Example sentences of "[vb mod] see a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which I suspect the odd tory MP having a heart attack , falling under a bus , the loss of directions might actually mean that they might see a degree of sense in borough capping . |
| 2 | We 've seen that with the City technology colleges , which are nobody talks about , surprisingly enough , when we 've discovered that actually industry is n't remotely interested in them , and of course in the first year of an opted out school one might see a bit of palm crossing with silver . |
| 3 | If you watch the start or the first few miles , you 'll see a mass of humanity moving along at a snail 's pace . |
| 4 | You 'll see a lot of guff written about PC performance , almost everywhere you look . |
| 5 | The bed beside her was empty , but there were men in the yard : she could see a glimmer of light between the shutters and hear a flotsam of voices now and then , when the wind died . |
| 6 | She could see a flicker of fire , Wynne-Jones 's fire . |
| 7 | Walking along the riverbank or lakeside , I could see a variety of waterfowl , such as moorhens , seagulls and ducks ; up in the trees were virtually the entire crow family — jays , rooks and jackdaws — as well as blackbirds , thrushes , finches , all the everyday birds . |
| 8 | On the work surface she could see a bowl of salad , the wine bottle and a row of cutlery . |
| 9 | At the far end of the street , where the beach curved into an arc — and where the water was far enough away from the slops of Main Street — there on my right I could see a grove of coconut palms behind the beach , almost bending over the sand like a canopy as they leaned against the trade winds . |
| 10 | I thought I could see a gleam of light , " You mean his stomach … ? " |
| 11 | I could see a sort of Army bed . |
| 12 | To the west you could see a sprinkling of town lights and , further west , the hills where the coal came from . |
| 13 | The sun was up now , and strong ; he could see a quiver of exhaust gases in the air . |
| 14 | If you sat in the fireplace and looked up you could see a disc of sky and several iron hooks in silhouette . |
| 15 | I can remember when you 'd see a cloud of dust , perhaps it 'll be a mile away and this would be a flock of sheep . |
| 16 | At the end of the case people would see a bit of film of the child sitting on the drawing-room sofa between his parents who never took their eyes from him during the interview . |
| 17 | And if you go to places like erm Guisborough , erm er and South Middlesbrough there you will see a range of housing types available for range of groups in the community . |
| 18 | In future , that will mean that the old high rates will no longer be levied on the unsuspecting population , and we will see a continuation of support by central Government of local government . |
| 19 | First , Nicholas Budgen , the somewhat maverick right-wing Tory MP , said on 5 December 1984 when receiving the Spectator Backbencher-of-the-Year Award , ‘ My hope is that this Parliament will see a restoration of Cabinet government . ’ |
| 20 | I can see a bit of success in the air against them . |
| 21 | I can see a bit of blue up there . |
| 22 | I can see a bit of snow there |
| 23 | ‘ I can see a bit of light around the horizon , ’ said Gurder . |