Example sentences of "[vb infin] see [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 2 | But you you do n't want to you do n't want to see that you 're doing it that way . |
| 3 | And do n't want to see that it 's any of their responsibility , at all . |
| 4 | True , they all do want to see that the overall size of the cake for the military grows , but if any service was to be offered more while all the other services were offered very much less , it is doubtful whether the favoured service would say no in order to defend their colleagues ' role in society . |
| 5 | I do n't want to see that happen , I trust members of the house do n't wish to see it happen . |
| 6 | Bloody man , I do n't want to see that it 's got three on it . |
| 7 | Hey and listen , Pat , I do n't want to see or hear any reference to that part of the plan which shows that we can save up to a billion dollars a year by supplying components from the European plants to fit US manufactured vehicles . |
| 8 | IBM will no doubt eagerly want to see if any other big names follow WordPerfect 's example . |
| 9 | Do you want to see if there 's some wallpaper in here Mark ? |
| 10 | Do you want to see if we can finish it Christine . |
| 11 | Right , do you want to see if you can catch up ? |
| 12 | THE last thing I would want to see and hear over my corn flakes is Anne Diamond , lovely though she is , presenting syrupy , romantic drivel written by Dame Barbara Cartland . |
| 13 | Er we left at er seventeen minutes to two erm having explained that er we have put a very respectable budget on the table er which was prudence as prudence personified er and that was something we felt the other two groups of the Liberal Democrats were the only ones there at the time er besides them do that we 'd er I have to say to chairman that er the voted it is now being cobbled together er by the other two groups is eight hundred thousand pounds plus er in excess of the budget which the Conservative Group would want to see and just for the record , it 's about the same sum of money that we 've been saving on the fire cover in |
| 14 | But , the Daily Telegraph reported she said her results should be treated with caution … ‘ we need more research to see if the results are reproduced ’ . |
| 15 | However , I use Guitarist Readers ' Ads myself , as do most of the staff here , so we know just how successful they can be ; of course that also means we can see where the service can be improved and we will endeavour to see that it does … |
| 16 | He asked the Church Commissioners to do it but would not wait to see whether they consented . |
| 17 | We shall wait to see whether the hon. Gentleman does precisely that . |
| 18 | Meanwhile we , and God too , must wait to see if he passes the test or not . |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps , after all , they 'll wait to see if I bring you back . |
| 20 | Armchair strategists are currently wondering whether Novell Inc will wait to see if Univel Inc pans out ( UX No 388 ) or makes its move to acquire more of Unix System Labs before the end of the year instead . |
| 21 | This time she did n't wait to see if anyone would come , but swiftly glanced to the small instrument tray . |
| 22 | He said he would now wait to see if Darlington firemen wanted him to take the matter to the home office . |
| 23 | After days of coalition building , Benazir Bhutto could only wait to see if it had paid off . |
| 24 | He said he would wait to see if the Caliph would reward us for forcing the breach . |
| 25 | One must wait to see if satellite selling proves a commercial success but it is reassuring to find are auctioneers prepared to consider new ways of offering a comprehensive sales service to their farmer clients . |
| 26 | Ca n't wait to see if the water has passed . |
| 27 | My father preferred and still prefers to screw up his eyes and lean forward should he need to see whether the pink or blue is about to be potted . |
| 28 | My father preferred to screw up his eyes and lean forward should he need to see whether the pink or blue was about to be potted . |
| 29 | Do we need to see if we can draw up an extra . |
| 30 | Anyone could 've seen that , if they 'd bothered to listen . |