Example sentences of "[adj] to see [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean . |
| 2 | It is entertaining to see a group of loushe Parisian types forming a street band or filling in for cabaret . |
| 3 | It is much easier to see the connection between stress , anxiety and colic , if we remember that problems of the digestive tract caused by stress are also quite common in people . |
| 4 | The French felt that the existing structure of power was illegitimate , and a clear majority would have been prepared to see an extension of worker control over management 's powers of decision … |
| 5 | I was disgusted to see the picture on page one of The Scotsman today showing Bill Clifford , the manager of the weapons testing range at Dundrennan , Kirkcudbrightshire proudly holding the new electro-magnetic railgun . |
| 6 | She was relieved to see no sign of Pen , before whom she would not have wished to speak freely . |
| 7 | As he crossed the yard , he glanced round the skyline and was relieved to see no sign of cloud . |
| 8 | It 's amazing to see the coat as part of a complete look — with the hair and make-up complementing it . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sure Daddy was far from delighted to see a bottle of whiskey drank in the house , ’ Rose was doubtful about the whole idea . |
| 10 | Peering round , she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes . |
| 11 | This phenomenon is almost impossible to illustrate in a monologue , and I would at this point have issued a handout , if the talk were not being recorded , for it is very easy to see a sentence in progress when the turns in the dialogue are written down . |
| 12 | The duty of the police when they arrest without warrant is , no doubt , to be quick to see the possibility of crime , but equally they ought to be anxious to avoid mistaking the innocent for the guilty … |
| 13 | And supposed to see the superiority of socialism in this capitalist |
| 14 | Roger said : ‘ Having heard so much about TNT while I was in Australia I am pleased to see it working so successfully and in particular I am glad to see a continuation of product supply into the sales organisation as a direct result of TNT principles . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm glad to see the art of satire is n't dead , ’ commented Blanche . |
| 16 | How many would be glad to see the back of mum and dad ? |
| 17 | She released her lip from between her teeth and Julia was horrified to see a speck of blood on it . |
| 18 | The point is that it is hard to see the subject-matter under attack as determinations which are so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could come to them , at least not when viewed as Lord Greene M.R. visualised the notion . |
| 19 | However , the House of Lords preferred to see a conviction for murder in these cases , with the use of executive discretion to secure an early release from the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for offenders who killed when under duress , and thus appear to have reduced culpability . |
| 20 | It might be comforting to see the balance of power in the hands of the defence rather than the offence — but there is no assurance it would stay there . |
| 21 | He was startled to see a column of smoke rising from among the trees . |
| 22 | Numerous operations were performed , until , as Charlie says , ‘ I was eventually shipped back to the States on the Queen Mary and was so happy to see the Statue of Liberty again . |
| 23 | Industrialists were also happy to see an expansion of state and therefore bureaucratic intervention to provide themselves with protection against foreign imports and their relatives with employment opportunities . |
| 24 | Hardly able to see a hand in front of her , but refusing to be daunted , Luce moved as fast as she dared down an alley-way little more than a metre wide . |
| 25 | So you wo n't normally be able to see a virus in action — until it 's too late . |
| 26 | Visitors were able to see the versatility of design and product range by a display which portrayed the four themes of shipping , hotel and leisure , pubs and commercial interiors . |
| 27 | You will now be able to see the type of ceiling which is fitted below the joists — either plasterboard or lath-and-plaster . |
| 28 | Also for me , I was able to see the type of job I wanted to do . |
| 29 | I was not able to see the CIEFL in session , but through discussions was able to get a good idea of the activities of its various English Departments . |
| 30 | Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog . |