Example sentences of "[adv] see [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , on a computer screen you can only see a small amount of information at any given time , whereas with index cards you can lay them out across a table or on the floor for an overview . |
| 2 | He 'd been right when he told Alison that he was n't overlooked , because he could only see a narrow slice of his lounge from here ; but when he got down on his hands and knees and peered through the wrought ironwork the angle improved and he could see almost half of the room . |
| 3 | In the more general case , in which there is no direct estimate of the expected variable , one can not merely see the actual value of a variable as a measure of the rational expectation of that variable , despite the fact that the two should differ only by a random error . |
| 4 | Anger and impulse do n't seem to be a part of his make-up : when he parodies the swaggering Hotspur , we can already see the fastidious distaste for self-dramatisation that will make him disown Falstaff , just as , when he imitates his father , we can see the strength this quiet man derives from the stately deliberation of majesty . |
| 5 | On this occasion , in fact , a reply of sorts did occur to me as I stood up there on the ladder ; a reply to the effect that those of our profession , although we did not see a great deal of the country in the sense of touring the countryside and visiting picturesque sites , did actually see more of England than most , placed as we were in houses where the greatest ladies and gentlemen of the land gathered . |
| 6 | You may not see a great deal of your creative team — many agencies take the quite reasonable view that the creative people should be busy making advertisements , not chatting up clients , and in one or two like Collett Dickinson & Pearce , the creative department holds itself superior and aloof and deals with clients only through its emissaries , the account executives . |
| 7 | Irvine , California-based Western Digital Corp warns that earnings per share for the third quarter to March 27 will be ‘ significantly below ’ consensus analysts ' expectations which have been in a range of $0.20 to $0.26 a share , as a direct result of severe price declines in the 3.5″ hard disk drive business : the company says it does not see a significant decline in unit demand and that demand from its key OEM customers is getting stronger and says it is comfortable with revised analyst estimates , in the $0.05 to $0.10 per share range ; ‘ To the best of our ability we will not participate ’ in the price wars , it said . |
| 8 | With the authorities responding by building more prisons and the police referring to gang members as urban terrorists , Bell does not see an early end to the war . |
| 9 | I had an unpleasant suspicion that some of the letter writers were rather disappointed that 1984 will not see an enormous ministry for rewriting history and so on . |
| 10 | Yet the Palestinians could not see the illusory quality of such conspiracies . |
| 11 | I do not see the theological basis on which we can go on saying that the human species is of such overwhelming and unique and colossal significance that it justifies as a matter of course the institutional exploitation of billions of other species . |
| 12 | I asked someone , since the crowd was so dense that one could not see the tiny figure in mink and brocade . |
| 13 | He could not see the distinctive yellow of Frances 's car . |
| 14 | It said that the governors ‘ do not see the immediate necessity for applying to the Crown for a Royal Charter to be granted to this Institution ’ but that ‘ every facility ’ would be given to the veterinary surgeons ‘ for procuring an Act of Parliament to prevent certain grievances complained of by the Memorial , which could not be relieved by a Charter ’ . |
| 15 | AXA has since ploughed almost $100m more into Equitable Life , which is recovering from heavy losses on its property portfolio , and reckons it will soon see a good return on its investment . |
| 16 | Use it regularly and you 'll soon see a dramatic improvement to the neck , chin and lines around the mouth and eyes . |
| 17 | Straining his eyes , Faisal could just see a tiny cluster of lights where the colonies were rising above the hidden bulk of Africa . |
| 18 | Asik heard a rumbling noise and he could just see a small cloud of dust appearing in the distance . |
| 19 | The moon was low now , and there was not much light , but I could just see a small group of men on horses . |
| 20 | Beyond the wild-tangle of flowers I could just see the upper storey of the house , grey stone with tall sashed windows and a roof of grey slate with its unsmoking chimney stacks . |
| 21 | While a person engaged in a particular event can rarely see the whole set of circumstances in clear perspective he can record the minutiae of a situation which might well be lost when the position is looked back on at a later date . |
| 22 | Even now , scared of losing her innocence and terrified of being caught , she could still see no other way of finding who was after her this time . |
| 23 | The fact that we had a more open policy over those ten years has actually infiltrated into or irrigated the BBC and ITV , but you will still see a great area of editorial heads , or heads of departments , the equivalents of the commissioning editors , the executive heads , where there are very few women . |
| 24 | Although the original tree that sheltered Charles met an untimely end at the hands of over-zealous patriots , who hacked away branches and roots for souvenirs , you can still see a direct descendant of that famous oak , itself now nearly three hundred years old . |
| 25 | Although the viewers would still see the planned number of episodes , production-wise it meant re-engaging the regular cast for an extra week 's recording : potentially expensive as contracts would need to be re-negotiated . |
| 26 | If Reynolds glanced back he could still see the dark bulk of the table against the light , its straps hanging . |
| 27 | He could still see the red shape of burning flames , but they were frozen in time . |
| 28 | She knew she should refuse this assignment and even resign if necessary but to her annoyance she could still see the magnificent figure on horseback , she could still hear the music and the wild applause . |
| 29 | When do you ever see a poor man with someone twenty years younger ? ’ |
| 30 | I suspect that we will find that John Major is both pro-active and reaction , because in the next few months erm up to some time before June nineteen ninety two , there has to be a manifesto produced for the next election , and I think it 's in that you will probably see the pro-active side of John Major and his colleagues . |