Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pers pn] [vb mod] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | In due course we shall see that people 's standard of living hinged broadly on their position in the landholding hierarchy , and it will be necessary to examine this after reviewing the material conditions it enabled them to enjoy . |
| 2 | Striking Perhaps the most striking change you 'll see on your desktop is the toolbar along the top of the screen . |
| 3 | Hence Durkheim insisted that to understand one set of social phenomena we must see them in the round — in their wider , social context . |
| 4 | " Meanwhile , if I were you , I 'd walk around and have a look at what empty houses you can see . |
| 5 | The advantage , however , of first letting them improvise more freely in small groups is that with careful monitoring you can see what 's interesting them , what they want to explore in their drama . |
| 6 | After about four or five months on the anti-cellulite programme you will see a dramatic improvement in your figure . |
| 7 | Even in the dim light she could see the blood . |
| 8 | Even in the dim light he could see that the face was cyanosed , deeply discoloured , and there were reddish spots or petechiae in the region of the eyes . |
| 9 | In another language where mother 's brothers and father 's brothers are referred to by different words we would see them as different kinds of relatives . |
| 10 | The 250cc British Grand Prix in Sundays sunshine provided some of the most exciting action you 'll see for some time . |
| 11 | It is all-round in that it can be used in light and strong winds and is the most popular type you will see today . |
| 12 | On a clear day you can see no less than 7 lakes . |
| 13 | Vincente Minnelli , a director of the old school and greatly renowned and respected for such classics as The Band Wagon and An American in Paris , was looking for a touch of modernism to attract a young audience to a rather old-fashioned film called On a Clear Day You Can See Forever . |
| 14 | On a clear day you can see the Cathedral . ’ |
| 15 | On a clear day you can see as far as Dublin from the Great Car of Donard ( or so they say ) , but mist or heat haze have always foreshortened the view for me . |
| 16 | On a clear day you can see them from 20 miles away at Port Isaac . |
| 17 | The same effect is used wonderfully in the opening credits of Minnelli 's most underrated musical , On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ( 1970 ) . |
| 18 | They reckon on a clear day you can see the ruins from O'Connell Street . ’ |
| 19 | They say that on a clear day you can see the Isle of Harris . |
| 20 | With careful arrangement you can see what is happening in the next room ( with an open dividing door or glass panel ) or behind you or in the hall , even in the garden , thereby extending your range of vision and your range of information . |
| 21 | She just sits there staring at him saying you make any funny moves you 'll see what you get . |
| 22 | The dark tenement block loomed up on her left and through the broken windows she could see the reflection of the naked gas jets that burned on each landing . |
| 23 | Through the half-open door he could see an old man sharpening a cut-throat razor on a strap , stroking it up and down in rhythm . |
| 24 | Through the heavy fretwork of its top windows he could see the towering minarets of the Bab es Zuweyla , and from the box window of the storey below , where he was standing when Sesostris approached , he had a good view along the street in both directions . |
| 25 | It fell on a crowded school , and when she ran to the site from the High Street she could see some bodies still moving . |
| 26 | He paused to glare at Lucy , before adding through tight lips , ‘ You can tell that old bag I 'll see her stuffed before I move an inch in her direction . ’ |
| 27 | Two wooden fences , two wire fences , and all lit as day , all covered by the watch-towers standing in each corner of the compound , and over the highest of the wooden fences he could see only the roof of the prison . |
| 28 | A passageway crossed left and right before her ; a little way along the right-hand corridor she could see a wide opening in the wall , and through it the first few steps of a wide staircase leading upwards . |
| 29 | After around ⅔ of a mile the route curves around as though it 's heading towards the village of Satterthwaite only to curve round back east — keep a look out for Borck Crags , rocky outcrops you can see to your left . |
| 30 | ‘ If you look at the children of very rich parents you will see that they are nearly always an unhappy , shoddy lot , ’ he says . |