Example sentences of "see [conj] you [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I began to see that you might have a grain of truth lurking there somewhere , and the more I thought about it the more it made sense . |
| 2 | That proposition presupposes that if you make a reduction in the district figures , then you must have an idea what the district contribution towards the Greater York figure is , er and I find it difficult to see that you can have , if you have a new settlement , if you have a new settlement the C provision for the new settlement floating in this table , erm but can I just say before we adjourn for coffee , that I really would like to have some very firm answers to the questions which are posed under issue two , er and particularly about two D and that is specific guidance on the location of the new settlement . |
| 3 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 4 | ‘ It was a refreshing change of challenges and issues , seeing if you could deliver new ideas through old skills , ’ he said . |
| 5 | I have been asked to approach you to see if you would like to submit a slide or photograph ( or indeed an original ) for consideration when we are choosing this year 's design . |
| 6 | I have been asked to approach you to see if you would like to submit a slide or photograph ( or indeed an original ) for consideration when we are choosing this year 's design . |
| 7 | I 've even been past Grey House twice to see if by any chance your car was there , to see if you 'd come back and not let me know . |
| 8 | But every night , after the light in your bedroom has been switched off , Swan will come to your window to see if you 'd like a ride . |
| 9 | They asked me to see if you 'd like me to bring you some . ’ |
| 10 | leaving it and then going back to it to see if you could integrate it plus some graphs . |
| 11 | In real life she went round clubs measuring men 's dicks to see if you could tell which club a man frequented by the size of his dick . ’ |
| 12 | You 'd do something more likely to reap a financial return , such as throw it off the top of Blackpool Tower in a Force Nine gale and run down the 763 steps to see if you could catch any of it before it blew away . |
| 13 | that was not intended to see if you could survive that , although that does happen |
| 14 | The point of the Right and Wrong Club was to see if you could get guttered six nights a week and not a lot has changed . |
| 15 | For example , if you smell burning in the middle of the night you will respond immediately and fully , and not bother to ‘ consult ’ any body clock to see if you should calm down and be asleep ! |
| 16 | ‘ You mean , to see if you can trip me up ! ’ |
| 17 | They 've erm volunteers to see if you can show this committee the presentation for the . |
| 18 | ‘ No , I 've come to see if you can fix her up with a couple of skirts and blouses , Annie , from your unredeemed stuff . |
| 19 | That 's to see if you can identify what the problems are with each of those three , and why they 're experiencing difficulties in their job . |
| 20 | This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress . |
| 21 | I 'd be grateful if you 'd go to Hastings to see if you can discover what 's niggling at her . |
| 22 | Maybe soon I 'll let ye have a chance to see if you can do anything — but remember , miracles are often caused by good luck . ’ |
| 23 | Er i this is why it 's important that you mix with people , that you get out and about , because if you find that everybody else is , is getting up the hill faster than you and everybody else is crossing the roads quicker than you and all the rest of it , it should tell you something , now I mean I do n't even want to go into competition but I think it is good occasionally to see if you can walk as fast as that eighteen year old in front of you . |
| 24 | ‘ The Gruagach sent me here , ’ began Caspar , and stopped , and then went on with more assurance , ‘ they sent me along to see if you can provide a — well , I do n't know what you 'd call it really . |
| 25 | Er if you were a fairly decent criminal though you , you may well have a look through the windows to see if you can see any detectors on the wall , just to confirm it , because by now you 'd be thinking that a lot of these are dummies . |
| 26 | It also makes sense to ask around among other people in the same field to see if you can pick up any extra information about the firm . |
| 27 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said in what she hoped was a businesslike manner , ‘ I 've come to see if you can help me out on a special job . ’ |
| 28 | Right , do you want to see if you can catch up ? |
| 29 | Select a strong healthy stem that has borne a good bloom , or is still carrying one that has gone over the top , and look at the stem lower down — to see if you can find nice plump axillary buds or eyes in the leaf axils — these are latent growth buds , and they are going to become your new roses ! |
| 30 | And Billy Smallbury , she wants you to go to Casterbridge , to see if you can find the young soldier who 's been courting Fanny . ’ |