Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] see [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move is widely expected to see the society — which is currently a tied agent of Standard Life for the sale of investments — reviewing the options for starting its own life-assurance operation . |
| 2 | He could n't get an immediate break-down of where the money had gone so asked to see the manager . |
| 3 | ‘ He only wants to see the child enjoy herself with her friends . ’ |
| 4 | For all the talk about creating a club vibe , in Texas the audience have basically come to see a gig . |
| 5 | In this case , the agent only needs to see a ticket manifest ( a government-stamped document showing how many tickets are printed for the venue ) and a box office statement from the hall ( stating how many tickets were sold ) when checking the promoter 's expenses . |
| 6 | No doubt many in the EC have long wished to see a Delors Report version of monetary union imposed in order to further their federalist aims . |
| 7 | He obviously wants to see the Christians in the capital city of the empire . |
| 8 | I would 've said that , but last night this meeting said they 'd very much like to see a officer in a car because they do n't see anybody at the moment |
| 9 | I would very much like to see a copy of this book and also , if possible , some sample units from the second book : ‘ Talking about the Past ’ . |
| 10 | In view of the point of order raised by the hon. Member for Northampton , North ( Mr. Marlow ) , I ought to make it clear that we would very much like to see an investigation of the missing pension funds . |
| 11 | He was only going to see a man whose address I gave him — a creditor , I believe . ’ |
| 12 | If we consider for a moment the extent to which the hero-kings of early agricultural societies did indeed come to play a maternal , provident role with regard to those dependent on them we can perhaps begin to see the truth of the claim that they became the heirs of the matriarchs . |
| 13 | This is the only occasion when I personally remember seeing a wicketkeeper coming on to bowl and it may be the earliest such occasion in a first-class game . |
| 14 | You may only have seen the property once , and for all sorts of emotive reasons , may have fallen in love with the place . |
| 15 | Dental problems are painful and unsightly so try to see a dentist regularly . |
| 16 | Not that she was n't old enough — she was well old enough to have seen a family through university . |
| 17 | Some field men have been in the job long enough to have seen the protection of the environment become a matter of considerable public concern . |
| 18 | Not only does seeing a chair as a three-dimensional object have this character , but so does seeing one line as longer in the Mulier-Lyer illusion ( in which two lines of equal length look unequal when differently slanting lines are drawn at the tips ) despite our knowing that the two lines are really the same length . |
| 19 | Jay at three in the morning — hello , young lovers , wherever you are ! — drunk , suddenly had to see a picture of Lucy . |
| 20 | Load of savages they were , only come to see the girls . |
| 21 | The Variety Club 's Chief Barker , Marsha Ratcliff , said : ‘ You only had to see the expressions on the competitors ’ faces to see how much they were enjoying themselves . ’ |
| 22 | I suddenly wanted to see the work I was doing laid out in front of me . |
| 23 | I only have to see a bottle of Orvieto and those desperate dawns rise up before me . |
| 24 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 25 | ‘ If you promise not to tell anyone , ’ Margaret said , when she finally got to see a doctor , ‘ I nearly had it done the old way , you know , with a knitting needle , then I lost my nerve . ’ |
| 26 | Despite being repeatedly arrested and brought back home , bruised and beaten by the police , she finally got to see the King by throwing herself into the road in front of the Royal car . |
| 27 | We normally expect to see a lot of people on a Friday but they 're just not coming through the doors |
| 28 | The Institute of Advanced Motoring 's 120,000 members desperately want to see a change in the law . |
| 29 | Holding back he said , on impulse : ‘ Grandma , I just want to see the lake , before I go … |
| 30 | " Just want to see the set-up my little girlie 's embarked on , " he had said down the telephone . |