Example sentences of "[adj] to see [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 7 It 's terrific to see her without the bars between us. 8 She sits eating the treat food at the opening to the door and looking at me. 9 How does she know to look into my eyes and not at the huge finger next to her .
2 ‘ I was glad to see her at the pictures with you , ’ Anne said .
3 In this issue it was great to see you on the streets , showing people united in the fight against growing racism .
4 The King was much intrigued to see them in the Dolls ' House and enquired who gave her permission .
5 In these concrete examples , here at last was literacy that enabled the poor to see themselves as the makers of their own history , with the power to change their world .
6 Defoe , who travelled more of the roads of the country than most of his contemporaries , was inclined to see himself in the foothills of a better transport age — the equal of the fabled Roman achievement .
7 He was very surprised to see her in the gents and asked ‘ What are you doing here ? ’ to which she replied ‘ PASS ’ .
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