Example sentences of "see a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took to pacing the streets of London , very often in the poorer areas , in all weathers , alone , seldom speaking to anyone but staring , staring as if he had never seen a poor person in his life before . |
| 2 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 3 | erm we have seen a gradual recovery in the last ten days . |
| 4 | The grip of the brewing giants is still powerful ; the late 1980s has seen a worrying return to takeovers and mergers and the intensification of lager promotion . |
| 5 | However , the job itself , as we have already noted , is rarely the cause of disenchantment with agriculture — indeed , in a decade that has seen a renewed interest in the countryside among young people and a growing desire to escape from the urban rat-race , agriculture could have much to offer . |
| 6 | I have never seen a male manager in tears . |
| 7 | Ralph Ellis says : ‘ Once more we have seen a strong performance from the Stoddard companies , with profit rising 28% on sales 17% higher . |
| 8 | I 'm pleased to say that in the course of the last six months we 've seen a strong recovery in profits . |
| 9 | I have n't seen a perfect day like that over in Blackpool yet . |
| 10 | He had seen a thoughtful look in her eyes . |
| 11 | Not once in all those years had they seen a real smile on his face . |
| 12 | He has seen a certain facility in my work for grading and assembling the facts . |
| 13 | The letter continued : ’ The answers to your specific questions to the Minister , are , therefore , that we have seen a certain amount of information on the cost of the King 's Cross project ’ — we should like to know what that certain amount of information is — ’ and the projected revenues before giving consent to the deposit of the Bill . ’ |
| 14 | Henry had tried to tempt him into making a racist statement by announcing that he had seen a black person outside the window two weeks ago , but all the constable had said was ‘ You do n't see many coloureds in this part of Wimbledon . ’ |
| 15 | Since March 1990 Mid Glamorgan 's community drug team has seen a progressive increase in the number of users of anabolic steroids attending general needle exchange clinics and has therefore set up a separate service for these users . |
| 16 | What we 've done , won one of the points I think that is worth er making perhaps is that on er over the last few years we 've seen a complete change in world export philosophy where not only are the Russians exporting all over the place but clearly er there are a number of western aircraft in different parts of the world and therefore what we have also done is to , in comparing er our aircraft against other western ones , we 've also looked at them as potential threats because it 's possible that er erm western aircraft in certain hands could end up being used against us so we have also compared those . |
| 17 | The grounds of the public library at Wallington seem an unlikely setting for industrial remains , but here can be seen a preserved section of tramway used by the Surrey Iron Railway , the first tramway built as a transport system independent of canal and other industrial transport . |
| 18 | The year has seen a packed agenda for club members including excursions for pub lunches and trips throughout the UK . |
| 19 | This should be translated : I personally , off the top of my head sitting in my study , never having visited the Arctic , never having seen a polar bear in the wild , and having been educated in classical literature and theology , have not so far managed to think of a reason why polar bears might benefit from being white . |
| 20 | This lexicon should not be seen a static repository of data . |
| 21 | And although sales of the machines may be flat , ‘ at least we have n't seen a major fall like IBM ’ . |
| 22 | The past decade has seen a major increase in the number of aspiring musicians wishing to incorporate the rigours and discipline of formalised training into their playing . |
| 23 | Recent years have seen a developing concern with individualism and the resulting difficulties surrounding working class political organisation . |
| 24 | The last few years have seen a tremendous amount of' reconstruction , both internally and externally , some parts of the building having been perilously close to collapse . |
| 25 | In recent years we have seen a tremendous growth in interest and the range of activities , ’ said Mr Deighton , whose wife Maura was also a founder . |
| 26 | ‘ Have you seen a tall guy with dark hair carrying a bag ? ’ |
| 27 | I 've never seen a blacker car in my life ! |
| 28 | I have only once seen a serious fight between badgers , and the sounds on that occasion were terrifying . |
| 29 | Davies may have seen a close tussle between his two scrum halfs , but elsewhere in this gripping battle there was no question the Scarlets were the ones left blushing . |
| 30 | As Donald J. Olsen has written : ‘ With the possible exception of Canada , Britain has seen a closer relationship between railways and hotels than any other country . ’ |