Example sentences of "to see that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If then his actions simply accorded with what was the convention of his society , this was not because he had so to act , or failed to see that a certain convention was socially limited . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's good to see that a small amount can achieve so much . ’ |
| 3 | Even so , it 's very pleasant to see that a goodly swathe of video cards is supported directly . |
| 4 | King Hussein , who had resisted calls from Moslem Brotherhood members of parliament and leftists to boycott the conference , said in an emotional speech on Oct. 12 at a conference of 2,500 elected officials in Amman that he had been assured by the USA that it would " do its utmost " to see that a transitional period of Palestinian " autonomy " in the occupied territories would be negotiated within a year of the conference opening , and announced Jordan 's unconditional acceptance of US terms for the proposed Middle East peace conference . |
| 5 | But the mood had passed by the time Harry walked once more into Breakspear College , sucking at an extra-strong mint and glad to see that a different porter was manning the lodge . |
| 6 | Within the Duomo there is so much to see that a full inventory is impracticable . |
| 7 | He spun round to see that a skeletal branch from one of the bushes beneath the hall window had been blown against the pane . |
| 8 | Only slowly did her heart-rate come down , and she was able to see that no lasting harm had been done . |
| 9 | When we start to take responsibility for our thoughts and begin to see that every negative thought has a negative return , we realise we can use life like a beautiful game . |
| 10 | For all its graphs , diagrams and photographs and highly technical text , I was glad to see that the practical matters were not neglected and the author was keen to emphasise the personal touch and how important it is for the stockman to treat his cows with confidence , affection and respect . |
| 11 | It 's amazing to see that the picturesque cottages , cricket on the green , meadows , mature woods , friendly pubs and riverside backwaters really do exist . |
| 12 | You do not have to be a Marxist to see that the official statistics of unemployment include only those who are signing on at Job Centres and are eligible for benefit . |
| 13 | In spite of such an unexpected result , it is important to see that the general pattern is very regular and to remember that , as far as the volunteer is concerned , he gets up at the ‘ normal ’ time each ‘ morning ’ to be ready for a full day ahead of him . |
| 14 | I was interested to see that the first thing for which the Cambodians and Vietnamese asked — even before getting rid of mines in Cambodia — was English language training . |
| 15 | They , in turn , join him in cheerful conspiracy to see that the great cathedral list of France is constantly and step-by-step updated . |
| 16 | You only have to walk into any art gallery these days to see that the real action is in the shop . |
| 17 | Sharpe twisted in his saddle to see that the western sky was still clouded , though there were great gaps between the heaping clouds through which the sun poured an incandescent flood of light . |
| 18 | The tantalising smell of coffee met her as she emerged into the main sitting-room , to see that the low table before one of the chesterfields now bore a white china breakfast-set complete with coffee-pot and plates containing rolls and Danish pastries , while a crystal jar containing some kind of preserve rested on yet another plate containing foil-covered squares of butter . |
| 19 | The complete list taken from those early writers allows us to see that the low vowel appeared in environments where it would not appear now — for example , before voiceless fricatives and voiced stops . |
| 20 | Both Simon and Bladud have fatal attempts at flight , black magic and heresy in common , and it is easy to see that the two stories could have become confused . |
| 21 | In the canteen queue , Marcus was startled to see that the two men in front were holding hands : a lumbering man in his twenties and a boy who did n't look old enough to be in prison , who was as pretty as a girl . |
| 22 | Cardiff looked back to see that the other man had opened one of the metallic cases and taken out what seemed to be earphones , which he was now wearing . |
| 23 | A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank . |
| 24 | This is a superficial view of psychoanalytic theory , because it fails to see that the prime objective of Freud is not merely to explain the ‘ odd ’ actions of neurotics or primitives , but to use their actions to understand and explain what counts as ‘ normal ’ and ordinary action in Western societies . |
| 25 | Here it is important to see that the traditional category of plural is not symmetrically applied to first Person in the way it is to third : we does not mean plural speakers in the same way that they means more than one third person entity ( Lyons , 1968 : 277 ) . |
| 26 | Ellen caught my eye , and we stared at each other for a sympathetic fraction of a second , then I looked away to see that the sticky liquid had sprayed across the teak planks . |
| 27 | Upon examining the issue for himself , Richard Baxter came to see that the episcopal system , as then constituted , was ‘ guilty of corrupting both churches and clergy ’ . |
| 28 | The optimistic belief that the essence of reality can be explored by scientific laws has been exposed as a failure to see that the mere phenomenon is not the sole reality . |
| 29 | Just to say that erm we 're very keen to see that the Mid Sussex Council has come to the county and asked for guidance and I 'm very pleased also with the response that is er proposed back to them . |
| 30 | It is easy to see that the simple recognition system of the toad would be utterly inadequate for an animal that must be able to distinguish between a large number of potentially edible objects . |