Example sentences of "[adj] to see [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With so many shades of grey to choose from , how can you be so sure that it 's right to see so much in your life in terms of black and white ? |
| 2 | But whereas the direct mail method is ideal for computer-literates who know what they want , computer superstores allow the undecided or the uninitiated to see under one roof what is on offer and to seek on-the-spot advice . |
| 3 | In that work it is possible to see clearly the relation between his insistence on totality and the Romantic aesthetic of totality as the inner necessity that moulds all works of art . |
| 4 | It is also very useful to make up a full-scale plan of the seat of the chair , to mark in the positions of the mortises and tenons , especially as , the original being glued up , it is not possible to see exactly how the original joints went together . |
| 5 | It was possible to see both good and bad in any view , and this proved ‘ the vanity as well as the uncertainty of human knowledge ’ . |
| 6 | On a clear day it is possible to see both the English and Bristol Channels ; the distant Quantocks and Mendips frame the Somerset Levels , with Glastonbury Tor rising mysteriously out of the mists . |
| 7 | It should be possible to see now that the tone-unit has a place in a range of phonological units that are in a hierarchical relationship : speech consists of a number of utterances ( the largest unit that we shall consider ) ; each utterance consists of one or more tone-units ; each tone-unit consists of one or more feet ; each foot consists of one or more syllables ; each syllable consists of one or more phonemes . |
| 8 | Both door and window were curtained so that it was not possible to see inside . |
| 9 | But while it is impossible to overstress the importance of Cézanne in the emergence of Cubism , it is wrong to see even the earliest Cubist painting simply as a direct continuation of him . |
| 10 | Interesting to see exactly where the prices settle down . |
| 11 | And obviously we would want to take money out of reserves , our original amendment took one point three million pounds out of reserves and it 's interesting to see now that you 're suggesting almost that figure again and yet for years you 've been telling us you ca n't take this money out of the reserves , er you know we had to keep it for a rainy day . |
| 12 | NOW that Lennox Lewis has earned a world-title shot it 's interesting to see so many people who previously dubbed him a Canadian imposter jumping on the Brit-for-Champ bandwagon . |
| 13 | Already I think I found it painful to see so much vacuity without leisure , indolence without refinement . |
| 14 | ‘ I can see it upsets you , ’ he said softly , and she was afraid to look at him , afraid to see again what she imagined she 'd seen in his eyes . |
| 15 | Not that their newly re-upholstered troubled-funk rhythms would n't make converts of you all on the spot , but it 's heartening to see so many so attached to , well , so little . |
| 16 | I think it 's really quite heartening to see so many aspects that the City Council are already taking notice of , and really are already putting it into their policies to view the environment as something precious , something we 've got to look after , but you 're warning us not to be too complacent are n't you ? |
| 17 | Oh , well , I made a detour through the Wicklow Mountains — but the hedges were too high to see much , and I had a quick look at the site of the Battle of the Boyne . |
| 18 | We were therefore interested to see just how well this American-made tool would perform . |
| 19 | Every thirteen years the eye needs double the amount of light to see so good lighting is very important in making the most of sight . |
| 20 | It was too dark to see much . |
| 21 | Beneath the trees where they stood it was too dark to see much , but Isabel could feel the tension in fitzAlan 's body and knew his arm must be hurting terribly . |
| 22 | One project Iraq was no doubt relieved to see never brought to pass concerned the much spoken-of Majnun field . |
| 23 | One feature I was sad to see here on a recent visit was a fish hatchery installed in the bay , a sight now common in the western lochs and doubtless contributing to the local economy ; sad because I feel that all living creatures should have freedom of movement and not be bred and confined in restricted space for the table . |
| 24 | That is why it is sad to see so much bitter polemic springing out of sincere concern . |
| 25 | There has been a lot lately in the Press and on TV about crime and violence and it is sad to see so much wrong being done by the very young of today . |
| 26 | We know that you are sad to see so many disputes between different parts of your family and we cry to you for unity and harmony between brothers and sisters . |
| 27 | The last time the Bill was debated in the House I assured the hon. Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) — whom I am delighted to see here — that a revised environmental statement on the project proposals would be available before the Bill was debated again . |
| 28 | M ANY readers will be delighted to see this mid-1930s picture ( above ) of one of the Telroc Lawn Tennis Club 's pre-season socials at West Derby Village Hall . |
| 29 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 30 | These two species could really be described as ideal fish for the ornamental pond , being widely available , hardy , active and brightly coloured making them easy to see even if the pond water is slightly cloudy . |