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

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1 ‘ In late 1992 we think we might see some signs of improvement in the US or some European countries ’ .
2 This gap is still letting in the wind ; he can not see distinct segments of time past .
3 Soon they could all see similar columns of smoke going up in every direction .
4 Apart from the tangled wreck of the main body of the car , Cardiff could see twisted chunks of metal lying in the roadway and in the pavement .
5 You will not see vast amounts of fat lost in a day , but you will come to understand how your behaviour relates to your body weight , and you will also avoid getting a horrendous shock when you step on the scales .
6 A number said that they would find self-motivation and discipline difficult and would never see these forms of learning as substitutes for practical , participative training .
7 Today in many large organizations we 'll see three generations of desktop delivery mechanism , the old dumb terminal , the thirty se tw thirty two seventy dumb terminal for instance .
8 Even within a short distance we can see remarkable changes of thickness .
9 I wondered if she might ever get frostbite ; I was sure I could see little crystals of ice glinting on her faint moustache .
10 And you can see little beads of pus oozing out .
11 House spirits , hearth spirits , river spirits , tree spirits — in the jungle you 'll sometimes see little offerings of food in the fork of a tree .
12 Hopefully , it should see many forms of cancer treatable as simply as popping into hopsital for minor surgery .
13 Hopefully , it should see many forms of cancer treatable as simply as popping into hospital for minor surgery .
14 The barn was not full , but in some of the stalls on either side of a broad central aisle he could see heaped mountains of grain as his eyes became accustomed to the dark .
15 In England and Wales we are singularly placed to appreciate the relationship of scenery and structure , for few other parts of the earth 's surface show in a similar small area so great a diversity of rock types and of landscape features : " Britain is a world by itself " ; its mountains are not high , nor its rivers long , but within a few hundred miles of travel from east to west one may see more varieties of scenery than are to be found in many bigger countries .
16 And I do n't think , if you can just see small areas of vessel stains , this has a erm only a few vessels present within the solid tumour .
17 Now , peer through this channel from one end to the other and you will probably see big chunks of fluff that you have missed .
18 He could smell his own burned flesh on them , could see blackened streamers of skin sticking to the metal .
19 Mr Hay , whose company made a small profit last year , added : ‘ For my own business I think I can see faint signs of recovery .
20 He does not see formal codes of practice as the real outcome of the new project , however .
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