirrel as an amusing furry creature that comes into their gardens . |