Example sentences of "from what [pers pn] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike previous Dizzy outings it retails at £9.99 , but from what we 've seen so far it 'll be worth it . |
| 2 | And he said : ‘ We have watched them on television when they were playing in France and , from what we 've seen , they are offside all the time . ’ |
| 3 | It remains for us to ask how the popular Hitler image we have examined contributed towards the growing strength of the regime and towards making possible this war , which , from what we have seen , most Germans — though prepared to fight if necessary — had been only too anxious to avoid . |
| 4 | From what we have seen it might be supposed that private judicial patronage was more trouble than it was worth , but the offices were in fact received as a sign of favour by many lawyers , who could of course use them as stepping stones to better things . |
| 5 | From what she had seen of maid 's work it was not very difficult . |
| 6 | From what she had seen of Araminta , Theda was ready to believe it . |
| 7 | From what you 've seen as both founder and trustee , can you discern where art-philanthropy might be heading ? |
| 8 | He also said that the envelope the Brownie had kindly picked up had dropped from the Earl 's pocket without being noticed by him , and that as the Brownie was so kind as to share her sweets with him the Earl was sending a tin of his own , which he felt sure from what he had seen of this Brownie would find their way into the mouths of all the other Brownies in the Pack too . |
| 9 | From what he had seen he estimated that the low-velocity rounds had been fired at a maximum of a dozen paces . |
| 10 | They 'd no internal passports in this tiny country , but from what he 'd seen of this building they had computers the like of which the Leningrad Militia could only dream about . |
| 11 | The people were friendly , there was plenty to eat if they 'd wanted it , and from what he 'd seen there were quite a few unattached girls around . |
| 12 | From what he has seen this year , he also believes the English game is rather stereotyped . |
| 13 | And from what I 've seen the ladies seem glad of it . |
| 14 | ‘ It will be tough for him but from what I 've seen , he has it in him to cope . ’ |
| 15 | Taylor points out , though : ‘ It 's down to me to make sure that everyone sticks together , and from what I 've seen there is no feeling of resentment among the other lads about the way I 'm using Paul . |
| 16 | From what I 've seen and heard , Graham seems to be looking to a big man with the ball aimed for the sky . |
| 17 | " From what I 've seen of her , she 's a strong-willed independent young woman , who knows what she wants , and is not afraid to say so . |
| 18 | " This house is yours , she 'll never want it back , and from what I 've seen , I think you 've done her proud . " |
| 19 | David Atkin , for example , was particularly interested in the issue of leisure opportunities : ‘ I want to find out how leisure activities can be improved because from what I 've seen most disabled people in Hexham are fairly limited in being able to get out . ’ |
| 20 | And erm er from what I 've seen I mean people are often at football games for ten o'clock kick off and so on , which means er that 's just one example , which means they could be away , half past eight in the morning . |
| 21 | ‘ From what I 've seen , if the gods were mistaken it was in one small respect alone . |
| 22 | ‘ From what I 've seen of him , I 'd say he 's got rather a perverse sense of humour and enjoys winding people up , ’ said Melissa , remembering in particular his brush with Alain Gebrec the previous afternoon over the controversial book . |
| 23 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ From what I 've seen , I imagine there must be about five feet of water in the basin at high tide . |
| 25 | And people do live in other parts of the area , and they need telephones — from what I 've seen of the place they 'll be about the main link with the outside world . |
| 26 | Elwood looked very good indeed and possesses a lot of talent , and from what I 've seen of him , he would have done well in New Zealand . |
| 27 | From what I 've seen of it , this is a perfectly normal thing , the pilot probably got lost . ’ |
| 28 | From what I 've seen of Bardsley , he reminds me a bit of Sterland — he looks very good going forward but he seemed to leave gaping holes at the back when he played for England ( ca n't remember who it was against ) . |
| 29 | ‘ Paulo 's suggested we should turn it into a small club for residents , and , from what I 've seen , it seems like a good idea . ’ |
| 30 | From what I 've seen so far , the Ports are the team with the title look . ’ |