Example sentences of "we [modal v] not see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Campbell concluded that we may not see the effect of economic recovery for at least a year — perhaps not until 1993 . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ We might not see the day of liberation but it will come . ’ |
| 3 | Control of body roll is good , although we could n't see the advantage of manually selecting the sport setting when the suspension firms things up automatically at higher speeds . |
| 4 | The rope was attached to the tree , the crew set up on the bank , and we got ready to do three or four runs past the camera with Matt and me so busy arguing about baptising the Indians that we could n't see the danger behind us which the audience could see for themselves . |
| 5 | We could n't see the track they were following at all — amazing sense of direction they must have in the Jungle . |
| 6 | We could n't see the plate . ’ |
| 7 | And even as he gave up , as he let himself lean back against the wall , he was holding on , knowing he had backed down and it was over , but doing it gradually so we would n't see the change come over him . |
| 8 | We ca n't see the chimp because it 's behind the tree c . |
| 9 | It 's a pity we ca n't see the street names , though I do n't suppose it would do us a lot of good if we could — well , not without a street map . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The basic problem is that everything has been pushed out , and we ca n't see the light at the end of the tunnel , which is bad for shares . |
| 11 | If we ca n't see The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in the shot it does n't exist . ’ |
| 12 | Our experiments with Zeta are only the first milestone along what may be a longish road , and we can not see the end of the road . |
| 13 | Our normal response is to look for a comparatively minor adjustment near the periphery ; if we can not see the cake when we expected to we would normally suppose , perhaps , that someone has eaten it , rather than that cakes now have a tendency to dematerialize . |