Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] to see [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , I heard your dog scratching at the door , so I came to see what the matter was . |
| 2 | The broad guiding principle , attested by many authorities , is that one looks to see what the taxpayer has done to earn the profit in question . |
| 3 | You , you can have your erm if you were watching a programme and er , I 've done this , erm if you 're watching a programme and you want to see what the weather forecast is er you can have that superimposed on your programme . |
| 4 | And when they started to shout these people out shopping , cos everybody stopped to see what the fellers screaming about . |
| 5 | Sizewell B project manager Jim McFarlane told a meeting of the local community liaison committee : ‘ We believe the case for more nuclear power is irresistible but we have to see what the Government says before deciding whether to submit the C station application . |
| 6 | , I remember right from when he was a baby as I went to see him the day his mum brought him home . |
| 7 | My canoe had turned side on to the river and against the flow and as I turned to see what the noise was I realised that I had hit a log sticking out of the water . |
| 8 | Marcus had n't given me any since I threw up in the hall and he stepped in it when he came to see what the matter was . |