Example sentences of "see [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah I used to like , we used to see each other sort of and I |
| 2 | Lillie , Lillie , we was playing darts on Monday , came out from the ladies toilets ' and said You ought to see that skirting board , it 's all coming away and rotting . |
| 3 | A fast-growing proportion of young people go on to higher education ; and we want to see that proportion rise still further . |
| 4 | Mr Allen has said he wants to see that percentage double by the mid-1990s . |
| 5 | And what 's more , we want to see that ice rink filled because it 's the greatest family sporting entertainment you could ever wish to see and with the crowd behind you it gives you that extra buzz . |
| 6 | ‘ But the crucial thing is to see that budget deficit coming down on a medium term basis convincingly . |
| 7 | It is also disappointing to see that home shopping , in the shape of Grattan , has failed to recover from the travails of last year 's postal strike and turned in a fall in profits from £14.3m to £8.6m . |
| 8 | And also I did n't want to see that Mercy Newbegin . |
| 9 | But I never wanted to see that gasoline engine washer on this hardstand again with the gas trucks parked around it . |
| 10 | So what we actually are possibly seeing is ourselves coming out of the trough so therefore part of it 's a training curve , but we do need to see that training curve start to come down and get back on to a level but we do n't know where the level is , that 's what worries us at this stage . |
| 11 | By the year 2000 , it would like to see total wind power generated in the UK equivalent to the power given off by just one coal or gas-fired power station . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , ’ said Lucy , clearly surprised to see glossy sophistication issue from such a down-market maelstrom . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's time we had an outstanding international , ’ said the English coach who , without any sour grapes after Wales 's win at Cardiff , desperately wants to see some back play , sadly missing in most of the Five Nations games so far . |
| 14 | Always arrange to see some sample work when choosing photographers for specialist work , and if possible have a talk with the photographers in person . |
| 15 | It 's good for the girls to see some role reversal . ’ |
| 16 | We are also anxious to see marine nature conservation strengthened . |
| 17 | Unimpressed : John Heywood and Ines Garcia had hoped to see improved child care provisions |
| 18 | This guy I know really well suffered from it and went to see this faith healer and made a complete recovery . |
| 19 | For my own peace of mind , I have to see this man face to face . |
| 20 | I went to see this bloke play at Ronnie Scott 's last night . |
| 21 | ‘ There are many who would not like to see this thing progress . ’ |
| 22 | There was also the chance to see this baby alligator at close quarters , but not too close . |
| 23 | Whatever happens tonight , I 'm sure both managers will be keen to see this Cup Tie settled . |
| 24 | And they were coming in to see this book shop . |
| 25 | If you go to see this football club to watch the football match , you are not allowed to park on the grass verge outside because the police do n't let you but if you go to a car boot sale at the football club the next day the cars , the grass verge is littered with cars cos it 's Sunday presumably and the police are not allowed to enforce on it so I do think that some of the traffic problems maybe need to be more carefully reinforced to stop this , you know , to stop the dealers you 're not going tyo these places but you know I think you do need to , you do need to , to regulate them but please , you know , do n't let's push them out altogether . |
| 26 | It took only two years of renewed civilian government to see this death toll increase by 50 per cent . |
| 27 | The notion that MCE somehow models the speech code by allowing the child to see English word order , which can then be internalised , is not theoretically viable . |
| 28 | It is unfortunately all too common an experience to see so-called expert work resulting in a garish meretriciousness quite unsuitable for , and unworthy of , the original book . |
| 29 | The non-political event was organised by local doctor John Apps who wants to see free health service eye and dental checks and cheaper prescriptions . |
| 30 | I am convinced that this is because the barbel are so conditioned to seeing this plastic larder pop through the surface and spread good things to eat along the bottom , they are waiting for it to happen . |