Example sentences of "[adv] to see [conj] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was in advance of yesterday 's recall of Parliament , to discuss the economic crisis , that Government whips felt duty-bound to consult widely to see whether the Tory Party still supported him . |
2 | Ellen caught my eye , and we stared at each other for a sympathetic fraction of a second , then I looked away to see that the sticky liquid had sprayed across the teak planks . |
3 | Will he dissociate himself from that comment and will he take action today to see that the hon. Gentleman concerned is ’ liberated ’ from his ministerial duties ? |
4 | Senior Disney executives , each accompanied by posses of security men on a presidential scale , and the 14,000 staff waited anxiously to see whether the expected crowds of between 40,000 and 60,000 would materialise . |
5 | But you have to look closely to see that the tropical forest trees that adopt this characteristic leaf form are in fact of literally hundreds of different species ( see p.124 ) , belonging to scores of different families . |
6 | Carry out another playing test to check for fret buzz and sight down the fingerboard again to see if the main body of the neck is straight . |