Example sentences of "[vb base] to see [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most important changes I expect to see after the revolution is in the situation of children . |
| 2 | They now wait to see if the mortgage company Dorend will apply for possession . |
| 3 | To check this look at the top of the axle and , as someone moves the vehicle forward , watch to see if the axle top moves forward slightly . |
| 4 | Another , and perhaps better , way to make the check is to clip the battery into the mains charger ; switch this on , and watch to see if the charge lamp goes out . |
| 5 | But as they analyse what he has said to different people , they begin to see that the question is not really pertinent . |
| 6 | When we go to see if the bathroom is free , a young guy I ai n't seen before starts talking in the corridor . |
| 7 | Comment was made this morning , er earlier on by Mr Timothy about the fact that the new settlement would be likely to generate a higher usage of transport than is the norm for Greater York , if I understood him correctly , erm , knowing the public transport system in Greater York , erm , I fail to see how he could possibly come to that conclusion , because bus services in the rural part of Greater York are very poor , clearly that 's partly because of the distribution of the rural population , and I fail to see that a settlement of the size being suggested would actually generate a level of usage of public transport any higher than that which ex already exists in the York in flat , and certainly no higher than exists within the exis existing urban area . |
| 8 | Arithmeticians fail to see that the function of numerical symbols and signs is to enable us to deal in general ways with groups of particular sensible things . |
| 9 | We can reach for the tape measure or stopwatch to see if a standard has been reached ; but we turn to our inner judgement to assess the quality . |
| 10 | Check to see if the heart is beating . |
| 11 | Before you sign on the dotted line , check to see if the company is a member is a member of the Kitchen Specialists Association ( KSA ) . |
| 12 | Also , check to see if the RAM slots on the machine can take 4Mb SIMMs ( see the Jargon Busters on page 98 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Check to see if the trunk has a false bottom . ’ |