Example sentences of "see through the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Energy secretary John Wakeham , who was responsible for seeing through the electricity privatisation last year , has pledged that legislation for the sell-off will appear in a new Tory government 's first term , with a commitment in the election manifesto . |
| 2 | Aphrodite 's lie about a non-existent human father , ‘ King Otreus , of Phrygia ’ , is designed to conceal her divinity from her human mate , who is applauded for seeing through the fiction because of something uncanny in his bed-mate 's bearing — sometimes specified as her gait , her way of walking . |
| 3 | He had been hurrying to finish this latest copy before the meal ended , and seeing through the slit that his wife was heading out across the clearing with his two small sons to begin collecting the dishes , he put aside his pencil and hastily read over what he 'd written . |
| 4 | It is the vision of seeing through the inheritance of family emotions , the release of burdens imposed by the past , the healing of memories long since buried in one 's psyche . |
| 5 | Some people were waking up and seeing through the disguise humanity had constructed around its deities . |
| 6 | However , the modern public is capable of seeing through the disguise . |
| 7 | There was blood all over the windows , too , and Magee had to wipe it away with the sleeve of his coat in order to see through the windscreen . |
| 8 | I am particularly pleased to have been able to see through the work to stamp out default and to promote high standards in the profession . ’ |
| 9 | I pulled my boat near to the ship , then stood up to see through the cabin window . |
| 10 | The mist was now so dense it was more like a sea fog , the humidity very high and the sweat dripping from my forehead as I leaned forward , my eyes straining to see through the murk . |
| 11 | I do n't need to see through the sheet to know that Anya 's flushed brick red , and that her eyes are fixed on somewhere quite far to the east of the Walthamstow marshes . |
| 12 | Mr Major praised his work yesterday and , in a reply to Mr Garel-Jones , said : ‘ It is characteristic of you to wish to see through the legislation you have been working on , and it is what your colleagues would have expected of you . |
| 13 | It is difficult to see through the vagueness now surrounding the Government 's plans , but it is clear that ministers were both unprepared and unco-ordinated in their response to what MPs across the political divide detected as the stench of injustice . |
| 14 | At this stage the author uses the light box to see through the paper , and by turning over the paper it is possible to drawn in with pencil on the reverse , a rough copper track layout which will link up the components in accordance with the circuit diagram . |
| 15 | It took application and imagination to see the point of Eastern Europe , to see through the glacier to the contours underneath . |
| 16 | Much of the energy at these wavelengths is absorbed by the atmosphere , which means that a remote sensing instrument such as the MSS or TM would , if it operated in one of these bands , be unable to see through the atmosphere and consequently would be unable to obtain any information about the surface of the Earth . |
| 17 | He tittered nervously as he tried to see through the glare of the flames . |
| 18 | There was enough light in the tunnel from the entrance and from the gun emplacement slits in the pill-box for her to be able to see through the dark . |
| 19 | Mr McFall described as false government claims that there is not enough parliamentary time to see through the amendment , which would bring Scotland into line with English law by forcing the knife carrier to prove there is no criminal intention . |
| 20 | Momentarily , Jaq flinched at the creature 's hypnotic gaze , even seen through the medium of the screen , and although he was psychically immune . |
| 21 | Seen through the water the scene can look very dramatic and gives the impression of great depth to the water volume . |
| 22 | I warrant none but myself will have seen through the deception . |
| 23 | ‘ Then since you have seen through the deception , my lord — ’ Joan saw Elizabeth Mowbray 's gaze upon her and lowered her voice still further ‘ — methinks I should leave forthwith . ’ |
| 24 | As seen through the dialogue questions , action emerges as the goal of critical thinking . |
| 25 | Being cradled against her mother 's soft warm body , Dot tried to feel like a baby , to remember what she had seen through the crack in the double doors as Gloria had cradled Baby against her while the nurses gathered round with protective outstretched arms . |
| 26 | When he took the ale into the warm farmhouse living room and saw everyone standing around the crackling log fire with food and drinks in their hands , he thought again of what he had just seen through the kitchen window . |
| 27 | In some species they can be seen through the skin . |
| 28 | Among the first documentaries , programmed for Fridays , is a three-part series on European civilisation seen through the history of colour ; a portrait of Gaudí 's life ; and a viewing of the exhibition ‘ Manifeste ’ at the Pompidou Centre . |
| 29 | Seen through the mosquito netting are Tom Fairfax and Claudia Cohn-Casson . |
| 30 | Unfortunately for him , Rory had seen through the bluster within minutes of their first meeting , though she 'd faithfully promised to keep his secret . |