Example sentences of "to see [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then it said , and you , you might get to see Prince with his erm . |
| 2 | Strange to see Swindon in the snow and Sweden in bright sunshine . |
| 3 | ‘ It would be very sad to see Middlesbrough without first-class cricket . ’ |
| 4 | But it still gives you a pang to see performers of the calibre of Stephen Moore , Sian Phillips and Sheila Steafel trapped voluntarily in a vehicle heading nowhere . |
| 5 | All sorts of people go to see performers after a first night . |
| 6 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 7 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 8 | I do n't think that that chance will come until your husband retires so , in the meantime , you must learn to see Germany as your home . |
| 9 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 10 | I was there recently and the spectacular cliffs are a wonderful place to see seabirds from close up , but the paths were definitely showing signs of erosion . |
| 11 | Nor was he the only one to see hope amid chaos . |
| 12 | She looked up in surprise to see Jason with an unusually serious expression on his face . |
| 13 | The trio , competing with HP , expect to see $30m in combined worldwide revenue from year one . |
| 14 | It was to see houses on expensive sites rise constantly higher , the consequent birth of the ‘ lift ’ or ‘ elevator ’ , and in the 1880s the construction of the first ‘ skyscrapers ’ in the United States . |
| 15 | I would also like to see skills of writing and arguing developed and tested . |
| 16 | Similarly , the cars of ramblers who do n't like to see bikes on the hills are , by weight of numbers , forcing cyclists off the road . |
| 17 | The greatest treat though is to see Van with John Lee Hooker . |
| 18 | Consequently , it can be misleading to see circulars as evidence of central departments attempting to regulate local authorities . |
| 19 | The author has asked us to point out that it is a desire of his to see opinions of restorations expressed by speakers at conferences thrown open to the floor for immediate debate this is not the prevailing state of affairs . |
| 20 | We went to see Antigone in Greek but although we were well primed beforehand you ca n't follow it without a crib . |
| 21 | Fearing a drug smuggling gang at work , we were relieved to see cases of Mars bars being offloaded — by order of Dom Mintoff . |
| 22 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 23 | The Government are well aware of the problems on the London-Tilbury and Southend line and are keen to see improvements in that service . |
| 24 | He wanted other states to see Romania as part of neither bloc . |
| 25 | We therefore wish to see removal of the advice that planning authorities should consider ‘ the likely effect on the operation of the business ’ when considering justifiable enforcement action . |
| 26 | That way you 'll be able to see Laidlaw without arousing their suspicions . |
| 27 | We 'd like to see loads of you visit us here in the ‘ home of Leeds-United ’ for this one . |
| 28 | Despite the temptation to see conflicts of material interest ( land and housing ) as somehow primary causes of the division , and the other factors as secondary in importance , the interaction between these factors would preclude any such simple reductionism . |
| 29 | It is said that the north Norfolk coast is the best place in England to see birds of passage — and to meet well-known bird watchers . |
| 30 | September is a good time to see the lovely heathers on the moor and to see birds like meadow pipit and stonechat . |