Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] see [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawyers , basically , are trained for and used to an adversary system — where they act either for the prosecution or plaintiff , or for the defence — and seem always to see things in terms of guilt or innocence . |
| 2 | Wishart frequently saw Minton in the company of his cousin Anna , the daughter of the poet Roy Campbell . |
| 3 | Blackett also saw action in 1914 off Port Stanley in the Falklands Islands . |
| 4 | Lawrence added : ‘ It must be stressed that we do not see ball-tampering in our domestic game as a serious problem , but we are determined to stamp it out . |
| 5 | I think he realized that what he might call the party of reason , that 's to say the party of those who do n't see things in terms of ideological shibboleths , but in terms of the long-run interests of humanity , ca n't become a party of action . |
| 6 | Not that I mean it to be a breathless race , but rather that I somehow do n't see life in an ordinary manner , not even this sere and monotonous existence in Africa ; granted , it browns me off sometimes , but I do pretty well on the whole ; and if I can still enjoy this incredibly austere and disciplined life , how much more shall we not enjoy life together ? |
| 7 | The children have related illnesses because of a lack of fresh food and vitimins and the economic problems of the region which means they do n't see life in the same way as in England . |
| 8 | It 's , it 's rarely that Gail , I do n't think I 've ever seen Gail in here . |
| 9 | Probably they did n't see a thing , and if they did , well , they 've both seen blokes in the bath before now — ’ |
| 10 | I 've never seen Puss in Boots . |
| 11 | It could be , or I 'm just wondering if it 's actually squirrels , because although the , the excreta contains berries erm a squirrel will eat berries , it will also eat nuts and of course they do bury their nuts and I 've actually seen squirrels in other parts of the country digging holes and starting a bit of a larder and of course there are a lot of , of erm squirrels in Croydon so I think unless you actually see the animal you can only speculate that it is something small like a vole or , or a squirrel . |
| 12 | ‘ Within the group , ’ he says , ‘ we have already seen benefits in both operational and strategic terms , enabling us to operate more efficiently and plan more effectively . |
| 13 | ‘ You are so sensible , you have always seen things in a clearer light . ’ |
| 14 | We have also seen improvements in production safety , and communications , all the result of TOP improvements . |
| 15 | Over the past decade or so we have also seen changes in our lifestyle with dogs . |
| 16 | But the politicians have also seen research in the arts , social and natural sciences , as a vital part of national development : the government has been a generous sponsor of research , partly to underpin West Germany 's thriving high technology industries , and partly to continue rebuilding intellectual life after its almost total dissolution in the 1930s . |
| 17 | ‘ I have n't seen Eric in years . ’ |
| 18 | Have n't seen Dan in there for a long time , I thought he 'd left Lionel and gone off to get a a highly lucrative job somewhere You do n't somehow expect to see a , a young man with a university degree working in your local green grocer do you ? |
| 19 | I have n't seen Billy in years and I do n't know why he decided to have a night on the tiles on Sunday . |
| 20 | ‘ I have n't seen Michael in ages . |
| 21 | I have n't seen Luke in years . ’ |
| 22 | I have never seen men in such high spirits . ’ |