Example sentences of "and [vb mod] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slither in now , young Rossiter , and let's see just how bad you are . |
| 2 | Go and get yourself a pad and a pencil and let's see how clever you are . ’ |
| 3 | Okay what I ask you to do as with being assertive , first of all be clear about what it is that you 're going to try and do , be clear about what it is and what the situation is , explain it to the partner and then try it and let's see how it doing . |
| 4 | They will find it extremely difficult going outside on a bright day and may see very little on a sunny day . |
| 5 | Other ways in which outcrossing may result include the consequences of the aggressive behaviour of some of the pollinating bees , which may force other pollinators to withdraw from a particular tree and seek another , though short-distance pollinators are often territorial and may see off new arrivals , thus reducing crossing . |
| 6 | We were then on the coast path , near an old abandoned aerodrome and could see ahead in the distance Wooltack Point near a cluster of islands . |
| 7 | I looked from left to right to find somewhere to sit and could see nowhere . |
| 8 | She wished him goodbye , thanked him for coming and could see again the face of his wife on the only occasion she had met her : tight-lipped , unable to approve , fiercely loyal to John . |
| 9 | Lydia tried to imagine a more suitable bride for the dour Hywel and could see only a dim , faintly female version of himself . |
| 10 | Restlessly Leith moved over to the window , but while the view from her room was quite exquisite , she saw nothing of it and could see only Naylor 's furious face as he accused her of leading Travis on . |
| 11 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will spend the weekend reading the document and will see exactly what we said about that . |
| 12 | ‘ Some 20 million South Africans , black and white , ’ continued Dr Bacher , ‘ will be able to see the cricket on this tour live on TV , and will see how cricket has brought people together in the West Indies . |
| 13 | Most lay witnesses will expect this in any event and can see why they are necessary , if only to facilitate time off work and the payment of expenses . |
| 14 | On the other hand the man is five or six feet above the hillside and can see all round . |
| 15 | One sees on such maps the new landscape actually in course of being planned , and can see how completely it was drawn afresh , regardless of almost everything that had gone before . |