Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] to see [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has been my privilege to see the best of England over the years , sir , within these very walls . ’ |
| 2 | I took the coach , and after thirty-six hours of travelling I got down at Thornfield village , and almost ran across the fields in my hurry to see the well-known house again , and its owner . |
| 3 | Everyone raised their heads to see a young hedgehog standing before the Lord Mayor . |
| 4 | Even in 1848 , the prejudice of the Irish — rather than the behaviour of the British — is blamed for their reluctance to see the Chartist movement as the means to their liberation : |
| 5 | ‘ If you think this is awful you should see the master suite , ’ a cheerful voice said , and she lifted her head to see a fit-looking Roman lounging at the end of her bed . |
| 6 | According to the release sent out on behalf of Liverpool-based Metel Corporate Training Services : ‘ Most owners and managers of small firms are too close to their businesses to see the overall picture . |
| 7 | Mrs Joyce turned them back-to-back and the smaller children chuckled and somersaulted in their amusement to see the two girls were the same height . |
| 8 | Now she was on her way to see a second cousin , who had the double misfortune of being a cripple and being married to a horrible man . |
| 9 | But , if on the other hand , it serves their interest it serves their interest to see the other group as , as the as themselves they 'll say that ! |
| 10 | When she was eight she was taken by her mother to see the Imperial Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre . |
| 11 | He wondered , morbidly introspective in the cold light of dawn , whether his decision to see the next murder case through from the call to the scene of crime to the trial had really arisen from a desire to learn or merely from a craven wish to impress or , worse , to propitiate , his staff , to show them that he valued their skills , that he wanted to be one of the team . |
| 12 | When the marriage is good , a husband may be able to encourage his wife to see the many compensations in store , including the opportunities to explore their own interests and reinforce their commitment to each other . |
| 13 | His legs had buckled and knocked , a comic effect , and he 'd gone down too soon for his partner to see the ugly roundel that had begun to form on the white tennis shirt . |
| 14 | It breaks your heart to see the thousands here who cling to that idea of Sarajevo , and fight for it even at mortal risk . |
| 15 | Come on our trips to see the best of Rhodes . |
| 16 | Teach your child to see the other person 's point of view ( not necessarily at the expense of his or her own ) . |
| 17 | Summer approaches and with it comes the summer grass court season , your chance to see the best players in the world . |
| 18 | There are some solutions of the equations of general relativity in which it is possible for our astronaut to see a naked singularity : he may be able to avoid hitting the singularity and instead fall through a " wormhole " and come out in another region of the universe . |
| 19 | I have greatly appreciated the positive responses you have given to our concern to see the revised Structural Fund Regulations take full account of the need to ensure projects receiving funding do not harm the environment and , if possible , enhance its qualities . |