Example sentences of "in [noun sg] to see [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Record mogul Michael Bivins was in town to see a show and the Boyz managed to sneak past security guards pinch a back-stage pass and reach the man himself . |
| 2 | Shocked onlookers , in town to see the Milk Race , watched as detectives broke into the pub . |
| 3 | It helps to listen to what pupils are trying to say in order to see the direction of their thought . |
| 4 | Unlike " fixed-alternative " questions , the coding categories of " open-ended " items have to be decided after the interviewing stage of research is complete in order to see the range and kind of answers produced by the question . |
| 5 | ‘ But the trouble is that we do n't know the pattern of the stars here , ’ said Snodgrass , who had sent himself quite dizzy by standing perfectly still and craning his neck as far back as he could in order to see the night sky . |
| 6 | Once there , a visit to the Spanish Riding School in Hofburg is essential in order to see the Crown Jewels , as well as marvel at the world famous white stallions . |
| 7 | One needs a projection of life-cycle costs in order to see the benefits of adopting a risky cost-leadership policy if technological change does not occur . |
| 8 | There may be some temptation for the child to fail deliberately in order to see the man hang , now that many computers have high resolution graphics ! |
| 9 | He tried to shift her arm in order to see the wound , but she turned away with a violent shrug . |
| 10 | Documents containing both text and simple graphics can be created using much the same equipment except that a graphics screen will now be essential in order to see the charts and graphs . |
| 11 | In order to see the implications of the right-hand side , we make use of the notation introduced in Lecture 3 : where M denotes the first-period present value of income ( wealth ) including transfers , is the elasticity of c 1 with respect to M , and we are evaluating at . |
| 12 | We can now go on to look at two very different institutions , one socially acceptable , the other not , in order to see the extent to which they allow the expression of distress through tears . |
| 13 | But in order to see the seriousness and urgency of things , we need now to invade teachers ' privacy , and to explore the effects that these trying conditions are having on their emotional lives . |
| 14 | Not knowing what else to say , she looked back towards the stage area in time to see a man with a fiddle emerge from a side-room , and all conversation magically hushed . |
| 15 | He glanced over his shoulder in time to see a guard , down on one knee , fumbling with the leash to release the straining animal . |
| 16 | In a few quick strides I was back at the bend , and was just in time to see a movement in the bushes on the lower side of the track . |
| 17 | Joseph turned in his saddle in time to see a score of shuffling gray humps slip silently into the distant trees . |
| 18 | Stuart turned to speak and was just in time to see the man snatch the plastic bin from the young assistant and run back towards the door . |
| 19 | I was just in time to see the Sierra hang a left once over the railway . |
| 20 | Mr. S. returned just in time to see the respondent carrying the goods towards the door . |
| 21 | The second time , travelling fast to find them , he 'd passed a junction just in time to see the VW rounding a bend on the other road . |
| 22 | I went home for a week at the end of July , just in time to see the beginning of this new menace , the V1 buzz bombs and I have to say they completely terrified me . |
| 23 | He followed the sound and was just in time to see the gunman climbing a wire fence at the end of an adjoining alleyway . |
| 24 | Hurrying to the window , he peered through a tear in the curtains just in time to see the Peugeot drive off , heading towards the city . |
| 25 | Blissfully unaware of the impending danger , Grant stood under the outer canopy of the treeline and eyed the cloud cover overhead , in time to see the moon slide out of sight . |
| 26 | I turned just in time to see the storm-door across the landing shutting gently . |
| 27 | I was up in the Voltaire Suite in time to see the Princess of Wales , looking radiant in white , arrive with the Hon. |
| 28 | He turned his dark head in time to see the colour drain from her face as her green eyes filled with fear and excitement . |
| 29 | Hearing a loud noise through his drunken haze , Joe turned in time to see the car coming at him . |
| 30 | Collins ushered Patrick and Jane back out onto the street — just in time to see the car come chuffing around the corner . |