Example sentences of "can n't see [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 No I ca n't see much sport in that .
2 We really ca n't see much future for a gang of derelicts like this — ‘ rather a favourable specimen of what is best in our English culture ’ , one character blithely insists — and they do n't see any for themselves .
3 ‘ I ca n't see much point in pretending . ’
4 ‘ I ca n't see much point in pretending , as I 've already said .
5 We ca n't see much point in avoiding emphysema at sixty-five
6 Do you play sometimes cos you ca n't be bothered doing the work cos you ca n't see any sense in it ?
7 ‘ I ca n't see any sense in subjecting him to a hard race in the Gold Cup when I know that his blood has been wrong , ’ he explained .
8 Now I ca n't see any sense in throwing whatsit , the javelin .
9 Some of them have not been found guilty , and albeit they have been charged with horrendous crimes they are still innocent people and it does n't matter even if they are not innocent people , the Government still has a responsibility to life and limb and really I ca n't see any case at all for not storming .
10 Stain in the outside , but I ca n't see any sign at all .
11 ‘ It 's now half-past seven , and I ca n't see any sign of your phone call from Jeff . ’
12 Neil can I ask you have n't have got on my eyes looking for it , but I ca n't see any reference at all in your report to local authority engineering craftsmen .
13 I do n't like gritstone : never did — it does n't fit any of my reasons for enjoying climbing , which is why I ca n't see any reason for not bolting it .
14 He says he ca n't see any reason for optimism .
15 He says he ca n't see any reason for optimism .
16 I ca n't see any connection between her and the product .
17 You just ca n't see any good in Jeff because of Silvia . ’
18 ‘ I ca n't see any good in him because there 's not a great deal of good to see . ’
19 He ca n't see any harm in it but when I 've found him watching blue movies , I 've felt suicidal .
20 I ca n't see any harm in that . ’
21 If the parent feels they know a system that they have heard or read is successful , and if they try it out on the child and the child obviously enjoys it , if it becomes part of a game , then I ca n't see any harm in it , but I think the parent has to be scrupulously honest as to whether the child is enjoying it .
22 If the parent feels they know a system that they have heard or read is successful , and if they try it out on the child and the child obviously enjoys it , if it becomes part of a game , then I ca n't see any harm in it , but I think the parent has to be scrupulously honest as to whether the child is enjoying it .
23 ‘ I ca n't see any need for everyone to wait around , ’ said Jack hastily .
24 ‘ I ca n't see any point in that .
25 the labour because erm I ca n't see any point in doing half a job .
26 Well you know really I ca n't , I ca n't see any point in staying around here myself , yeah , it 's just my mum really , if anything happened to her then I 'll move you know I 'd move from Newcastle , Stoke On Trent area
27 They had n't thought about that do you know , I reckon that Sister Josephine erm behind all this , she wanted that hall and she and Father used to talk about this you see they want to extend the church back and do away with the car parking area as well , oh that 's alright , but erm sort of ca n't see any point in it , I mean congregations are going down , they 're not increasing , the church is big enough for what is necessary I would of thought would n't you ?
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