Example sentences of "[adv] see a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The years in question are a woman 's fifth decade ; the danger is , predictably , of loss of identity , rejection , pain , a failure any longer to see a purpose in what is left of life . |
| 2 | Very fortunately , for goldfinches and linnets , I soon discovered , happened to be two of the reserve 's commonest species and it would have been akin to rushing out to tell my neighbours back home that I had just seen a sparrow in the yard . |
| 3 | He has just seen a prospectus in which the Government is offering for sale , shares in British Rail . |
| 4 | It was pitch black ; she could scarcely see a hand in front of her . |
| 5 | And if you practise at least some of the exercises described in this book every day , you will soon see a change in your hips and thighs . |
| 6 | It was strictly for males and I do not recall ever seeing a woman in there . |
| 7 | I really do n't know , I ca n't say as er er as I ever , ever seen a unit in , in this area at all . |
| 8 | Well no , no , erm but would n't know if you saw one , you people only tell us but , but nobody 's ever seen a ghost in there so |
| 9 | And er th they used to make some of the batteries up , the cells , the , the used to er I do n't know if you 've ever seen a cell in a battery , it 's usually made up of er wood er lead and wood . |
| 10 | They say you can still see a gap in the treeline where the Hurricane shaved the tops off what would then have been saplings . |
| 11 | I am a new member of the RNLI , only joining in 1990 spurred into action by visiting the NE coast and seeing one or two of its lifeboats … £6 annual membership is very good value and could be increased , but £20 would possibly see a decline in numbers . |
| 12 | Do you ever see a price in Marks and Spencers that does n't have ninety nine P on the end of it ? |
| 13 | And it was not Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery who once stated that : ‘ I once saw a bowler in Australia thunder to the wicket and bowl a flatout underarm to the batsman . |
| 14 | A woman had also seen a man in a boat sailing away from the beach . |
| 15 | Workers at the YPAS have also seen a surge in homeless young people seeking help . |
| 16 | In the country towns the gradual decline in status undergone by the guilds also saw a reduction in the number of trappings provided for the funeral . |
| 17 | I rarely saw a lesson in which the students had not gone to some considerable length to vary their material and their activities to take account of the level of the class , the length of the lesson and the time of day or week . |
| 18 | You will frequently see a garment in a shape that suits pattern stitches and fabrics other than those suggested in the accompanying instructions . |
| 19 | If the Government 's agricultural land tenancy reform proposals go through , which I rather hope they do , it 'll be a little while yet , we could well see a change in the security of tenure issue , which might make it easier to achieve er , vacancy and vacant possession . |
| 20 | It stood there , motionless , and I was amazed at my luck ; it is very rare indeed to see a bittern in the open like this , and in daytime . |
| 21 | Similarly , France had to accept some relaxation in its position or risk seeing the five go ahead by themselves : the latter option would undoubtedly see a reduction in French influence as well as the likelihood of the five soliciting British membership . |
| 22 | And look — you can almost see a face in the lumps and fissures of the bark . ’ |
| 23 | Similarly it can be argued that if home helps or social workers request training from the CAB in aspects of new legislation , this can cement a positive relationship between the CAB and the local authority who will then see a service in action that is worth funding . |
| 24 | The philosophical Enlightenment of the eighteenth century onwards saw a change in mood on the part of many Protestant theologians . |
| 25 | This is lost soon after laying commences in April or early May — which is a shame , because most people visit the sea-bird colonies in summer , and so rarely see a shag in all its glory . |
| 26 | Most likely a first-time father has never seen a person in such pain and it 's also the person he loves most . |
| 27 | Elizabeth had never seen a ghost in her life . |
| 28 | She had never seen a ghost in her life . |
| 29 | And I 've never seen a case in which there was a fist fight in front of the cinema and they pulled the movie because of it . |
| 30 | Claire has never seen a man in a leopardskin jockstrap before . |