Example sentences of "not [verb] to see [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ĺeonie did not want to see the ambulance from the clinic arrive . |
| 2 | A comprehensive questionnaire may mean that you do not need to see the witness at the earliest stage of your investigations ( see Appendix 9A ) . |
| 3 | I realized he could not catch them , because they had nearly got to the ship , but I did not wait to see the end of that adventure . |
| 4 | The fundamental issue behind the arguments that will be heard is that the nuns are not permitted to see the results of the Ministry of Agriculture tests confirming the presence of infection . |
| 5 | I would not like to see a repeat of the problems caused when Station Lane was closed at the railway bridge some time ago ! |
| 6 | Dealers may not like to see the extent of the drop in auction prices quantified by the Sculpture Index , but it is important to remember that the figures are based on a large number of actual transactions , not a selection of retail sales . |
| 7 | Nora had not needed to see the child in order to understand what had moved John to behave as he did . |
| 8 | On July 23 Bush signalled US willingness partially to relax the ban on Iraqi oil exports , saying that the USA was " not going to see the suffering of innocent women or children " . |
| 9 | We are not going to see the likes of Philip Hardman again . ’ |
| 10 | Several authors , who see the failings of our present system , do not wish to see an extension of participatory democracy . |
| 11 | Brindley died in Staffordshire in 1772 , and although he did not live to see the realization of his dream , his was the unlettered genius that set the great age of canal-building in motion . |
| 12 | Gresham himself did not live to see the outcome of any of these nefarious schemes . |
| 13 | Kemel Kurspahic , admitted he might not live to see the liberation of his city or country . |
| 14 | ‘ And we did n't want to see a team of scriptwriters messing around with our characters . |
| 15 | She did n't want to see the hurt in his eyes , in case it made her soften and forgive him . |
| 16 | I did n't want to see the face of the archer . |
| 17 | But she certainly had n't expected to see a selection of Penguin Classics . |
| 18 | He had n't expected to see the girl on a racecourse so soon after Ascot . |
| 19 | He could n't wait to see the look on her face , he could n't wait to start his new life . |
| 20 | He did n't need to see the look on her face . |
| 21 | He did n't seem to see the crowd of mothers and children watching him . |
| 22 | ‘ No , ’ she breathed , looking away from him because she could n't bear to see the expression in his face . |
| 23 | He stared at her and she could n't fail to see the pain in his eyes . |
| 24 | ‘ We get plenty of people in here identifying cadavers — I ca n't ask to see the credentials of every one . |