Example sentences of "it saw [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably it saw service for iron working at some time , although in later life it was used for corn grinding , saw milling , as well as being operated for a time as a maltings . |
| 2 | After seeing action in the Suez campaign of 1956 , it saw service with 57S in a training role , with the remainder of its service life being spent with 14 Flotille , the last Aeronavale unit to use the type , before being retired in 1964 . |
| 3 | Built at the Noorduyn factory in Carterville/Montreal , Quebec , in 1945 ( c/n 831 ) , it saw service with the USAAF in the United States as a UC–64A , 44–41747 , until being sold to a civilian buyer on August 20 , 1946 . |
| 4 | The treaty defining relations between West and East Germany ( 1972 ) represented a rejection of Adenauer on two key issues : first , it accepted the legitimacy and moral equivalence of East Germany , and secondly it saw accommodation with East Germany as the key to peace in Europe , whereas Adenauer 's policy had been to turn his back on East Germany in the name of freedom and democracy . |
| 5 | Newcastle Emlyn Castle was built in approximately 1240 within a loop on the River Teifi and it saw action in 1648 when it was blown up by Cromwell 's men . |