Example sentences of "be [adj] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last time the Bill was debated in the House I assured the hon. Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) — whom I am delighted to see here — that a revised environmental statement on the project proposals would be available before the Bill was debated again . |
| 2 | We know that you are sad to see so many disputes between different parts of your family and we cry to you for unity and harmony between brothers and sisters . |
| 3 | It could be an insurance plan so described to divert attention from the front-end and other charges which will absorb much , maybe all , of the first year 's ‘ savings , ’ and it could be five years or more , on any reasonable projection of performance , before you are likely to see even your original money back . |
| 4 | Since the first printers often did not use a front title-page , or did not include on it all the important information we are accustomed to see there today , they employed instead the device known as the colophon ( from a Greek word variously translated as ‘ summit ’ , ‘ top ’ and ‘ finishing stroke ’ ) right at the end of the main text and , normally , before the index . |
| 5 | But on Venus , because of its much more massive atmosphere the bending is more marked and we are able to see well beyond the horizon , particularly because the lower atmosphere of Venus is usually very clear . |
| 6 | Perhaps he suggests that , although bats ' eyes are apparently weak , nevertheless , in some way that is not understood , they are able to see efficiently at night by use of their eyes . |
| 7 | He would n't have been able to see well enough even to lock for them . |
| 8 | Feeling pleased for them , I lowered the binoculars through which I 'd been able to see even the tears on Mrs Unwin 's cheeks , and there below me and in front of the grandstand was the man with the gaunt face looking up towards the Clubhouse windows . |
| 9 | But damn it to hell , I 've never been able to see clearly or think straight where you 're concerned — certainly not since you came to Taipei , and maybe not even six years ago either . |
| 10 | It should be possible to see now that the tone-unit has a place in a range of phonological units that are in a hierarchical relationship : speech consists of a number of utterances ( the largest unit that we shall consider ) ; each utterance consists of one or more tone-units ; each tone-unit consists of one or more feet ; each foot consists of one or more syllables ; each syllable consists of one or more phonemes . |
| 11 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 12 | M ANY readers will be delighted to see this mid-1930s picture ( above ) of one of the Telroc Lawn Tennis Club 's pre-season socials at West Derby Village Hall . |
| 13 | All in all , it was a great night — good fun and a chance to meet others in the department that you 'll be lucky to see even once a year ! |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm glad to see so many clowns here instead of where they should be — in Westminster or back in their constituencies , ’ quips Ron Moody , president of Clowns International , at the official opening of the European Clowns ' Convention on 21 March . |
| 15 | ‘ If I fly up high I may be able to see just where they are . |
| 16 | But at least everyone will be able to see just how much water they are using , even to the extent of checking the meter just before turning on the sprinkler , and then switching off when the dial shows enough water has been sprayed to cover the lawn or vegetable patch . |
| 17 | And I hope that , er , you know , this , all this data will be published , and people will be able to see just what the complete data is . |
| 18 | Clear seems to be all the rage in the US these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsico pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp being right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 19 | Clear seems to be all the rage these days , what with Miller Brewing coming out with a beer that not only tastes watered , but actually looks like water , a Clear Tab from the Coca Cola Co and Pepsi Co pushing something called Pepsi Crystal , so it 's nice to see that IBM Corp is right up there with the trend — enter one of those hallowed and long-standing computer rooms these days and like as not you 'll be able to see right across it with no Big Iron to impede the view — the transparent mainframe . |
| 20 | Patiently , the practitioner examined them , me and us , and proclaimed that I would probably be able to see jolly well if I did n't have them inside out and in the wrong eyes . |
| 21 | Patiently , the practitioner examined them , me and us , and proclaimed that I would probably be able to see jolly well if I did n't have them inside out and in the wrong eyes . |
| 22 | You will be able to see exactly which foods you felt well with and which foods you did not . |
| 23 | I 'd do anything to get her to be able to see again . ’ |
| 24 | As his wife , Jeanette applies ointment to loosen the glue , Adrian waits for the moment when he 'll be able to see again . |
| 25 | Doctors say it 's too early to tell if she 'll be able to see again . |
| 26 | No well do n't look , you wo n't be able to see anyway because it 's in a bag |
| 27 | Yeah , what I thought see , if you come out and I 'm covering the door and this light on you 'll be able to see straight away . |
| 28 | Today we are moving towards more equal and mutual ways of arranging our lives , but it is still too soon to be able to see clearly how this may change our ideas of ‘ masculinity ’ and ‘ femininity ’ . |
| 29 | You will be able to see more clearly with these . ’ |
| 30 | It will probably be a good thing , depending finally on your own particular temperament , not to be able to see too much of the immediate future for your heroine . |