Example sentences of "see [pers pn] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We would certainly be pleased to see them making a greater contribution , but only if it can be shown that there would be genuine environmental benefits in so doing . |
| 2 | We would certainly be pleased to see them making a greater contribution , but only if it can be shown that there would be genuine environmental benefits in so doing . |
| 3 | I can see it solving a few problems here . |
| 4 | I do n't see us making a big invasion . |
| 5 | I do n't know where this Doctor had this idea from but I do n't know how many years ago , but I remember I had my Co-op news every week and , and he said that he could see us going a full circle and I 'm just wondering when he 's gon if I 'll be alive when it comes round again because I , I do n't think that these big mass stores erm as I say they 're all right you see , people with plenty of money with a car they could fill the freezer up . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ I 'd like to see him scoring a few more goals . ’ |
| 7 | They stopped only to pick up Cheryl , who saw them coming a long way off and ran down to the road to meet them . |
| 8 | In answer to my office colleagues who saw me manhandling a hopper-shaped device into my car boot the other week : no , I was not setting up a home distillery , merely preparing to field-test a pond filter . |
| 9 | ‘ Two people saw you holding a short conversation with Dominic . |