Example sentences of "see [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of high media coverage we are quite likely to see tragedies as they occur including seeing people killed and the immediate stunned reactions of witnesses to ghastly events . |
| 2 | When the amber is carefully sectioned , it is possible , through the microscope , to see mouthparts , scales and hairs with as much clarity as if the insect had become entangled in the resin only the day before . |
| 3 | Moreover , to see policies as having objectives may involve confusing the character of the policies with the motives and purposes of the people who advocate , adopt and implement them . |
| 4 | Policies are formulated with the implementation process in minds and often it is more realistic to see policies as products of implementation rather than as ‘ top-down ’ inputs into the process . |
| 5 | But it still gives you a pang to see performers of the calibre of Stephen Moore , Sian Phillips and Sheila Steafel trapped voluntarily in a vehicle heading nowhere . |
| 6 | All sorts of people go to see performers after a first night . |
| 7 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 8 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 9 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 10 | As Bauer put it in a recent BBC television discussion of covert recognition , ‘ Our normal experience of perception , of seeing objects or faces as an all or none process , is a trick that the brain plays on us ’ . |
| 11 | They had lived in fear after hearing many noises and seeing objects fly across rooms . |
| 12 | I was there recently and the spectacular cliffs are a wonderful place to see seabirds from close up , but the paths were definitely showing signs of erosion . |
| 13 | A consequence of seeing rules in this way is that a very high degree of consensus concerning the rule is to be expected among members cf the group or sub-culture in which the rule applies . |
| 14 | It is a strange sight now to see vegetables growing on the pure white substrate . |
| 15 | I was enthralled , driving through rural Moravia , Bohemia and Hungary , to see houses which seem to have been preserved almost unchanged since their heyday . |
| 16 | the legal costs of sale and purchase of property including solicitor 's fees and stamp duty , £3,750 ; estate agent 's commission , £750 ; bridging finance ( one month at 13% ) , £758 ; cost associated with mortgages , in particular the additional cost of a bigger mortgage to cover the greater cost of housing ( company loan over 3 years ) , £1,500 ; cost of removal and , if necessary , storage , including insurance , £500 ; hotel and travel expenses including visits by wife to area to see houses , ( 15 weeks away from home plus two visits by wife ) , £2,420 ; cost of alterations to carpets and curtains , re-installing appliances , connecting telephone etc , alterations to property , redecoration and refurbishment , school uniforms and other educational expenses , maintenance , etc. of vacant , unsold property and miscellaneous incidental costs including vet 's fees , kennels , etc. , £2,000 . |
| 17 | It was to see houses on expensive sites rise constantly higher , the consequent birth of the ‘ lift ’ or ‘ elevator ’ , and in the 1880s the construction of the first ‘ skyscrapers ’ in the United States . |
| 18 | I would also like to see skills of writing and arguing developed and tested . |
| 19 | However , following the success of The Addams Family , you might have to get used to seeing repeats on the big screen as well . |
| 20 | Similarly , the cars of ramblers who do n't like to see bikes on the hills are , by weight of numbers , forcing cyclists off the road . |
| 21 | By doing this we may begin to see products that people will want to buy and use . |
| 22 | On Wednesday morning the prince , in his role as president of Scottish Business in the Community , will visit Craigmillar to see projects developed by the local community , local authority and other agencies , with help from the Friends of Craigmillar — a group of business leaders . |
| 23 | Consequently , it can be misleading to see circulars as evidence of central departments attempting to regulate local authorities . |
| 24 | The author has asked us to point out that it is a desire of his to see opinions of restorations expressed by speakers at conferences thrown open to the floor for immediate debate this is not the prevailing state of affairs . |
| 25 | He 'll be touchy feeling and he wants to complete application form , give it to him okay if he 's an original he 'll want to see conceptual presentations , he 'll want to see illustrations , he 'll want to see erm , sales aids , if he 's in audible mode he will far more readily to what you tell him as opposed to , let me show you something , okay and there 's a specific technique |
| 26 | However , scientific research is expensive and it 's natural that to some extent those who fund it , should expect to see returns and be able to influence its direction . |
| 27 | The Inspector is a great one for statistics ; he likes to see cases finished and closed down . ’ |
| 28 | Invaluable experience , of course , but I found it frustrating in that , so often , I was n't able to see cases right through . ’ |
| 29 | Fearing a drug smuggling gang at work , we were relieved to see cases of Mars bars being offloaded — by order of Dom Mintoff . |
| 30 | The world is a treasure house of free delights ; beyond music and poetry are painting and sculpture and these are only the arts ; the joys that come from the mystics compared to those from the arts are like seeing masterpieces instead of prints . |