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 | F. Tourists flock to see the steep valleys and limestone gorges , such as Dovedale in the Peak District and Cheddar Gorge in the Mendips . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | " We want to see the Chief Rabbit , " said Hazel . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Leading the first contingent will be Japan and Norway , which want to see the current moratorium on commercial whaling lifted . |
| 8 | I want to see the right kind of deal for electricity consumers in Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | Novels are much more difficult to place and from a new writer , publishers normally want to see the whole book . |
| 10 | 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 " . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | I want to see the National Health Service properly financed ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | We want to see the British standard on vehicle security adopted as a compulsory European Community directive . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Eventually we hope to see the European Community take in the new democracies of Eastern Europe as well . |
| 18 | The public have had some sideways glances at them — they now deserve to see the full picture . |
| 19 | While I was getting the Irish Times yesterday I happen to see the back page of the Sun ; - ) where Fergies autobiog is being serialised . |
| 20 | We soon begin to see the double-voiced nature of this supposedly ‘ useless ’ discourse . |
| 21 | I like to see the right thing being done . |
| 22 | Id like to see the present formation kept as is . |
| 23 | and I like to see the little ones but er concert no . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Ask to see the entire range of photograph albums together with any extras you may require such as pocket books and frames . |
| 26 | Ask to see the previous year 's bills so you can assess the running costs . |
| 27 | Police had hoped they 'd seen the last of the joyriding and the crowds who gather to see the stolen cars in action . |
| 28 | Next , go to see the local planning officer and the building control officer and ask them if they know of anything that might affect the house , and show them your list . |
| 29 | Researchers may , for example , find sufficient information in the abstract to determine whether or not they require to see the original thesis , assuming that they regularly scan issues , or have the contents made known to them by their library or information service . |
| 30 | If you wish to see the Grand Canyon in colour do so quickly ; ten more years and it will all be black and white . |