Example sentences of "would [adv] see the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The one in particular I 'm referring to you will see we 'd all see the Son of Man , they they 'd recognised that reference to himself Son of Man , they 'd recognised that because that comes out of the Old Testament Book of Daniel does n't it , the Son of Man seated on the right hand of the Almighty coming with the clouds of heaven .
2 The receptionist would say : ‘ What 's wrong with you ? ’ and I 'd say : ‘ Well , actually it 's a bit personal and I 'd sooner see the doctor about it , ’ and they 'd say : ‘ Oh , we ca n't let you see the doctor until you tell us what 's wrong with you . ’
3 ‘ If I did I do n't think I 'd ever see the jade again . ’
4 I never thought I 'd even see the day we finished it .
5 In an ideal world , there would be no need for either , but for now I would rather see the frustration expressed in these light-hearted terms than in the sort of man-hating bitterness that has given feminism such a bad name .
6 Instead , the UK accountancy bodies would rather see the Commission adopt the guidelines of the International Accounting Standards Committee ( IASC ) , which has been working progressively towards the international harmonisation of the rules by which companies report .
7 In contrast to some critics who would rather see the collection as a one-directional story , with its ‘ phases ’ and ‘ developments ’ , I recall readers to the essentially , inherently repetitive or ongoing nature of this as of all deep and long-lived human relationships .
8 The previous evening they had insisted on taking her to the cinema , ignoring her protests that she would rather see the Molière play at the Comédie Française , to watch Jacques Prévert 's film Les Enfants du Paradis .
9 As a person who has supported devolution for 20 years , I would rather see the House have the courage of its convictions and reject the Bill .
10 If a pond and beacon were both on the line , you would only see the reflection of the beacon in the pond if you were on the line too .
11 ‘ But Extremis , if you would only see the logic — ’
12 If the person walks through nothing you would suddenly see the person as he walked in the light .
13 This conclusion underlines yet again that there are wicked people , whereas a more structural analysis of this would perhaps see the behaviour as a logical extension of the search for profits .
14 She would not see the heather again .
15 The reader would not see the metacharacters , i.e. the line would appear as Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey are
16 Rain suggested Cobalt carried on well past the Jonquil so that anyone arriving at the boat would not see the car and guess they were there .
17 We must be grateful to past landowners who planted in the knowledge that they would not see the results of their endeavours , but that successive generations would .
18 In the event of there being no patients for the doctor to see , they would not see the ENP 's patients unless her waiting time was more than one hour .
19 In the dark he would not see the obstacle .
20 We have done our best to protect her ; we ensured she would not see the baby at birth , removing him from the Maternity Unit as soon as he was delivered .
21 Heaven knows who it was who set their mind on heading for that pointy wee soul but , like most hill-walkers , once a route is planned we would sooner see the laws of physics change before our itinerary did .
22 The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch .
23 Vincent would soon see the struggle to turn himself into what he called a Peasant painter as his prime aim .
24 Nevertheless , the single would soon see the band tumbling headfirst into yet another controversy .
25 ‘ Oh , Katie , that we would ever see the day … . ’
26 I did not think that anyone would ever see the pictures except the sheep and the swooping ravens .
27 With the emergence of Muhammad Ali , no one would ever see the ring the same way again , nor even the fighters themselves ; a TV go , a purse and a sheared lip would never be enough ; and a title was just a belt unless you did something with it .
28 Let's not forget that even if no more children 's books were published at all , each year would still see the arrival of a new cohort of children and their parents and grandparents , who for the first time start to contemplate buying books which are relevant for a child of that age .
29 If he got up and peered closely enough he would still see the prick of that vanished drawing-pin in the plaster .
30 The IFM looked at similar systems in Germany and Czechoslovakia before making the suggestions which would also see the launch of a mjor training scheme for new anglers .
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