Example sentences of "a [noun] to see the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will over £1100 was made down there and it was always a pleasure to see the happy throng that congregated daily . |
| 2 | " Certainly it would be a tragedy to see the two most powerful nations on earth destroying each other in such a way , " he agreed , " and let us pray that such a day never comes . " |
| 3 | All have a right to see the new architecture planned for their town . |
| 4 | The visitors expressed a desire to see the farther end of the garden . |
| 5 | It was a shock to see the bare evidence of what that kind of captivity could do to a man , and feel the sense of despair at what he had lost . |
| 6 | Hike the open moorland above Helmsley on this 12 mile route which promises spectacular views and a chance to see the odd grouse or two . |
| 7 | The public will get a chance to see the new unit at an open day on Saturday from 10am to 3pm . |
| 8 | A statute empowering a public body to dispense with a hearing will , for example , be interpreted to allow oral hearings to be omitted ; courts will lean against allowing a tribunal to decide a matter without giving the individual a chance to see the opposing case and have his own considered . |
| 9 | But from this weekend the public gets a chance to see the old phrase turned on its head . |
| 10 | In those days the infant Crocker had run up paths lightly and gleefully to bang on a knocker or ring a bell and , elated with an enormous naughtiness , hidden behind a hedge to see the angry householder erupt and curse . |
| 11 | It was a relief to see the last of them . |
| 12 | It was quite a sight to see the poor ladies who accompanied her , some of them quite stout , being pushed from behind or dragged from the front over these obstacles while the Empress laughed like a child to see their stricken faces and the piteous condition of their coiffures . |
| 13 | The broader the array of surviving sources the more likely future historians will be in a position to see the late twentieth century as the rich and diverse world that it really was . |
| 14 | It was a triumph to see the Grand National from so many angles — far better than being there — to have the camera on the winning boat , to watch the two FA Cup semi-finals , one after the other , and to round off the day with Nigel Mansell 's win in the Brazilian Grand Prix . |
| 15 | But Belle heard the footsteps coming towards her and opened her eyes a crack to see the huge leather shoes next to her . |
| 16 | As he continued to climb , the sea appeared less troubled and it came as a surprise to see the white turmoil round the foot of each headland and promontory . |
| 17 | At times of apparent stability , contentment , and political success , there has been a tendency to see the political culture in idealized terms , to hold it aloft and laud it as a culture to be admired and possibly even envied . |
| 18 | She had assumed his letters were the product of his lifelong rage , the festering cancer of his childhood , driving him into unreasonable behaviour , and a tendency to see the worst in anyone who was a friend of Charles . |
| 19 | Salzburg is not far away and is well worth a visit to see the wonderful Baroque architecture of this elegant city . |
| 20 | It is surely a simplification to see the latter simply as ‘ applied ’ sciences ; they embody a different stance and intention , which may in turn generate its own ‘ theories of action ’ , which will be explored in Chapter 3 . |