Example sentences of "[adj] to see [conj] the [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upon turning back towards the track I felt strangely relieved to see that the car was still there . ’ |
| 2 | Test holes have been bored to see if the land is suitable for building but no reply has been received . |
| 3 | I am delighted to see that the Government are willing to introduce a timetable motion at the start of Second Reading . |
| 4 | It is a problem only afflicting women and only after puberty , so it is easy to see that the condition is connected with our hormones . |
| 5 | She was dismayed to see that the damage was greater than she had expected . |
| 6 | I am glad to see that the Minister is fine and fit , because it was reported that he was ill . |
| 7 | I was glad to see that the weather was presenting its sunnier face today , although a breeze was scurrying through the tops of the trees . |
| 8 | O was horrified to see that the man was actually crying . |
| 9 | It is good to see that the railway is keeping its head above water . |
| 10 | It is encouraging to see that the Society is also moving with the times and its work with people with a disability , mothers and toddlers and its preparations for the arrival of National Vocational Qualifications are to be commended . |
| 11 | Also , below the surface among the grass-roots leadership , it was usually plain to see that the party was scraping the barrel for competent politicians . |
| 12 | Any attempt to grapple with a holist theory will therefore have to separate its holist character from its other features , and especially where a theory is weak , it will be important to see whether the deficiency is the result of its being holist , or is due to something else . |
| 13 | It is equally important to see that the fence is well braced laterally with tripods at the ends and every 30 yards along its length . |
| 14 | I was pleased to see that the bathroom was fitted with a perfectly conventional door and even a bolt ! |
| 15 | Family health services authority professional advisers will be keen to see that the system is not bypassed by hospital consultants who , having had a request to use a product turned down , ask general practitioners to initiate the prescription . |