Example sentences of "see [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 2 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 3 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 4 | I would also like to see skills of writing and arguing developed and tested . |
| 5 | Consequently , it can be misleading to see circulars as evidence of central departments attempting to regulate local authorities . |
| 6 | The author has asked us to point out that it is a desire of his to see opinions of restorations expressed by speakers at conferences thrown open to the floor for immediate debate this is not the prevailing state of affairs . |
| 7 | Fearing a drug smuggling gang at work , we were relieved to see cases of Mars bars being offloaded — by order of Dom Mintoff . |
| 8 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 9 | Despite the temptation to see conflicts of material interest ( land and housing ) as somehow primary causes of the division , and the other factors as secondary in importance , the interaction between these factors would preclude any such simple reductionism . |
| 10 | It is said that the north Norfolk coast is the best place in England to see birds of passage — and to meet well-known bird watchers . |
| 11 | September is a good time to see the lovely heathers on the moor and to see birds like meadow pipit and stonechat . |
| 12 | I am not so naive as to expect a blinding flash of understanding , but bit by bit I think I am beginning to see patterns of behaviour , and even — in some cases — to recognise individuals . |
| 13 | Many geologists have , like the allegedly wiser men mentioned by Fisher , claimed to see patterns in earth history . |
| 14 | What was involved in this extension of structural linguistics was a profound alteration of perspective in most of the human sciences ; it was no longer a question of gathering empirically verifiable data ; of turning a positivist gaze onto a world of objects , but it meant seeing forms of expression as signs whose meanings depend on conventions , relations and systems , rather than on any inherent features . |
| 15 | As George Ewart Evans documents in his book Where Beards Wag All , it was also common to see groups of workers strolling around the parish on Sunday mornings examining each other 's work , with much chafing and leg-pulling about their respective capabilities en route . |
| 16 | So until then , I just could n't see , but , of course , I did n't realize that I could n't see and it was all a blur , because I never knew what it was like to see objects in focus . |
| 17 | She might have been released by someone who does n't like seeing birds in cages , or by the breeder — perhaps he did n't have a licence to keep her and somebody reported him . |
| 18 | New points in the revised announcement 47 from the OPB include additional stress on the need for trustees to have considered all the options and the application should demonstrate that this has been done ; that they had sought independent legal advice ‘ from lawyers who do not advise the company on such matters ’ ( the OPB does not regard another partner in the same firm as ‘ independent ’ ) and the OPB would find it ‘ helpful ’ to see copies of correspondence between them ; and specific details of the information sent to members which should be contained in the application . |
| 19 | Since 1975 my unit has examined thousands of sheep livers and faecal samples from throughout the islands , without seeing signs of liverfluke . , |
| 20 | ‘ It 's all very exciting for me at the moment , here I am about to go around the world for the first time , seeing cities like New York , which I have always dreamed of seeing . |
| 21 | Ms Hyslop added : ‘ There are those who were unhappy with the parliamentary group 's vote but who do not want to see months of infighting within the party . ’ |
| 22 | In practice many librarians do insist on seeing books before ordering , and the system of obtaining ‘ on approval ’ copies through library suppliers is widespread . |
| 23 | ISABEL KOPROWSKI ( managing editor , For Women ) : ‘ There 's always been this patronizing idea that women do n't want to see pictures of men 's penises . |
| 24 | The Swedish diplomat 's wife had to visit American tourist places instead of English ones so I had her saying : ‘ We are going to ze Rockingfellow Centre and ve are seeing Saks on 5th Avenue . ’ |
| 25 | My grandmother kept scrapbooks about criminals , and I grew up seeing pictures of Leopold and Loeb . |
| 26 | A population of animals will evolve to an ESS and then remain there : we should expect to see animals in nature behaving according to an ESS . |
| 27 | It wants to see savings of £300,000 . |
| 28 | For example , I have not concentrated much on the work of Steven Jones and related experiments that claim to see neutrons at levels near to background ; if real , they are of interest to science but have nothing to offer as such solutions to the world 's energy problems , at least not in the grandiose form claimed on behalf of Fleischmann and Pons . |
| 29 | Age Concern wishes to see safeguards against abuse , exploitation and neglect of duty for those who can take decisions plus procedures for those who can not do so . |
| 30 | Even though we 're seeing overlaps in product lines , there are still market opportunities for each of these groups . ’ |