Example sentences of "see [noun sg] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went to see Antigone in Greek but although we were well primed beforehand you ca n't follow it without a crib . |
| 2 | So if people are going into their Community Centre over the next week , they can expect to , to see part of this campaign ? |
| 3 | And she would want to see monitoring of any pubs admitting children , with premises carefully vetted before permission to let in youngsters was granted . |
| 4 | The West began to see aid to Eastern Europe as more important than aid to the Third World — ‘ charity begins at home ’ . |
| 5 | The effect of excessive development on the environment in North Yorkshire , and the second on is a relationship with places like Cleveland and West Yorkshire and the need to continue to see regeneration within those areas . |
| 6 | An instantaneous , violent urge to shake that remote calm , to see emotion in those serene , fathomless eyes , surged through him at her cool reply . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I 'm on edge , but I should n't take it out on you — you ca n't be exactly jumping for joy at the thought of seeing Garry with another woman . ’ |
| 8 | erm that 's a clumsy , and perhaps you might say a rather German way of putting it , but seeing religion as one of the things people do , one of the things that we can understand now that we 're good at understanding history — we can understand how society works , we can understand that a person is interested in religion for psychological reasons because he is a certain kind of person , comes from a certain kind of family , and so from all sorts of angles religion is being understood and the cost is that it 's not such an absolute thing as before . |
| 9 | She could n't bear that , could n't stand to see pity in those dark compelling eyes . |
| 10 | In order to see context-dependence in conditioned suppression it will be necessary to devise a procedure in which the contribution of the inhibitory association will be negligible . |
| 11 | Rather than seeing containment as that which pre-empts and defeats transgression we need to see both containment and transgression as potentially productive processes . |
| 12 | She could n't cope with that , could n't face seeing derision in those dark midnight eyes . |
| 13 | He had never seen hair of such a full , glowing gold , or a fairer brow underneath it . |
| 14 | " At the east end modern windows are made to the kitchen and chamber , over which are yet to be seen part of three antient lancet windows of the chancel , the center one somewhat higher and larger than the other two ; which were before the alterations deep and narrow . |
| 15 | He could have seen money in this right off and been leading Dr. Favor on , seeing to make about a month 's wages in three days if he kept all the fares ; and why would n't he ? |
| 16 | He 's also seen action at both Sheffield clubs , United and Wednesday ; Everton , Newcastle , West Brom , Man City and Luton where he scored last season . |
| 17 | Several times I had seen Gwenellen with that barrier down , but never Aline . |
| 18 | Today he had seen violence at first hand . |
| 19 | The late 80's have seen investment in new systems — for home shopping £35 million in the past five years on computers |
| 20 | Have you seen mess on that floor in back of that , in office ? |
| 21 | Besides , in a place of militant social-climbing , it does n't hurt to be seen poolside with recognisable New York artists . |
| 22 | It 's the same as that place in Australia where they have n't seen rain for seventeen years , I mean there 's children who are grown up now at college have never seen a spot of rain , I 'd hate that I 'd rather have our , sometimes dismal climate . |
| 23 | The former Today owner said he had seen documentation from Scottish financial institutions which put Knighton 's personal net worth at ‘ around £3m ’ , and added : ‘ I think he should now step aside and let somebody in who has the interests of the club at heart . ’ |
| 24 | There is usually a clearly seen demarcation between upper and lower sausage-shaped groups of glands , which has aptly been named the ‘ sign of the groove ’ . |
| 25 | This afternoon , we have seen evidence of that here . |
| 26 | We have already seen evidence of this in Zande witchcraft beliefs with their eager concern to assimilate and ‘ naturalize ’ new information so that it is consistent with the basic assumptions which Zande take for granted . |
| 27 | ‘ We have seen evidence of this in initiatives like City Challenge and TECs . |
| 28 | Partly because the First Army had not seen service since 1814 ( the Second Army having been responsible for the victories of 1828 – 9 in the Balkans ) , the Russian advance into Poland was hesitant . |
| 29 | I have seen speculation about that . |
| 30 | What she has to offer is precisely what has seen Cliff through 31 years of showbusiness . |