Example sentences of "his [noun sg] to see [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The approach of the thermo-nuclear era with all its startling political and military implications increased his anxiety to see a relaxation in East–West tensions . |
| 2 | But , equally , his determination to see the job through to the end is typical of Ulster true grit in the face of naked terror . |
| 3 | A YOUNG council worker , who quit his job to see the world with his fiancee , died in a boating accident yesterday . |
| 4 | When one has told a friend about a stage performance or some media utterance that one feels he should go to see , one has performed that work to the friend and partly negated his need to see the work for himself . |
| 5 | The desire for defence economies also increased his desire to see a relaxation in East–West tensions . |
| 6 | It is my belief that even without this tragic news , Lord Darlington would have set upon the course he took ; his desire to see an end to injustice and suffering was too deeply ingrained in his nature for him to have done otherwise . |
| 7 | John Patten joined hundreds of children in his constituency to see a play . |
| 8 | Gabriel popped up out of his barrel to see the brawl which was just beginning when suddenly everyone froze , as if a wizard had cast a spell over them . |
| 9 | 507 , which involved the identification of the driver of a car , counsel submitted that the trial judge should have granted his application to see the statement of the Crown witness who had given the police a description of the driver . |
| 10 | ‘ He may have a slight tear in his cartilage , and he will be going home so that a probe can be inserted into his knee to see the extent of the damage and what needs to be done . |
| 11 | A disappointed man , he died 6 May 1838 , while travelling between Marlborough and Devizes , on his way to see a patient with a spinal affliction . |
| 12 | ‘ Marler was on his way to see the chief on Dartmoor . |
| 13 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said , and looked over his shoulder to see the Leytons approach . |
| 14 | They were also indebted to Southwood forward Steve Lynch who , having found himself through of goal , looked over his shoulder to see the linesman 's flag raised and tapped the ball back to Gardner . |
| 15 | If someone had gone home after 55 minutes when we were well on top and switched on his TV to see the score , he would have thought someone was playing a joke . ’ |