Example sentences of "[adv] see [pron] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only see myself as a conversation piece , worth more as gossip than a fuck . |
| 2 | Shakespeare makes the point about interpretation that modern research in theories of vision and the education of young children has confirmed — that we are all taught to see — by Iago 's prediction of the view that Othello , hidden in the normally superior position of the eavesdropper , will take of his imminent conversation with Cassio : After the scene has turned out exactly as predicted , Iago checks on his victim 's responses : The Signifier here , the handkerchief , has been made by Iago to yield a meaning which is totally false , but which he has put upon it with so much circumstantial detail — Shakespeare 's diligence in this point risks pushing his plot into the incredible — that Othello can only see it as a present that Cassio has received from Desdemona and has ‘ given … his whore ’ . |
| 3 | He would only see it as a weakness to be used against her , or worse , as an attempt to ingratiate herself . |
| 4 | My belief is that Holyfield , who trades in quantity rather than quality when it comes to punches , will recover from the early storm , which could easily see him on the canvas , to win around the 10th . |
| 5 | Erm but the converse is true , that er er er a British national can go and work in all of those countries , so instead of seeing it as a threat , I mean one can easily see it as an opportunity . |
| 6 | I 'm beginning to think the fans will soon see me as a bit of a jinx . |
| 7 | And you might just see me in the background of one of the shots . |
| 8 | Do you still see yourself as a socialist ? |
| 9 | He had fought off his anger , but Jenna could still see it at the back of his eyes . |
| 10 | He could n't possibly see her in the darkness , but she still shrank down in the seat — then felt her eyes widen when he stripped off his jacket and started to unbutton his shirt . |
| 11 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 12 | For adults it 's enjoyable to browse through , and kids will hopefully see it as a basis for future investigations into a wide range of subjects . |
| 13 | It was beautiful how they 'd laid it down that the baby should be brought up in Dynmouth so that they could always see it about the place . |
| 14 | Now you will hardly ever see him in a canoe . |
| 15 | I 'd almost given up hope that you 'd ever see me as a girl … a woman . |
| 16 | You can practically see it in the process of covering up the feeble attempts at civilization . |
| 17 | But when an idea or the picture is false , we are more conscious of it as a separate thing , for we can clearly see it as a preconception or a prejudice . |
| 18 | You 'll probably see her in the morning . |
| 19 | ‘ Besides , I do n't really see myself as a vigneronne . ’ |
| 20 | In an affected small bowel you will see the grey background with these tiny little curved rods present the whole area of the er , the villi is covered by the organisms which are er stuck down effectively by the processes which you ca , you ca n't really see them in the transmission micrograph , but they are attached to specific receptors on the surface of the entrocite membrane . |
| 21 | ‘ You do n't really see me as a suspect , surely ! ’ |
| 22 | You can not even see it as a star in your sky . |
| 23 | I did indeed see him as a kind of Christ figure , perhaps as someone who had come to save me from myself , from my ineradicable loneliness of mind and soul . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll maybe see you on the circuit then , ’ I said . |
| 25 | ‘ I ca n't quite see you as a stonemason . ’ |
| 26 | He backed away , and still they struck and lunged in his direction ; he backed away even more until he could barely see them in the gloom . |
| 27 | Why had he refused to let them meet her when they would certainly see her at the hacienda ? |
| 28 | There was a pause and before Wilson could think how to reply , she added , ‘ But I may never see him as a man , ’ in a low voice . |
| 29 | Did you never see him at the City of the Horizon ? |
| 30 | Very few people have the luxury of starting completely from scratch although those who do seldom see it as an advantage . |