Example sentences of "[vb mod] see the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 if you went to Burton-On-Trent I think it 's Toyota , you ought to see the size of that blooming place , er it 's right huge where they 're manufacturing cars , eventually , well probably now parts of these are , are , are going to be cheaper .
2 The latest gramophone discs had just arrived in Colombo , and one could join Harry Champion in the chorus of his You Ought to See the Missus in a Harem Skirt .
3 Paradoxically , you should see the voyage of self-discovery as a shared experience , in which you seek to increase your own competence and self-confidence by means of mutually-rewarding relationships with your fellow students , your teachers and other members of college staff .
4 Penelope was careful to walk to her chair with a sort of sideways movement , so that nobody should see the back of her dress .
5 ‘ You should see the size of our garden ! ’
6 An employer from a partnership company should consider membership of a course committee as a right rather than a favour , and the college should see the invitation as an obligation not a dispensation .
7 You should see the state of the bedroom .
8 ‘ Valencia , Alicante , Gandia — you should see the beach at Gandia , as white as I used to be — ’
9 Yes , better they should see the plans for a nuclear submarine than this !
10 I have n't slept for weeks , you should see the bags under my eyes — Deardrie , should we get separate beds , or should I get a tape recorder under the covers so he can hear the racket he makes ?
11 You should see the pride in their faces when they talk of it .
12 yeah she goes , she , she , should see the grin on her face
13 1983 should see the passing of the government 's new Heritage Bill .
14 And it was perhaps inevitable that he should see the death of his own child , his and Lili 's , as retribution , as a just punishment .
15 The representatives of the media should see the meeting as a constructive activity and not just a propaganda exercise .
16 A version of Gladys Knight 's ‘ Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me ’ , another ragga collaboration , this time featuring the vocal talents of Sweetie Irie , should see the light of day in the summer .
17 But heads do nevertheless need to say what has to be changed from time to time — and should see the need for change before their colleagues .
18 The relative or person who has been given the medical certificate by the doctor must see the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district where the death occurred , in order that the death may be registered .
19 From being mainly voluntarily established we must see the development of new catalysed organisations meeting specific needs .
20 This is the background against which we must see the departure of William Charles Titford for London .
21 The Governor must see the heat of bodies as much as the physical flesh .
22 Lest we settle for limited models of productivity , we must see the cross as the ruling principle of the Christian life , for there can be no true reflection of Christ that does not consist of bearing his cross .
23 Remember , no one will know unless you tell them ( and remind them often ) that you must see the face of the speaker .
24 The moral of this story , was , she assumed , that one must see the beauty in what one has , and not search for it elsewhere ; but it carried with it , inseparably , the real sadness of the fading windows , and the fact that those within the house could never see them shine .
25 ‘ I must see the body at once . ’
26 One will be the doctor who has attended the person in their last illness who must see the body before completing the form , and another doctor who must also see the body .
27 I must see the doctor about it soon .
28 Be that as it may , Pigafetta 's diaries of the journey remain the classic source for all future accounts of the voyage : he had joined the ships , he said , because he was ‘ desirous of sailing with the expedition so that he might see the wonders of the world ’ .
29 One positive result of a newly motivated group would be that some might see the advantages to themselves of returning to full-time education at the age of sixteen .
30 In our case , of course , it is a mature , open and enquiring critical mind that leads us to read on into the churls ' tales of " harlotrie " , not a degrading taste for such material and a lack of interest in : We might see the combination of the intrinsically low status of the Miller and the consequently low expectations of what he will produce with the sophistication of his narrative performance as simply an entertaining absurdity , or perhaps a burlesque , like Chauntecleer 's discursive pomp and display in the Nun 's Priest 's Tale .
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