Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , encouraging that statutory authorities are beginning to see how helpful advocacy schemes can be in alerting them to easily ignored issues and in raising awareness of users ' rights , particularly those focused on legal and civil liberties and welfare benefit entitlements . |
| 2 | CROWDS are flocking to see a painting of the Queen which shows her with grey hairs , worry lines and crows ' feet . |
| 3 | Lonrho 's ethics have been publicly queried in the past , so many in Whitehall are galled to see it cast on the side of the angels by its opposition to the Al Fayeds , after they had thwarted Lonrho 's own designs on Harrods . |
| 4 | Similarly , checks are made to see you have enough in the current account to meet expenditure . |
| 5 | On the stage , The Wedding Present are beginning to see the light . ’ |
| 6 | Is there a crazy killer somewhere in the audience ? 3,000 fans are waiting to see Strawberry — will she stop the show ? |
| 7 | The way we run our economy is the prime cause of environmental damage , now what the other parties are failing to see is that if we want to live in a truly ecological society , one that really recognises the constraints , er that the environment imposes on us , we have to have a consistent approach to every area of policy , so for example , in the Israel/Palestine conflict er debate , we have laid great stress on our , er advocating our own approach to conflict resolution , consensual approach , negotiations condemning the arms build-up which is inspired mainly by the U S , and so er whilst we have also debated some other more overtly environmental policies such as reaffirming our commitment to phase out nuclear power , we do lay great emphasis on er developing economic policies , particularly in the light of the up and coming general election and we want to obviously present a complete platform of policies to the electorate . |
| 8 | In the first , reports of empirical data are reviewed to see to what extent statistical data on corporate performance support the broad policy guidelines suggested by the BCG and McKinsey-GE matrices . |
| 9 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 10 | The yanks were itching to see the pop conquerors of late '89 , but a series of postponed tours and a lack of vinyl has seriously affected the Roses ' US invasion potential — not that they care , preferring to slip back into the easy pace of their pre-fuss lifestyle . |
| 11 | But fans were saddened to see the great man so affected by Parkinson 's disease . |
| 12 | It failed however , to make up for the ravages of a year of unremitting economic gloom , no matter how many green shoots the media and some pundits were determined to see in the crowds of shoppers that hit the stores on bank holiday Monday , 28th December . |
| 13 | er , er , alright mummy 's going to see if your porridge is , cooled down a bit , oh you just do it , put you out to grass I think |
| 14 | A national study is needed to see whether these trends are representative but little information about night visits is collected centrally . |
| 15 | The industry is waiting to see if the facelift will have any effect , although critics say the changes are largely cosmetic and do n't go far enough . |
| 16 | Yes but Georgina 's going to see William too . |
| 17 | No , Georg Georgina is going to see William , so we 'll all be together with William , that 'll be nice wo n't it ? |
| 18 | Villages now a mere half-hour apart by car could then be prohibitively far away : the daughter of an Essex farm horseman was taken to see his parents across the county boundary in Suffolk for the first time only at the age of 14 . |
| 19 | Therefore Carol 's daughter is not Julie , whilst Donna was taken to see Mary Poppins , so it must have been Linda who went with Carol to see Jungle Book . |
| 20 | How far Anselm had travelled along this road , and how much further he would still travel , are questions to which an answer must be sought in the reign of Henry I. But it is clear that Anselm in exile was beginning to see events , if not through Hildebrandine eyes , at least with shades of Hildebrandine colour . |
| 21 | Emphasis was given by the Home Office and Cabinet to the desirability of laws which banned the use of political uniforms and the establishment of paramilitary organizations , and research was concluded to see how other nations dealt with the problem . |
| 22 | Up behind the desk , ‘ Pansy ’ Fanshawe was preparing to see how sodium reacted with something whose name I could neither remember nor pronounce . |
| 23 | Ann was helped to see that this problem originally resulted from displaced resentments about Charles 's infidelity . |
| 24 | About two million visitors are expected to see the display on British scientific and technological breakthroughs , unravelling the mysteries of the Sun and monitoring the Earth 's health . |
| 25 | The big record companies are beginning to see the potential of religious rock . |
| 26 | One thing is certain : having wooed and won passengers , ferry companies are determined to see their relationship outlast the pre-Tunnel honeymoon . |
| 27 | From a personal point of view I think that charity , charitable giving by er companies whether big or small should be erm should be erm on that basis I mean they should n't be looking for acknowledgement but unfortunately in the real world companies are looking to see what we can get back in terms of the investment they make and |
| 28 | With the vast amount of based warbirds present at Mecca , enthusiasts are guaranteed to see something of interest take to the air for the final time this year , before hangar doors are closed and winter maintenance schedules begin . |
| 29 | John Major and the Chancellor are determined to see interest rate cuts passed on as quickly as possible to stimulate economic recovery . |
| 30 | The allies , though , insist that the Kurds must not only be safe but be made to feel safe , which means no armed police ; British commandos were sent to see them off . |