Example sentences of "[vb infin] see [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As subsequently printed , the purpose of aid programmes in Southeast Asia was ‘ to demonstrate that the local national governments are able to bring benefits to their own people and thereby build political support , especially among the rural population ’ , or in the words of the Country Report prepared for the director of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program : ‘ to ensure the existence of governments … which represent the legitimate nationalist aspirations of those Indo-Chinese people who do not desire to see communist-orientated governments in Indo-China ’ . |
| 2 | The implications of this for employment are that we would still expect to see large-scale manufacturing in developed countries , absorbing substantial amounts of labour ( though this labour would be involved in knowledge work rather than metal-bashing ) ; and we would expect to see more labour employed again in small firms producing semi-custom-made products or services using machinery produced by the large companies . |
| 3 | Going by their logic , we would expect to see riotous behaviour by stressed small business owners and financial investors at rugby union or American football matches . |
| 4 | Through this , they may begin to see violent actions against other people as being good . |
| 5 | Through this , they may begin to see violent actions against other people as being good . |
| 6 | As National Health Service hospitals are forced to compete with each other for business they may begin to see other hospitals as competitors . |
| 7 | ‘ I would like to see similar surveys of children in Antrim and Down done . |
| 8 | I 'm sure and do n't like to see nude calendars on display ? ( , operations manager , far right , and , front , right ) |
| 9 | The association would like to see minimum standards for visiting managers ' accommodation on the sides of pitches . |
| 10 | I would like to see a streamlined funding system operated by a simple agency with lead responsibility Perhaps a defined percentage should be made available to voluntary organisations I would like to see proper involvement of voluntary organisations at all levels of the Joint Planning Process . |
| 11 | Like John Marshall and Anthony A Narula , we would like to see improved access to high quality audiological and otolaryngological assessment . |
| 12 | I would like to see national attitudes in relation to the proper and careful use of public resources brought more closely in relationship to local need . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't like to see wild animals in captivity either . |
| 14 | Benn was so impressed with Ceauşescu 's Romania that he found nothing odd in the following suggestion from Bruno Pittermann , the former chairman of Kreisky 's Austrian Socialist Party : ‘ Pittermann said he would like to see parliamentary links with Romania , Poland and Yugoslavia , and to study their election process and procedure . |
| 15 | It is an apt and evocative name — but do try to see potential purchases in bloom before you buy , as it is not always reliable and can disappoint ( see pages 139 and 140 ) . |
| 16 | We played very well , but we gave away goals and I 'd hate to see throw-away goals like that on a regular basis . ’ |
| 17 | Although the Monopolies and Mergers Commission report did not think that concentration in brewing was a problem , the authorities do not wish to see undue erosion of competition in brewing , and that will obviously inform our assessments and judgments in future transactions . |
| 18 | Age Concern considers that an individual should be able to make statements about their future life circumstances , health care and the like in addition to financial aspects , and would therefore wish to see Enduring Powers of Attorney extended to cover other areas . |
| 19 | Stein will also have seen grand pianos with an action design very like that of Cristofori made by Johann Heinrich in the same workshop . |
| 20 | ( iii ) Pupils will have seen different kinds of writing in the home — their names on birthday cards or letters , forms , shopping lists and so on . |
| 21 | Darlington police want to speak to anyone who may have seen suspicious activity around the health authority offices at the estimated time of the incident . |
| 22 | Nothing certain is known of Hammond 's career from then until the eve of the civil war , but he must have seen military service in the continental wars , either in the Netherlands or Germany , since he was a trained gunnery officer before 1642 . |
| 23 | His explanation was ‘ business interests ’ and indeed , I did start to see discrete references to him , under his working name ‘ Samuel Northcliffe ’ , in the financial and economic sections of the newspaper . |
| 24 | With an effort she kept her eyes away from Dane , knowing she could n't bear to see answering desire for Marianne in his face . |
| 25 | The advice from the Building Societies Association is that prospective tenants should ask to see written consent from the lender , before entering into a tenancy agreement . |