Example sentences of "see [indef pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Our attitude is that we want to see everyone in the six counties , whether Protestant or Catholic , active in the movement to attain civil rights for the people there .
2 He sat staring before him , seeing nothing but a long line of Mortimers , inexhaustible and prolific to the end of time .
3 ‘ He had to go to Burford to see someone about a new job . ’
4 So far she had seen nothing but a normal barn — bales of hay , racks of apples , a few garden tools — but now she found herself forced into the other side of the top floor and it was certainly different , so different in fact that as Alain released her she walked forward of her own volition .
5 I had heard nothing but the wind , seen nothing but the moving trees but , I thought incredulously , someone had shot me .
6 Since she 'd started work she had seen nothing of the surrounding area , except that covered by the bus route which took her to work and back each day .
7 — I believe I am anything but candid : in fact — I am naturally suspicious — & exceedingly reserved , the first good quality arises from my having seen plenty of the evil part of the world from my youth up — the second from being but very little used to company or society — for — excepting Mr. Yarrell — ( whom Mrs. Hewitson & Atkinson know , ) — to whom I go to study bones & muscles — I do n't know a single person in all London to visit intimately . ’
8 ‘ I 've seen plenty in the last few months . ’
9 ‘ Have you seen owt of a black dog ? ’ said Jack to Philip .
10 Drouot salerooms may have seen none of the spectacular sales which are so good for promotion .
11 They were more articulate , had seen something of the wider world , retained a thirst for knowledge , and were sceptical towards the Church .
12 We have seen something of the various situations in which non-fatal physical harm might occur .
13 But he had certainly seen something of the Greek civilization , with its philosophic schools , theatres and gymnasia .
14 Now that we have looked at Wharram Percy deserted village and seen something of the 30-year long excavations there , we should look at other studies and excavations on village sites which seem to suggest the same developments implied at Wharram Percy .
15 I decided I did n't want a toffee-apple any more , even though I 'd seen one with a great wedge of toffee stuck to the bottom , so I pretended I 'd seen Marie passing in front of the window and I ran out and shouted , " Wait on , Marie , I 've an important message for you . "
16 In approving costs the Profitboss sees nothing but a profitable investment opportunity .
17 Mrs Thatcher sees nothing in the single market which cuts against the grain of her policies over the past decade , since it should promote the free enterprise culture within the EC .
18 She could see nothing except a vivid scarlet blur , the colour of a London bus .
19 He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door .
20 She could see nothing through the thick clouds of dust that choked her .
21 Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass .
22 He looked over his shoulder towards where the school party had gone , but could see nothing but a flat field of windblown grass .
23 At first , in the fading light , we could see nothing but the icy path , the snow-covered trees on either side — but then the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes .
24 I can see one in a big lump .
25 If viewing was considered by the week , however , TV was virtually universal : barely one person in twenty did not see something in an average week in 1986 ( BBC , 1986 ) .
26 He 's a very good short story writer , but I do n't see anybody with the same mixture of writerly craft and stamina which Greene had .
27 ‘ I ca n't see anything beyond the third target , ’ he said .
28 Only if he really craned his neck sideways could he see anything of the front bedroom windows and then not enough to make the effort worthwhile .
29 At first we could n't see anything on the white backing but then Eadred brought across a candle , held it near the page , not quite close enough to scorch , and sea-green writing began to appear .
30 This provided the opportunity for the members of the committee to see something of the rural development problems and programmes in Lewis and Harris , and discuss them with some of those working on them .
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