Example sentences of "see [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They had parted in a friendly enough way , promising to see each other from time to time , but Jenna very much doubted if it would ever happen .
2 One has only to look around to see Labour government in action in London .
3 Do you know what it did to me to see that animal on top of you , about to … ? ’
4 There are things around this , that I wonder what on earth we 're doing and what is the best way forward and I would like to see that kind of report come back to us .
5 Yes , I think it 's just to follow on from that erm about trusting children to give us the sort of clues that we need to be able to respond to , very often they do that in ways that are not directly associated perhaps with the anxiety that 's around , so that they may be expressing their anxiety by just generally difficult behaviour or by wetting the bed at night , or maybe being quite disruptive in their play , or provoking other children , and adults who are able to see that sort of behaviour as useful for information for us , so that we can respond appropriately , not out of anger and a erm judgemental sort of response , but in a way that we can support their anxiety by by not getting over excited and + and erm responding in a very aggressive way to the very aggression that they 're expressing as a result of their anxiety .
6 Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc says it plans 1993 capital spending of $650m , a rise of $220m from a year ago , in anticipation of double-digit growth in the world semiconductor market this year , including 25 pct in the US market ; it expects the Japanese semiconductor market to grow at 5% this year , with the Japanese economy beginning ‘ slow recovery ’ in the second half ; it said it has shipped more than 100,000 of its new SuperSparcs in a year , and expects to release several client-server products this year ; commenting on first quarter figures ( page seven ) , it added that software revenues for the first quarter were lower than expected , leading to a small loss in its information technology business ; it continues to see strong demand for notebook computers and printers .
7 I would like to see some kind of control scheme entailing the reliable and permanent marking of dogs for future identification .
8 ‘ What in God 's name made those noises ? ’ blurted Edgar , looking around , as if expecting to see some scene of carnage .
9 I would have like to see some attempt to error-trap the data input routine , but help with record location is good and editing is easy , so reliance on the good sense of the computer operator should be a feasible proposition .
10 About 200 people reported seeing some kind of craft landing near the base in 1980 .
11 Unfortunately it is often the case that writers do not allow themselves to be so free in autobiographical disclosures as to say exactly how they felt on seeing some work of art .
12 ‘ For the first time since the start of the recession , ’ said Mr Hayward we may be seeing some glimmer of light , particularly as the figures tie in with the slight decrease in receiverships this quarter and with recent reports of an increase in business optimism .
13 Struan seems to see this consensus as evidence of objectivity .
14 ‘ We 're simply disappointed to see this kind of attack turn up in Li Peng 's work report , ’ British Embassy spokeswoman Janet Rogan said after the speech .
15 ‘ Look at the intensity of the preparations for major matches , ’ he says , ‘ The expenses could not be met without sponsorship but it is also good to see this kind of money being used right down the line .
16 I had a bath , then had to wait to see this officer in charge , and because they read on my notes that I 'd barricaded , I was put on this wing like C1 .
17 ‘ I want to see this bit of paper — if it exists .
18 Later , at least for many years , she was not to see this time as part of her life , and perhaps therefore it need not now be told at length .
19 So in 1818 when a doctor called Herbert was told of a young man living on the island of Fetlar in the Shetland Islands off the north of Scotland who had been deaf and blind from birth , he hastened to see this object of curiosity for himself .
20 Gratifying to see this side of fighter operations getting the coverage it deserves .
21 You really have to see this game in action to appreciate the animation and perspective .
22 One is tempted to see this succession of delta building , nullifying of the gradient advantage as the delta builds out , abandonment of a lobe which is then eroded by the sea , and ensuing recreation of a potential steep gradient course , as a possible explanation of cyclic sedimentation without change of relative land and sea level .
23 We wish to see this result in diversity , not local monopoly , and will therefore act to limit the size of blocks that can be transferred .
24 To see this substitute into equation ( 6.10 ) to give :
25 At the time of writing , the NVC existed in draft form only , but we have been privileged to see this draft in order to prepare the following account .
26 To see this method in action let the pulse of figure 11.3(a) be applied to the basic C-R low-pass filter of figure 4.11(b) with the capacitor initially uncharged .
27 They can do erm damage to a section of the network erm that does not bring about major destruction and with this accurate bombing that we 've been seeing this kind of operation is possible .
28 Why are we seeing this lack of grace ?
29 He said : ‘ We are seeing this sort of thing more and more often . ’
30 UGMs , in particular , must be willing to see real devolution of power to the directorates .
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