Example sentences of "[vb -s] see [pos pn] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Lloyd 's has seen its capital base contract sharply as Names have deserted the market in droves after disastrous losses . |
2 | It gives me some satisfaction to learn that 12 years later British Airways , privatised , efficient , and highly profitable , has become the biggest international airline in the world , while Lufthansa , struggling with high costs , has seen its reputation slip . |
3 | The housing slump , which left millions of homeowners unable to fork out for expensive home improvements , has seen its DIY arm , Do It All , plunge £2.7 million in to the red after making a £10.4 million profit the year before . |
4 | Electrolux , the world 's biggest household appliance maker , has seen its year end profits for 1991 fall , due in part to its transfer of cooker production to Spennymoor . |
5 | Only Lothian and Borders has seen its murder rate fall — from 13 to 10 . |
6 | Labroke has seen its interest bill rise because of high continental Europe interest rates and the devaluation of sterling . |
7 | Such obscurantism has badly damaged the NUT , which has seen its membership fall steadily in the past few years , while the more moderate AMMA 's has gone up . |
8 | Martin Meeks has seen his income rise sharply since the '70s . |
9 | IN these times of recession , the advice is DO N'T PUT YOUR CASH INTO CARS — as any classic car owner who has seen his investment crash through the floor will tell you . |
10 | He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time . |
11 | He is struggling to overcome a thigh injury and has seen his form slump as Liverpool suffer their worst start for 39 years . |
12 | Daryl was puzzled , but Sally do n't be silly my mother says in a letter she 's seen your baby sister she 's three months old she said . |