Example sentences of "see [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I can see signs of improvement throughout the club . ’
2 He could see Kathleen in front of the treatment table , clutching a stitch-cutter like a lifeline , and as the man lunged at her he threw himself forward and grappled with him , falling with him to the floor .
3 I 'm cos I can see balls in front of me .
4 Ted and I will never see eye to eye about his clients , whom he likes , respects and positively enjoys dragging over hills to bag stags , whereas I loathe these numbskulls who think killing is ‘ sport ’ .
5 But then those two do n't see eye to eye about anything these days .
6 ‘ Well , we do n't always see eye to eye about things .
7 He said he could not serve on that sub-committeee ( consisting of Brian Close , Bob Appleyard , Phil Sharpe , Bryan Stott , Tony Woodhouse ) ‘ when I do not see eye to eye with them on any subject ’ .
8 And if an objective moral standard is thrown over , what is to stop the majority in society — or even a minority in power — from putting away in a mental institution those who do not see eye to eye with them until they are " cured " ?
9 " I do n't always see eye to eye with my father for instance about the way things are done here . "
10 I do n't see eye to eye with Tod on all issues .
11 Fernand was employed by the previous owner and does not always see eye to eye with Alain on the way the estate should be managed , but no … ’
12 ‘ You ca n't pretend he 's normal and it 's no secret that he did n't see eye to eye with Alain . ’
13 They brought him back as a Caretaker to General Manager and really I did n't see eye to eye with him .
14 The portly Breton was standing in the town in yesterday 's parliamentary elections but it would appear that he does not see eye to eye with local activists .
15 Occasionally it can be achieved by two very different people who may not see eye to eye on a lot of things , but who are determined to try to respect and understand each other for the sake of the man they both love .
16 My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living .
17 Erm by the city in the city institutions of London he 's seen as quite a a robust character but they do n't quite see eye to eye on the issues of the company .
18 ‘ I had the impression that you did n't see eye to eye on how the club should be run . ’
19 If you look in your autoexec.bat or config.sys files you may see REM in front of a sentence or command line .
20 We do see scope for research into resource allocation but believe this ought to be quite different from the common practice of the 1980s of relating census variables to utilisation rates .
21 Why had n't the stupid boy said he would see Hank in school in the morning ?
22 Out of the corner of her eye , she could see Jamie in conversation with two people she did n't recognize .
23 Although Charlie could always see Trentham in front of him , Tommy was so silent in his wake that from time to time he had to look back just to be certain his friend was still there .
24 And you can see Oxford in action on Sunday .
25 If you go to one of their gigs , you will see row upon row of A&R men standing at the back in their black leather jackets , all ready to make an offer to record the band .
26 He did not see size of firm as a particularly important factor in his choice .
27 He took off his dark glasses , and Duroc could see points of blood in the Elder 's ancient eyes .
28 ‘ Charity , if you ca n't see destiny at work in all this , you 're blinder than your glasses , thick as they were , ever led me to believe . ’
29 John Major 's fate is now in the balance and if he loses the vote on Europe and resigns , dealers reckon we could see shares in freefall with at least £15bn to £20bn wiped off .
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