Example sentences of "[adv] seen a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of these people have only seen a second half since the police closed the Oval club . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've only seen a small part of the hospital wing , ’ Fairham observed . |
| 3 | Dreaming does not seem to be confined to our own species : research on the subject would appear to indicate that animals likewise have dreams : we have all seen a sleeping dog twitch as it ‘ chases rabbits ’ . |
| 4 | I have rarely seen a faster disappearance . |
| 5 | And we have latterly seen a feminist perspective informing the debate about nuclear weapons . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not seen a worse sea this year . |
| 7 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 8 | She has not seen a single second of the Costa Del Sol soap since . |
| 9 | A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police admitted there was a problem with young men in Middlesbrough carrying knives , but added : ‘ We have not seen a particular increase in the recent past . ’ |
| 10 | I 've not seen a double yoke egg for a long , long time , I do n't know why , but sometimes you used to get a box of six and nearly all of them would be double yoke for some reason , do n't ask me why , I do n't know , where 's your cup ? , did you bring it in ? |
| 11 | Unlike the 1920s and 1930s , the current socio-economic problems , acute though they are , have not seen a marked upswing in the political fortunes of the extreme Right . |
| 12 | Nadia has already seen a good deal of Scotland , and also went on a school trip to France and Belgium when pupils of St Mary 's accompanied members of a pensioners ' lunch club to find out about the European Community and the European Parliament . |
| 13 | Five-year , full-time education is the norm almost world-wide , however it is organised , and the present levels of funding have already seen a drastic reduction of staffing levels in the schools . |
| 14 | We 've already seen a brief glimpse of of of of Gain Multimedia . |
| 15 | Well , I 've just seen a new way forward |
| 16 | I 've just seen a big crane . |
| 17 | Right , okay , my boudoir , I 've just seen a few things together . |
| 18 | I have only once seen a serious fight between badgers , and the sounds on that occasion were terrifying . |
| 19 | Jarvis had once seen a poor girl 's skirt blown over her head and been embarrassed for her . |
| 20 | Edward stood still ; he had once seen a whole flock of long-tailed tits here , swinging like pink jewels among the flickering leaves of a silver birch . |
| 21 | Dr Tydeman said that he had only once seen a patient suffering from the condition and he found it particularly frightening and disturbing . |
| 22 | ‘ Here we are , ’ gushed the presenter of Gardeners ' World , ‘ we 're in my very favourite corner of the estate now , with its magnificent , sweeping views down to the river.just look at this superb example of Metasequoiaglyptostroboides , or Dawn Redwood to give it its more familiar name , I do n't think I 've ever seen a better specimen anywhere . |
| 23 | Erm have you ever seen a moped with a plate on it ? |
| 24 | And er that was the first time I 'd ever seen a continental headboard . |
| 25 | Hath any man ever seen a poor aged man live in courtesy in the house of his son with his daughter-in-law ? … |
| 26 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 27 | ‘ Do you know , ’ he said , ‘ in all my stay here I have hardly ever seen a Russian soldier . ’ |
| 28 | Have you ever seen a Black Widow ? |
| 29 | They would n't make those weird garden ornaments if they 'd ever seen a real nome . ’ |
| 30 | They also look leaner and fitter — have you ever seen a fat vegetarian ? |