Example sentences of "see [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then went into the Army and did not see Minton for some time . |
| 2 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 3 | Follow that long dual carriageway and you 'll see signs for the turnoff . |
| 4 | In the longer term self-help groups may emerge , where librarians can pool views about recent publications , or library suppliers may see openings for a more active approach . |
| 5 | Well Mary we 'll wait and see thanks for calling on . |
| 6 | ‘ I say to people to come and see Ireland for themselves because if they come they 'll never want to leave — like others who have been here from the North-East of England . |
| 7 | Perhaps a canny distributor will see possibilities for three trendy niche markets , Japanism , environmentalism and feminism . |
| 8 | I can see applications for square-section PVC piping , for instance . |
| 9 | Mr Randall said : ‘ In general terms , we do see room for hacking to be made a criminal offence . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't see Ted for a while after that . |
| 11 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 12 | When we consider that a typical input/output operation is thousands or millions of times slower than a typical internal operation ( such as the addition of two numbers ) , and that there may be other tasks to which the computer could turn its attention while such an operation is going on , then we can see scope for redesigning the computer in this area . |
| 13 | We do see scope for research into resource allocation but believe this ought to be quite different from the common practice of the 1980s of relating census variables to utilisation rates . |
| 14 | However , we can already see difficulties for any variation on this approach . |
| 15 | Dexter did not see Blanche for another few hours . |
| 16 | If you look in the equine magazines , the ‘ Horse and Hound ’ in particular , you will see ads for horses which read for example — ‘ Warranted sound ’ and ‘ Warranted free from vice ’ . |
| 17 | but it falls down in front of the unexpected , when you actually do see things for the first time . |
| 18 | One occupation which requires people to work a few days now and then is market research , and you will usually see advertisements for this work in local papers . |
| 19 | Look at any newspaper or magazine , and you 'll see advertisements for personal computers . |
| 20 | I wo n't see Gareth for another week now |
| 21 | She did not see Joe for a few days and then one Friday as she walked past she saw him in the teashop and went in to join him . |
| 22 | He went to all the openings , parties and dinners that he wanted to and frequently did not see Constance for several days . |
| 23 | I commend it to Ministers , but , bearing in mind our debates in Committee , I confess that I do not do so with any great hope that they will see sense for once and will accept this sensible recommendation . |
| 24 | If I wish to maximise my impact on improving human life , I can do so best by putting my effort into activities I know are unlikely to take place otherwise and into small-scale ventures where I can actually see results for my efforts . |
| 25 | And when it daylight came the next day next morning you could hardly believe it you could hardly see Rousay for the foam that the gale kick up like a thick fog . |
| 26 | Thus Pound was quite ready , and became eager , to deliver a message , though with more obliquities and delays than the impatiently moralistic reader could see reason for ; whereas Eliot , true to his inheritance from French symbolisme , was sceptical and chary of conveying in poetry any message at all . |
| 27 | I want to make it absolutely clear that general practitioners voluntarily choose to run fund-holding practices and are not forced by the Government to do so — and GPs will take that step only if they can see benefits for their patients . |
| 28 | I reckoned , however , that if I went back to Edinburgh , I could see Leslie for the occasional ‘ forty-eight hours ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ After the bust-up I did n't see Rick for several weeks , ’ Lou began . |
| 30 | Although I did n't see Charlie for months , I rang Eva almost every day for a full report . |