Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] see a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Williams ' chapter ( 3.1 ) , we may perhaps see a justification of equality of condition or outcome on the basis of equality of opportunity . |
| 2 | You should also see a newsagent on your left , so anticipate a man crossing the road with his nose in a newspaper and children darting across with ice-creams or sweeties . ’ |
| 3 | It was pitch black ; she could scarcely see a hand in front of her . |
| 4 | You 'd sooner see a vegetarian at an abattoir . |
| 5 | ‘ If shoppers had their wish , the region could soon see a revolution with empty shops but booming business . ’ |
| 6 | Eliot did not doubt the resilience or resolve of the British people ; but he remarked to me that he could not see a man like Neville Chamberlain coping with a major conflict . |
| 7 | A garrulous Welshman who could not see a beach without running along it . |
| 8 | To cap all I suffered a physical hallucination as I staggered up the road beyond the inlet of Enard Bay : I could clearly see a row of cottages at the top of the hill but when I got there , they had vanished . |
| 9 | He could also see a line of washing , which included , he realized to his delight , the clerical undergarments . |
| 10 | ‘ Branford could immediately see a connection with us . |
| 11 | At first I could n't see a way of getting to the bus station at two o'clock in the afternoon because we were never free at that time , but my chance came quite unexpectedly . |
| 12 | Stephen could n't see a sign of its owner . |
| 13 | But they could n't see a boy in a red shirt . |
| 14 | For one thing , she could n't see a thing in the blackout without her glasses ; and for another , the uniform was n't half attractive enough . |
| 15 | No matter where I looked I could n't see a gleam of light . |
| 16 | It was very packed in there but I could n't see a lot of anything . |
| 17 | ‘ I looked at the walls in the Goldie boathouse and saw the names of all the crews and could n't see a cox with three wins on the trot . |
| 18 | Dougal could n't see a television in the room . |
| 19 | If the Government 's agricultural land tenancy reform proposals go through , which I rather hope they do , it 'll be a little while yet , we could well see a change in the security of tenure issue , which might make it easier to achieve er , vacancy and vacant possession . |
| 20 | Thus , if the whole internal process were slowed down enormously , one could actually see a representation of each command executed by the machine at the lowest possible level of representation . |
| 21 | We may also see a relationship between a willingness to accept the authoritative knowledge of a subject and a willingness to defer to authority in general . |
| 22 | Now I said Mr Nichol I 'd to take you to that erm but the only thing is it 's after the so I do n't know how you feel if you 'd if you would rather see a performance before the exam , or you would rather see that one after the exam , or two . |
| 23 | I am a new member of the RNLI , only joining in 1990 spurred into action by visiting the NE coast and seeing one or two of its lifeboats … £6 annual membership is very good value and could be increased , but £20 would possibly see a decline in numbers . |
| 24 | After all , I ca n't see a girl like you giving up her freedom to live in a squalid little room above a shop — and , believe me , without help Peter certainly ca n't afford anything else . ’ |
| 25 | No , I ca n't see a weekend in Paris improving the situation … with all that it would obviously lead to . |
| 26 | Well if you if you ca n't see a door from the road then that will be the ideal entrance I would have thought . |
| 27 | Ca n't see a mountain from here , we 're on the top ! |
| 28 | Those who ca n't see a role for the trade unions and the Labour Party need to be given time to see the error of their ways . |
| 29 | Ca n't see a party without pooping . |
| 30 | You see the the inlet pipes and the outlets and this you ca n't see a thing of this , you ought to go and have a look at this place sometime . |