Example sentences of "[conj] [art] mere sight " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good looking women gather in such large numbers that the mere sight of them appeases the appetite , although [ of course ] for the lecherous this does not suffice . |
| 2 | Obviously he had thought that the mere sight of them would frighten her into standing quietly and listening , but he was wrong . |
| 3 | They did n't come haring towards them as if the mere sight of them was the best thing that had happened all day . |
| 4 | Phrases like ‘ Light of the World ’ , ‘ the Sun of Righteousness that setteth nevermore ’ and so on ran through my head without ceasing , and the mere sight of the sun was sufficient greatly to intensify this manic excitement under which I was labouring . |
| 5 | The whole horse militia of Westmorland and northern Lancashire , and all the militia of Cumberland , were drawn up in front of the little Lake District town , under the chief local landowner , Lord Lonsdale , and with 10,000 men they easily outnumbered the rebels , but a mere sight of Forster 's advance guard was enough and the whole body fled in terror , leaving the field littered with horses and arms . |
| 6 | Truly there must be something strange about the seaside , when the mere sight of seeing an ankle had made his heart beat the faster . |