Example sentences of "[that] they [verb] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is like something that they 've never seen . |
| 2 | The ladies and gentlemen went slowly out of the room , some protesting quietly that they had not seen enough of their dear relation . |
| 3 | Carrie asked them anxiously , and they only said that they had not seen him without saying how ridiculous the question was . |
| 4 | I have just met some colleagues in the House — and I do not dare to name the Opposition Members — who asked me questions about the amendment because there were points that they could not understand or that they had not seen before . |
| 5 | It had got rid of this , the old order and new power relations had been established and so it should n't be regarded so much as an economic failure but as a profound political and social reform , which is an important step towards the Party 's ultimate aim of communism , and going back to the beginning of my paper that how that they had always seen industrialization as a means to an end and that how that socialism and ultimately communism could only be achieved through stages and so that , although it was an economic failure , it was a sort of a social |
| 6 | And he commanded and requested the Christians that they should show great honour to the Moors , and respect them , and greet them when they met : and the Moors thanked the Cid greatly for the honour which the Christians did them , saying that they had never seen so good a man , nor one so honourable , nor one who had his people under such obedience . |
| 7 | All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen . |
| 8 | With cries of delight , the ladies of the theatre gathered round Hari , exclaiming loudly that they had never seen anything so pretty . |
| 9 | We know that they did not see Jungle Book and Popeye was the supporting item for Peter Pan . |
| 10 | They all agreed to this , and they became so occupied looking for ivy on the walls alongside the lane that they did n't see two boys suddenly come racing round the bend just by Miss Miggs 's cottage . |
| 11 | They were so busy talking that they did n't see the bandits at three o'clock until it was almost too late ; or , at least , the newest and youngest arrival did n't . |
| 12 | ‘ Then let's trust that they did n't see you . |
| 13 | What is so humbling is the fact that workers see it as their lot in life to put up with bad management for the social structure is such that they do not see themselves as having [ the ] qualities of managers . |
| 14 | The chief executive and British Rail generally reportedly say that they do not see themselves as being in the business of transporting goods that need to be moved fast . |
| 15 | They like to be able to go to a show and to be able to see something that they do n't see in their everyday lives — you know , catching the bus to go work or coming home on the bus . |
| 16 | As give them something that 's not gon na be erm of use , or something that they do n't see |
| 17 | who speaks to you , er it 's easy enough to just er have the microphone handy that they do n't see and just switch the tape on and I 'll record what they 're saying , come away , see , do it secretly like that , they do n't have to know really that they 're on tape and it does n't really matter , I mean the people who will listen to these tapes are er anonymous you know |
| 18 | They 're sense of self is such that they do n't see that they have a self to assert , perhaps , or that they are not valid enough as a person , which obviously must stem erm from their early childhood experiences , and from the adults that surrounded them when they were growing and developing that sense of who they are . |
| 19 | One possibility is that they do actually see themselves as superior — as opposed to seeing us as inferior or helpless . |
| 20 | 17.33 With regard to spelling , the aim should be that by the end of compulsory schooling pupils should be able to spell confidently most of the words they are likely to need to use frequently in their writing ; to recognise those aspects of English spelling that are systematic ; to make a sensible attempt to spell words that they have not seen before ; to check their work for misspellings and to use a dictionary appropriately . |
| 21 | Defendants are often very keen to say that they will not pay for a disbursement in respect of a report that they have not seen . |
| 22 | This probably explains why little children favour tall animals , that they have never seen in reality , to animals that slither and scuffle across the ground . |