Example sentences of "see that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , seeing that a fine picture is nature reflected by an artist , the criticism which I approve will be that picture reflected by an intelligent and sensitive mind . |
| 2 | Seeing that a French invasion was a possibility in 1803 , he joined the Volunteers , and used the sonnet as ‘ a trumpet ’ to encourage national resistance , for the principle of national self-determination led logically to the defence of one 's own country . |
| 3 | Western trade and investment there were rapidly growing ; but the duties of western diplomats in Pekin remained essentially those of fostering these economic interests and seeing that no imperial power stole a march on its rivals in this respect . |
| 4 | Seeing that no serious injury had been done to the Chamden player , Darren settled on grabbing the referee 's notebook and booking himself . |
| 5 | The Council was charged with the task of seeing that the new courses were of degree standard , but was powerless to adjudicate on the wisdom or otherwise of there being so many arts-orientated courses in the first place . |
| 6 | A but seeing that the official figures were published every month our wages went up or down every month . |
| 7 | In the mid-1960s the Kremlin , seeing that the economic system was not working , briefly flirted with the idea of changing it . |
| 8 | see that the society returned to sane management , and elected only business men who would look after the society 's interests first , and seeing that the present majority favoured representation by socialists only , they should be fought one by one as they appeared for re-election , until the confidence of the membership , at present abused and outraged , was restored , and the society stood for co-operation pure and simple . |
| 9 | One gathers that the ‘ I ’ of the poem , seeing that the old cloak was a complete write-off , assumed that the new cloak , which he bought with cash , had completely solved the problem . |
| 10 | If then his actions simply accorded with what was the convention of his society , this was not because he had so to act , or failed to see that a certain convention was socially limited . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's good to see that a small amount can achieve so much . ’ |
| 12 | Even so , it 's very pleasant to see that a goodly swathe of video cards is supported directly . |
| 13 | King Hussein , who had resisted calls from Moslem Brotherhood members of parliament and leftists to boycott the conference , said in an emotional speech on Oct. 12 at a conference of 2,500 elected officials in Amman that he had been assured by the USA that it would " do its utmost " to see that a transitional period of Palestinian " autonomy " in the occupied territories would be negotiated within a year of the conference opening , and announced Jordan 's unconditional acceptance of US terms for the proposed Middle East peace conference . |
| 14 | But the mood had passed by the time Harry walked once more into Breakspear College , sucking at an extra-strong mint and glad to see that a different porter was manning the lodge . |
| 15 | Within the Duomo there is so much to see that a full inventory is impracticable . |
| 16 | He spun round to see that a skeletal branch from one of the bushes beneath the hall window had been blown against the pane . |
| 17 | Only slowly did her heart-rate come down , and she was able to see that no lasting harm had been done . |
| 18 | When we start to take responsibility for our thoughts and begin to see that every negative thought has a negative return , we realise we can use life like a beautiful game . |
| 19 | For all its graphs , diagrams and photographs and highly technical text , I was glad to see that the practical matters were not neglected and the author was keen to emphasise the personal touch and how important it is for the stockman to treat his cows with confidence , affection and respect . |
| 20 | It 's amazing to see that the picturesque cottages , cricket on the green , meadows , mature woods , friendly pubs and riverside backwaters really do exist . |
| 21 | You do not have to be a Marxist to see that the official statistics of unemployment include only those who are signing on at Job Centres and are eligible for benefit . |
| 22 | In spite of such an unexpected result , it is important to see that the general pattern is very regular and to remember that , as far as the volunteer is concerned , he gets up at the ‘ normal ’ time each ‘ morning ’ to be ready for a full day ahead of him . |
| 23 | I was interested to see that the first thing for which the Cambodians and Vietnamese asked — even before getting rid of mines in Cambodia — was English language training . |
| 24 | They , in turn , join him in cheerful conspiracy to see that the great cathedral list of France is constantly and step-by-step updated . |
| 25 | You only have to walk into any art gallery these days to see that the real action is in the shop . |
| 26 | Sharpe twisted in his saddle to see that the western sky was still clouded , though there were great gaps between the heaping clouds through which the sun poured an incandescent flood of light . |
| 27 | The tantalising smell of coffee met her as she emerged into the main sitting-room , to see that the low table before one of the chesterfields now bore a white china breakfast-set complete with coffee-pot and plates containing rolls and Danish pastries , while a crystal jar containing some kind of preserve rested on yet another plate containing foil-covered squares of butter . |
| 28 | The complete list taken from those early writers allows us to see that the low vowel appeared in environments where it would not appear now — for example , before voiceless fricatives and voiced stops . |
| 29 | Both Simon and Bladud have fatal attempts at flight , black magic and heresy in common , and it is easy to see that the two stories could have become confused . |
| 30 | In the canteen queue , Marcus was startled to see that the two men in front were holding hands : a lumbering man in his twenties and a boy who did n't look old enough to be in prison , who was as pretty as a girl . |