Example sentences of "a [noun] see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it had on painted hose of black and white , so cunningly painted that no man who saw them would have thought but that they were grieves and cuishes , unless he had laid his hand upon them ; and they put on it a surcoat of green sendal , having his arms blazoned thereon , and a helmet of parchment , which was cunningly painted that every one might have believed it to be iron ; and his shield was hung round his neck , and they placed the sword Tizona in his hand , and they raised his arm , and fastened it up so subtilly that it was a marvel to see how upright he held the sword . |
| 2 | He 's having a look to see how much work he 's got in the office today and if he has n't got enough to worry about going to work tomorrow he 's just going to go fishing tomorrow . |
| 3 | Hang on I 'll have a look see where we are . |
| 4 | I 'll have a look see how far ours are apart in the garden |
| 5 | have a look have a look see how many cars are outside . |
| 6 | I wanted to look in a mouth to see where those tusks were anchored . |
| 7 | To build up a dictionary to see how words are used . |
| 8 | I hesitate to write such a critical letter , but frankly I am at a loss to see how your new design can in any way be seen as an improvement . |
| 9 | When she stole a glance to see how Marc was taking it his lips were white . |
| 10 | A cashier saw only a £4.99 price tag when the accused presented a pair of shoes . |
| 11 | This compared with 26 per cent of the women without an intimate tie with husband or boyfriend , but who reported a confiding relationship with another person ( seen at least weekly ) , and with 41 per cent of those who had a confidante seen less than weekly or who had no such relationship at all . |
| 12 | For though it might be claimed that such an education would help a child to see more in his immediate environment , and understand it better , yet it would also greatly diminish his chances of going beyond that environment . |
| 13 | Use a hand-lens to see how they feed . |
| 14 | Truly , William Blake put it most succinctly : ‘ A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I think we should be given lessons on that and then we could make up our minds about whether we are being used by a boy seeing how far he can go , or whether the boy is really interested in us . |
| 16 | She was an ancient and temperamental Russian jeep of a sort seen now only in old war films . |
| 17 | Shame about the result yesterday , but what a joy to see Hughes-less being sent off on live tv ! |
| 18 | " I just looked in for a moment to see how you were getting on together . |
| 19 | GREAT GRANNY , 75 , DOES A LINFORD TO SEE OFF BURGLARS |
| 20 | However , what I had hoped for did happen ; people came away from the workshop with a desire to see how they could use the experience and the insight they had gained within their own establishments . |
| 21 | It 's , it 's a band saw really that you want to put down |
| 22 | On attaining the summit , it 's a bit of a shock to see how far down the ridge drops round the lip of the corrie before climbing back up to Aonach Beag , but it snakes invitingly away to the east , presenting an irresistible walkway into untamed terrain . |
| 23 | It comes as a bit of a shock to see how much faster others can sail upwind . |
| 24 | This is sometimes regarded as old fashioned thinking , unfortunately , and it 's a shame , for although clothes do n't actually make you perform better a good comfortable appearance does give the panel a chance to see how you see yourself and how your body uses clothes . |
| 25 | A chance to see how wheat is cleaned and processed into flour at the Mill built in 1886 by J B Whitworth on the banks of the River Nene . |
| 26 | Every day objects , now grown quaint with age , evoke memories in everyone old enough to remember them and give youngsters a chance to see how their grandparents lived . |
| 27 | Viewers will get a chance to see how little Derek gets on when the six-part £2 million London Weekend Television series hits the screen next month . |
| 28 | The extraordinary collection of 20th century art that opens this month to the public at New Hall , Cambridge gives us all a chance to see how rich this history is and much of what we have been missing . |
| 29 | Britain 's newest prison will be opening its doors this weekend to give the public a chance to see how prisoners will be treated . |
| 30 | Britain 's newest prison will be opening its doors this weekend to give the public a chance to see how prisoners will be treated . |