Example sentences of "see or [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their father told them that as they were the only people present in the deserted station , it was not possible to see or hear such things . |
| 2 | Hey and listen , Pat , I do n't want to see or hear any reference to that part of the plan which shows that we can save up to a billion dollars a year by supplying components from the European plants to fit US manufactured vehicles . |
| 3 | Often he spent the night underneath his desk , hoping to see or hear any trace of it . |
| 4 | Wait patiently and long enough at the start and the end of the day at different villus and you will see or hear most of Sri Lanka 's wildlife . |
| 5 | And then , though in varying degrees , you can see or hear these specific kinds of work : relatively easily if they are specific forms of your own culture ; with more difficulty , and sometimes with absolute difficulty , if they are forms of some other , especially remote culture , or if your own culture is deeply divided and these forms come from an area that is strange to you . |
| 6 | In Orkney not only did the parents not see or have any access to their children , they were not even allowed to communicate by letter or telephone . |