Example sentences of "see [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be very sad to see Middlesbrough without first-class cricket . ’ |
| 2 | It was to see houses on expensive sites rise constantly higher , the consequent birth of the ‘ lift ’ or ‘ elevator ’ , and in the 1880s the construction of the first ‘ skyscrapers ’ in the United States . |
| 3 | The CTO will often ask to see copies of relevant correspondence between the parties and the legal advisors subject to any privilege rights . |
| 4 | GEORGE Wimpey , Britain 's second-biggest house-builder , yesterday joined the growing chorus of businesses seeing signs of economic recovery , despite unveiling huge losses for 1992 . |
| 5 | The West began to see aid to Eastern Europe as more important than aid to the Third World — ‘ charity begins at home ’ . |
| 6 | I remembered seeing pictures of German prisoners carrying what was described as their emergency Red Cross clothing in Tate and Lyle sugar boxes through London . |
| 7 | Day after day , they watched the north road with muskets at the ready , expecting to see columns of blue-uniformed men marching towards them , but they never came . |
| 8 | In order to see context-dependence in conditioned suppression it will be necessary to devise a procedure in which the contribution of the inhibitory association will be negligible . |
| 9 | It could be , or I 'm just wondering if it 's actually squirrels , because although the , the excreta contains berries erm a squirrel will eat berries , it will also eat nuts and of course they do bury their nuts and I 've actually seen squirrels in other parts of the country digging holes and starting a bit of a larder and of course there are a lot of , of erm squirrels in Croydon so I think unless you actually see the animal you can only speculate that it is something small like a vole or , or a squirrel . |
| 10 | The late 80's have seen investment in new systems — for home shopping £35 million in the past five years on computers |
| 11 | Besides , in a place of militant social-climbing , it does n't hurt to be seen poolside with recognisable New York artists . |
| 12 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his comments about the policies that we have been pursuing and economic prosperity in the Province , where we have seen advances in recent years . |
| 13 | The preceding week had seen days of heavy downpour and we came prepared for floods . |
| 14 | At night , at certain seasons , it glowed like fire , sometimes it seemed but the portal of a well-lighted hall ; and one old stone-breaker declared he had heard wonderful music issuing therefrom , the like of which he had never heard before ; while on one occasion he had seen troops of gaily-dressed elfins repairing thither , some on foot and some in carriages , and they all went into this mysterious hall . |
| 15 | He began our interview by mentioning that he had seen statistics about sexual abuse reported in a recent magazine article . |
| 16 | THE Law and its administration have seen changes in recent years and there are more to come . |
| 17 | Already , the Scots have seen Australia at close quarters in last week 's Canberra Tournament , where the Wallabies reached the semi-final , while , earlier in the season , they faced a number of possible participants in the colours of Queensland in Dubai . |
| 18 | This may be the first piece of half-good news in three years for defence manufacturers who have seen orders for new equipment shrink even faster than national defence budgets ( chart 1 ) . |
| 19 | I 've seen salamanders in green woods north of New York , with Jeff . |
| 20 | Shelley was disappointed not to have seen Miguelito at close quarters . |
| 21 | I have seen photos in German books , and it is a real stunner . |
| 22 | Erm , many of you will also have seen Jean-Claude at previous meetings which he attended in the capacity as to Michel . |
| 23 | ‘ SHe ca n't just have gone ! ’ she shouted in a deep , masculine voice , in response to her officers , discovery that no one had seen Crevecoeur since late afternoon , and certainly not in the act of leaving the building . |
| 24 | Although we have seen benefits in recent years , there is lots of mileage left in Magnus . |
| 25 | The Commission also considered the obligations of the state to the citizen , a subject which as we have seen advocates of active citizenship have tended to neglect . |
| 26 | Now Kelly was planning to direct a film version of Hello , Dolly ! , whose associate producer , Roger Edens , had seen Crawford in Black Comedy and in the film The Jokers . |
| 27 | Why , for example , have Scottish cities been exempt from the urban riots which , every year since 1981 , have seen parts of English towns and cities literally torn apart ? |
| 28 | In both Russia and Prussia , though much more in the former , can be seen struggles between competing ministers for royal favour and support . |
| 29 | And she had said she wanted to see places of historical interest . |
| 30 | It is a common sight to see bands of penniless zealots whipping and beating themselves as they travel from village to village , begging scraps of food and preaching their own nightmare vision of doom and despondency . |