Example sentences of "[adj] to see [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Brindley 's detractors thought his stone aqueduct was a mad idea , it is as well they were not alive to see this amazing piece of engineering successfully accomplished . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , we have already seen that it is possible to see some total societies as externalizations of paranoia ; not merely as collective projections ( which may also be present ) , but as realizations of paranoid processes within the architecture of the state . |
| 3 | IT was heartening to see those intimate pictures of Prince Charles with his sons on Christmas morning . |
| 4 | ‘ It is sad to see all this emptiness , and remember how it used to be . ’ |
| 5 | Without some historic realignment on the left , it is impossible to see any serious moves in this direction being made in the next five years . |
| 6 | Too small to be able to carry massive winter insulation , they nevertheless survive ; it is remarkable to see such tiny objects maintaining normal avian body temperatures ( 39–40°C ) in ambient temperatures some 60–70°C lower , seeking shelter under eaves and in or under snow , and maintaining their high metabolic rate by constant foraging . |
| 7 | As I left in early afternoon to catch the London train , I reflected that here was as large number of small businessmen who were likely to see some radical changes in the way they operated . |
| 8 | We are clearly past the worst of the unemployment increases , but we are likely to see some erratic figures for a time . ’ |
| 9 | It is hard to see any other teams breaking into the top 6 , but West Ham and Newcastle can still be caught . |
| 10 | Although many years later Braque recalled how strong an impression tribal art made on him , it is hard to see any direct reflection of this in the paintings executed at the time when Picasso was reacting so positively to tribal sculpture ; even in a painting like the Nu any influence from tribal art seems to have come at second hand , through Picasso 's Demoiselles . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's great to see all those men coming in behind , ’ she confided . |
| 12 | It was also great to see some new faces in the pantomime this year and let's hope that will be a continuing trend . |
| 13 | It 's great to see this British company competing on quality and service with the established giants and winning hands down ! |
| 14 | It 's good to see such national pride . |
| 15 | It was good to see some other countries taking the golds although Poles Freimut/Kurpiewski must have been glad to have got 5th , sinking at the finish . |
| 16 | Be good to see some real countryside . |
| 17 | It 's good to see some sound sense being talked about the Mar Lodge estate controversy by the John Muir Trust , fast becoming one of the foremost environment bodies in Scotland . |
| 18 | There may have only been just under 500 runners , and it may never rival the London Marathon , but it was good to see this significant part of the running world back on the map again . |
| 19 | And as we are unlikely to see any real harmonisation of accounting procedures , fiscal requirements or business practices throughout the Community in the near future , pan-European accounting systems will be increasingly important to the large number of UK companies looking for all the help they can get . |
| 20 | These have fuller protection against agricultural and other developments , but the majority are locations that are unlikely to see any significant land use changes in any case . |
| 21 | With my family I feel privileged to be able to see this new production . ’ |
| 22 | It was a source of great pride to Leslie that he was able to see this final phase of the war in Africa through to the very end . |
| 23 | Because the development officer in Ipswich was not able to see these institutionalised clients in their own homes she understandably found it hard in many cases to say whether or not she agreed with the decision that they should not return home . |
| 24 | On the top floor ahead of you , you may be able to see some painted ceilings of astrological subjects . |
| 25 | Similarly , those insects possessing an ability to see things through infrared or heat emissions are in an interesting position , for while we humans perceive airborne molecular vibrations as sound , such a creature would have no need of ears , though many do possess excellent hearing , for it may be able to see some airborne vibrations as molecular agitations or patterns . |
| 26 | but but then again if it 's dark you 're not going to be able to see those light footprints and whatever appearing and stuff |
| 27 | You do n't have to look far to see these dumb creatures crawling across the branches of many organizations today . |
| 28 | From examination of the two comics , it is really very difficult to see many major differences which have taken place . |
| 29 | But in considering the privilege against self-incrimination it is difficult to see any logical distinction between an order for discovery and disclosure where the defendant has stolen the plaintiff 's property and an order for discovery and disclosure where the plaintiff is seeking damages for fraud in dealings by the defendant with the property or moneys of the plaintiff . |
| 30 | There is very little likelihood of confusion arising whichever spelling is used in English documents , though there will be far-reaching consequences , for example in text-books , abstracts , indices , dictionaries , computer programs , and teaching , but it is difficult to see any compensating advantages in adopting the US version . |