Example sentences of "we [vb base] [adv] see [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If logic and reason can interpret the information sent in by the senses and produce a conclusion that would change as the information changes , it is emotion that clouds our vision and leads to a state in which we do not see things as they are . |
| 2 | We 've already seen examples of genes that bias meiosis in their own favour . |
| 3 | We 've all seen pictures of Page 3 girls and pornographic images of women showing the female body in a constantly inviting , sexual way just walking into a newsagent 's on a Sunday morning often means you are surrounded by them ) and it is hardly surprising if girls themselves , as well as men , sometimes feel confused ; believing that girls might ‘ want ’ to be raped , or are asking for trouble , if they dress up to go out , or behave independently by going out or walking home alone . |
| 4 | We have even seen lecturers complete their lectures and leave the room while the students have had to sit for another few minutes taking down the last load from the blackboard ! |
| 5 | ‘ Within the group , ’ he says , ‘ we have already seen benefits in both operational and strategic terms , enabling us to operate more efficiently and plan more effectively . |
| 6 | We have already seen examples of how you may , if you are not careful , forfeit your redundancy rights , the chance to claim constructive dismissal or indeed all your statutory employment rights in the event that your contract is frustrated . |
| 7 | 4.6 There is ample further evidence for regarding the second and third elements in such sequences — unlike the others we have seen so far — as jointly equivalent to a clause at the intensional level ; let us consider the four points which follow : First , most or all such phrases accept the insertion of the explicit predicator to be in front of the adjective ( and to be seems to be more or less obligatory when such adjectives are questioned ) ; we have already seen examples ( e.g. ( 35 ) , ( 41 ) ) . |
| 8 | Over the past decade or so we have also seen changes in our lifestyle with dogs . |
| 9 | We have also seen improvements in production safety , and communications , all the result of TOP improvements . |
| 10 | We have all seen clouds that reminded us of something — a sea horse , say , or a smiling face . |