Example sentences of "desire to see [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Gundovald first arrived in Gaul he apparently had an considerable quantity of treasure with him , which must suggest that he initially had the backing of the Byzantine emperor , whose concerns about the Lombards in Italy may well have stretched to a desire to see a close ally established in Francia . |
| 2 | The visitors expressed a desire to see the farther end of the garden . |
| 3 | On 18 July 1936 there had been no consensus on this question among those who joined the rebellion , beyond their unanimous desire to see the legitimate , democratically elected government removed from power . |
| 4 | If hon. Members are dissatisfied with my list , I can also cite the example of a distinguished former Member of the House , Mr. Alick Buchanan-Smith , whose principled support of devolution all his political life was , among many other factors , a proper mark of his integrity and desire to see the best government for Scotland . |
| 5 | ‘ It is a purely ideological desire to see the private sector providing regardless of whether it is appropriate or not . ’ |
| 6 | The delay was partly the result of the intervention of Philip II of Spain , who had no desire to see the English queen deposed in favour of the Catholic but pro-French claimant , Mary Queen of Scots . |