Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The changes were contreversial then , and many many people would still like to see them reversed now . |
| 2 | When they worked in their home town , the audience would queue round the block to see them perform twice nightly . |
| 3 | At the Mas Rose she hoped every day to see them riding down the white stony hillside track . |
| 4 | Still , it was great to see them go back into the wild when they were old enough . ’ |
| 5 | If he does n't , we 'll do it for him , so I like to see them trying out grass for themselves . |
| 6 | There are people who are genuinely trying to make money for themselves and their families at car boot sales , so I think , you know , I do n't , I would n't like to see them stamped on altogether . |
| 7 | She was gratified to see them jump apart , eyes popping . |
| 8 | The banks are businesses too and we do not want to see them closed down . ’ |
| 9 | Francis added : ‘ I 'm all in favour of lots of goals , but I like to see them created properly rather than artificially . |
| 10 | It seemed a pity to see them going out of business . ’ |
| 11 | Harvey would like to see them bound more closely into the decision making process . |
| 12 | He has sat and matched the former world amateur champions shoot up the rankings and said : ‘ I 'm glad to see them doing so well but it 's annoying when you know you are as good as them but are not able to do anything about it . |
| 13 | The drives we put on against New Zealand were things that we had worked on and it was very satisfying to see them coming off , not just for the forwards but for the backs as well . |
| 14 | He disliked occidental empires and wished to see them ended as soon as practicable . |
| 15 | Now what sort of pay formula would you like to see them come up with ? |
| 16 | The critical inability to see them comes partly from mere ideological reluctance ; partly , though , from unfamiliarity with the basic structural mode of The Lord of the Rings , the ancient and pre-novelistic device of entrelacement . |
| 17 | ‘ to see them crawling there , little animals . |
| 18 | They went back to the Franz Joseph together — she liked everyone to see them walking off together when the performance was over . |
| 19 | The buggers want to see me go under . |
| 20 | Mum 's eyes popped to see me bringing home the fireman . |
| 21 | She wanted to see me grow up , it was as simple as that , but it 's those simple things that are sometimes the hardest to accept . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't want him to know we 've got divers aboard and I especially do n't want him to see me taking off with divers in the general direction of the Delos . |
| 23 | Shiona could n't have agreed more , but her tone was taunting as she told him , ‘ What a pity you 'll have to wait until tomorrow to see me led away in chains . ’ |
| 24 | They are happy to see me doing well , but they would never force me into anything I did n't want to do . ’ |
| 25 | Some pensioner constituents who come to see me ask why they are penalised and punished . |
| 26 | People have me in a little pocket of their minds in that role [ Ben Braddock ] and they do n't want to see me get out of it . |
| 27 | While Kāli fumbled , striking the flint against the steel , trying to produce a spark that was strong enough to light the little piece of cotton , they told me how pleased they were to see me working just like them . |
| 28 | I only wish Tata had lived to see me take up my place at Bedford College . |
| 29 | I do n't want to miss them growing up . ’ |
| 30 | Note the sluice in the end gate , which was fitted after completion to flood the space between the gates to enable them to lift more easily . |