Example sentences of "see so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already I think I found it painful to see so much vacuity without leisure , indolence without refinement . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't think you 'd be able to see so far . ’ |
| 3 | It was marvellous to see so many young people paying their tribute to this extraordinary man . |
| 4 | The option relating to present ATB courses was deliberately put last in this section to try to make the question as objective as possible and it was good to see so many confirming that they thought this was , or would be , the best way of learning . |
| 5 | Many people said that they had an enjoyable afternoon and made a significant dent in their Christmas shopping list ; it was really nice to see so many members there . |
| 6 | That is why it is sad to see so much bitter polemic springing out of sincere concern . |
| 7 | I was pleased to see so many hearty workers thus earnestly labouring early in the day . |
| 8 | I saw that Exhibition , and did find it a great treat to see so far north some of the choice gems of painting from South Kensington . |
| 9 | This hardly tallies with the sentiments expressed in a letter in the possession of the College in which Coleman , writing on 24 February 1813 , gracefully declined an invitation to become President of the London Veterinary Society : ‘ Gentlemen , I received your letter , and it gives me great pleasure to see so much zeal for the improvement of the veterinary art in Gentlemen , whom any & every Teacher might well be proud to call his Pupils — I shall most willingly grant the use of the College Theatre for the examination and discussion of such points as may be considered by you most important for the advancement of the Veterinary Science … you rightly observe that a number of minds concentrated on one object can not fail to improve any art far beyond the reach of any individual and I have no doubt that the Public will ultimately derive great benefits from your united exertions . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is encouraging to see so much attention paid to the development of youth cricket with articles on the Essex Colts , the Indoor School , Kwik Cricket and the Essex Schools Cricket Association , while at the other end of the scale , there is an insight into the Essex Over-50 XI . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's good to see so many new faces here , ’ he said . |
| 13 | It was good to see so many familiar faces , some older , some heavier , some lighter ( well done , Father Roger Clarke ) , Father McNamara had interrupted his pilgrimage to the shrines of Blackpool to be with us . |
| 14 | When they returned to Elizabeth 's parlour after the service , Jonadab and Annie looked round with satisfaction to see so many of their family gathered together under one roof . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm glad to see so many clowns here instead of where they should be — in Westminster or back in their constituencies , ’ quips Ron Moody , president of Clowns International , at the official opening of the European Clowns ' Convention on 21 March . |
| 16 | ALTHOUGH it was pleasing to see so many people out shopping last Saturday , I did not approve of the Oxford Street poster which urged people to ‘ Shop until you drop ’ . |
| 17 | Nice and warm in here and I like to see so many people . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He glanced at the assembled company as though surprised to see so many people . |
| 22 | One of the great pleasures of the exhibition is to see so many works of high quality brought into close proximity . |
| 23 | It was great to see so many climbers just having a go and obviously enjoying themselves . |
| 24 | It 's the same with shadows : the beautiful thing is n't the alligators or bats you can make with your hands , the beautiful thing is the way the shadow image allows you to see so precisely what the outer contour of your own hand really looks like , those little bunches of flesh under each bent finger joint . |
| 25 | 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 ? |
| 26 | ‘ I understand that over 500 students altogether took part in the Guild 's first course and it is good to see so many here today to collect their certificates . |
| 27 | I just wish now to say I declare the Exhibition open and to say how pleased I am to see so many old friends here today . |
| 28 | Letterman implies that he had to divorce her for her own good ; he could not bear to see so much life force confined in marriage . |
| 29 | The trade in all his restaurants had been slack over the past couple of weeks , and he was glad to see so many lunchtime diners . |
| 30 | Anyway , it was the sort of remark that provoked Salman Rushdie 's wrath in the Independent on Sunday : ‘ To see so diverse a list dumped on people who simply have n't read the books is to make one feel a kind of despair about the culture of denigration in which we live . |