Example sentences of "[vb base] to see the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will , however , always be those who tend to see the negative side and may well suggest you ‘ do n't lose weight too quickly or you 'll look old ’ or ‘ you 'll only put it back on twice as fast if you lose it quickly ’ . |
| 2 | Those who tend to see the eighteenth century as above all " the Age of Wesley " usually bring a good deal of retrospectivity to their view of the rise of Methodism over a period at the end of which Methodists were still not especially numerous in the nation as a whole . |
| 3 | F. Tourists flock to see the steep valleys and limestone gorges , such as Dovedale in the Peak District and Cheddar Gorge in the Mendips . |
| 4 | ‘ It is a particular shame for Neil because there were far worse things going on in the game but some people only want to see the dark side of him . |
| 5 | well we 've erm we 've erm we 've been rather tempted by the west coast er I personally want to see the Grand Canyon and erm I 'd like to see San Francisco so the package which is being offered to the Boots Association with whom we 've been away several times and we lo we like it as , as a , as a background because you 've got a rough idea , you know , the people you 're going with |
| 6 | " We want to see the Chief Rabbit , " said Hazel . |
| 7 | Some " birds " nests are hemispherical , but only on the inside ; you must cut a honeycomb with a sharp knife if you want to see the accurate hexagons of its construction ; the geometry of spiders ' webs is astonishing but much less regular than it at first appears . |
| 8 | Leading the first contingent will be Japan and Norway , which want to see the current moratorium on commercial whaling lifted . |
| 9 | John Evans says : ‘ We 're very concerned about these abuses and we want to see the 1987 Consumer Protection Act stiffened . |
| 10 | I want to see the right kind of deal for electricity consumers in Northern Ireland . |
| 11 | Novels are much more difficult to place and from a new writer , publishers normally want to see the whole book . |
| 12 | On a visit to the United States on May 19-21 Kohl , accompanied by Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher , assured his hosts that his government did " not want to see the long-standing Atlantic alliance in any way weakened , still less replaced by a European structure " . |
| 13 | ‘ The only way we can know that people want to see the Fun Factory becoming a success is if they vote with their feet and come to a meeting to show their support . ’ |
| 14 | One drawback of the Masters for married men , who want to see the last putt in , is that it requires them to creep to bed as if they were returning from a night club . |
| 15 | I want to see the National Health Service properly financed ’ . |
| 16 | Thus we want to see the representational role of the newly juxtaposed elements as recognisably preserved within , and thereby helping to determine the new representational role of , the new signal in which they occur . |
| 17 | We want to see the British standard on vehicle security adopted as a compulsory European Community directive . |
| 18 | ‘ Still , I have seven mediums who appear to see the same thing , with variations , of course — seven people will always see an event differently . |
| 19 | How I long to see the black kid depicted as something other than the tam-donning , dope-smoking , unemployed gang member , structuring his life around reggae music , blues parties , and thieving , and phrasing his life 's ambitions in terms of one day to the next with little or no positive orientation to the world and an outlook flavoured by prejudice and ignorance . |
| 20 | Over the coming months I expect to see the Inland Revenue , the Customs and Excise and the DTI increasingly at work in an area ripe for their activities . |
| 21 | Eventually we hope to see the European Community take in the new democracies of Eastern Europe as well . |
| 22 | The public have had some sideways glances at them — they now deserve to see the full picture . |
| 23 | While I was getting the Irish Times yesterday I happen to see the back page of the Sun ; - ) where Fergies autobiog is being serialised . |
| 24 | We soon begin to see the double-voiced nature of this supposedly ‘ useless ’ discourse . |
| 25 | I like to see the right thing being done . |
| 26 | Id like to see the present formation kept as is . |
| 27 | and I like to see the little ones but er concert no . |
| 28 | Lots of people do n't like him , and some actively loathe him , but try to see the better side . |
| 29 | Stand some four yards or so behind the ball , look down the ball-to-target line and try to see the ideal shot in your mind . |
| 30 | Ask to see the entire range of photograph albums together with any extras you may require such as pocket books and frames . |