Example sentences of "[verb] see [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They want to know what is going on , and what the general wants them to do , and why , and when ; they want to see and decide in their own minds what sort of person he is . |
| 2 | Older siblings living in mainland Scotland were not permitted to see or communicate with their younger brothers and sisters , even though they were in no way involved or implicated in the allegations that had been made against the parents . |
| 3 | They deal with the dignitaries in the politest possible way , but it is clear to everyone that it is not the dignitaries they have come to see and talk to , but the ordinary people . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Meaulnes has seen and fallen in love with a beautiful woman , who grants him permission to return one day . |
| 5 | Artist John Piper , born in 1903 , has seen and participated in the major artistic movements and events of this century . |
| 6 | Anyone who has seen or lived near an opencast coal mining site will understand and agree with a statement which appeared in the First Report of the House of Commons Energy Committee ( 1986–87 ) : ‘ We agree with the CPRE that ‘ opencast mining is one of the most environmentally destructive processes being carried out in the UK ’ . |
| 7 | I can not get around now as I was once able to for my newspapers — but I stick to my policy now , as then , of wanting to see and size up would-be advertisers beforehand , so beg the pardon of the newcomers not included in my list . |
| 8 | Lorimer had apparently been so affected by what he 'd seen and heard in Lina 's room , he could barely speak . |
| 9 | Not that she 'd seen or heard from him again since his phone call from Italy on Sunday . |
| 10 | It had been eleven months since he 'd seen or spoken to Chester , but he was greeted as effusively as ever , and ushered in . |
| 11 | It is true that a substantial body of opinion in various parts of the world would have preferred to see whether relying on sanctions for longer would have brought about Iraq 's withdrawal . |
| 12 | Er I would , I would echo that , that we feel that they money has been paid in for work or services done by the employer and by the er fund members themselves have contributed and I do n't think it belongs to either of those parties in any more , it 's held by the trustees to pay pensions , if for nothing it 's been put there just to pay pensions , it 's not a piggy bank for er for companies to draw out with the with their tame er trustees allowing it , it it 's money the trustees hold in in trust and I believe that 's the law at the moment and er I I think we would like to see that confirmed in any new law . |
| 13 | So I expect to see er improvements in confidence backed by greater provision and I like to see that directed at the venture capital , risk capital , long term capital . |
| 14 | He really needs to get to see and take off the stuff that . |
| 15 | History may come to see that embrace as a gesture of fond farewell . |
| 16 | All this time you 've been living a dream , and now you 've seen that dream in the flesh you torment yourself even more . ’ |
| 17 | The argument was on the semantics of how post-sixteen education is presently offered in Banbury , and whereas , of course , they had every right to use the opting out legislation as a governing body , it must be said that the possibility of success under those terms erm is somewhat untried , because of course legislation was specifically geared at Local Education Authorities that do not look after their schools , and thus schools are able to opt out of a badly run , inefficient Education Authority , and we 've seen that happen in many of the urban areas in the country , and indeed some schools have not opted for that . |
| 18 | Oh , I 've seen that look on the faces of People before . |
| 19 | It 's the worst offence of this kind I 've seen while working in South Gloucestershire . |
| 20 | ‘ Just talk to them , find out what they 've seen and heard over the last couple of weeks , ’ the DI said . |
| 21 | After sitting in the cockpit , General Scott told Dick : ‘ I 've seen and sat in a lot of P-40s since the war ended . |
| 22 | Listen , then , you 've seen and spoken with the man , and have some insight into his mind . ’ |
| 23 | He had seen that look on the faces of mother ducks when they took their little flock down to the river for the first time . |
| 24 | She knew what was to come ; she had seen that look in her friend 's eyes too many times these past few months . |
| 25 | Annunziata nodded her head gravely and held open the door for Julia , who returned to the court wondering how much else Annunziata had seen and understood in her unobtrusive way . |
| 26 | He had almost resolved to make his escape — it would not be noticed — when a young woman with dark hair and a plain , wise face came up to him , followed by the bewhiskered precentor he had seen and heard at Savill 's . |
| 27 | He knew her every move and she had seen and heard of his like since childhood . |
| 28 | Dressed in black with a white shirt , her blue-black hair severely braided under a black Córdoba hat , she was the very image of the brother whom Maggie had seen and dreamed of so long ago . |
| 29 | . When two of my sons were little boys I took them to our old great-uncle Lord Albemarle 's yearly reception on Waterloo Day , that they might hereafter be able to say in their old age that they had seen and spoken to someone who had been at the Battle of Waterloo himself . |
| 30 | If Iran-contra had lodged in the nation 's mind at all , it was in terms of North and his testimony : that piece of film everyone had seen and talked about , like the shooting of JR in Dallas or the opening on Geraldo of Al Capone 's secret vault . |