Example sentences of "see [indef pn] [prep] the [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 | I had heard nothing but the wind , seen nothing but the moving trees but , I thought incredulously , someone had shot me . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | — 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 . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've seen plenty in the last few months . ’ |
| 6 | Drouot salerooms may have seen none of the spectacular sales which are so good for promotion . |
| 7 | They were more articulate , had seen something of the wider world , retained a thirst for knowledge , and were sceptical towards the Church . |
| 8 | We have seen something of the various situations in which non-fatal physical harm might occur . |
| 9 | But he had certainly seen something of the Greek civilization , with its philosophic schools , theatres and gymnasia . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door . |
| 13 | She could see nothing through the thick clouds of dust that choked her . |
| 14 | Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't see anything beyond the third target , ’ he said . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | We might have expected to see something of the great movies , Gold Rush , Modern Times , Limelight … |
| 22 | And to the possibility of seeing something of the Sicilian town . |
| 23 | He seemed to have come to the deep , still centre of the sea : a place where you felt nothing , where you saw nothing except the coal-black atoms that danced before your face and knitted up the dark . |
| 24 | She saw nothing of the pale green clusters of new leaves adorning the elm trees , nor did she see the arum lilies glowing with white purity beneath them . |
| 25 | Many did so think , and fear ; and saw nothing in the religious experience — or that to which it pointed — of the last decade and a half to cause them to think otherwise . |
| 26 | from my vantage point I saw nothing in the few seconds between the County Inspector 's announcement to have incited what appeared to be a concerted start by the police . |
| 27 | At the inquest into his death and those he killed the sergeant said he saw nothing in the dead officer to make him question his state of mind . |
| 28 | For several minutes he saw nothing in the shimmering haze of the plain . |
| 29 | Suddenly the wind made the plant move , and Mary saw something under the dark green leaves . |
| 30 | Not even Jonathan , she thought suddenly , ever really saw anything but the smooth , exquisite façade that she presented to the outside world . |