Example sentences of "been [adj] to see a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Dutch might have been willing to see a world without territorial empire , if only it had been possible to keep up a trading system on that basis . |
| 2 | have I been able to see a fight so clearly … |
| 3 | If I had been able to see a copy of the local Communist party paper , I would have learned that I — with many others — had been unmasked as a conspirator and an enemy of the state . |
| 4 | It must be almost dawn , she thought absently ; an hour ago she had not been able to see a thing . |
| 5 | I may be a little naive , but it would have been nice to see a man mentioned as a future England manager demonstrate that he understood the importance of loyalty . |
| 6 | It would have been nice to see a mention of this in Guitarist 's review of the same product . |
| 7 | Culley would n't have been surprised to see a rat-maze in the corner . |
| 8 | There were date palms in the middle ground and I should n't have been surprised to see a pyramid in the distance . |