Example sentences of "n't see the [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I did go to America and so I did n't see the climax of the series , Henry V , until … |
| 2 | He could n't see the hedge at the far end . |
| 3 | Landowners do n't see the public as a problem . |
| 4 | I could n't see the head of the column , only the swinging lantern carried by the leader . |
| 5 | It just appeared that way because they could n't see the wonkyness of the rubber , ’ said Gedanken . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , you 've repaid him : you 've opened his eyes to things that 've been under his nose , and he could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 7 | Therapist : ‘ One of the main features of people under stress is that very often they ‘ ca n't see the wood for the trees ’ . |
| 8 | I got to the stage where I could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 9 | ‘ This government ca n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 10 | Either the A types are too busy doing other things , the wrong things , and they do n't rise to the top , you know , you ca n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 11 | We did n't see the scale of the thing . |
| 12 | He looked up , but even now he could n't see the top of the giant tree . |
| 13 | ‘ I still ca n't see the top of the lights ’ , he moaned . |
| 14 | Because one week we had one from a long bit ago but I did n't see the rest through the week . |
| 15 | Use a mirror if you ca n't see the back of the fitting . |
| 16 | ‘ It is a pity you did n't see the girl at the place she died . |
| 17 | However , Ambrose also found that these ‘ spiralists ’ did take part in community life , and did n't see the village as a transient bus stop as Pahl had forecast . |
| 18 | ‘ I just hope , ’ Meredith said , ‘ that she does n't see the chap with the placard . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | His third requirement is top-notch chief financial officer who wo n't see the world through the rose-coloured glasses of an ex-salesman . |
| 21 | Yes , we do put children off by being rigid because a child , I am sure , does n't see the world in a rigid way . |
| 22 | Yes , we do put children off by being rigid because a child , I am sure , does n't see the world in a rigid way . |
| 23 | ‘ She insisted we did n't see the show before the first night , ’ explained Waterman . |
| 24 | Anyone selling aluminium step ladders outside the Belfry could have made a fortune because after the first few minutes of the match , newcomers realised they could n't see the action on a flat course , unsympathetic to any onlooker less than six feet in height . |
| 25 | But a lot of our client 's finance sections , do n't see the difference between a big and a little job they see some pigeon holes in their spreadsheet and they want to put something in there . |
| 26 | Remember that the main judges do n't see the bulk of the entries because the competition organisers weed them out beforehand . |
| 27 | ‘ You ca n't see the prick for the codpiece ’ . |
| 28 | He could n't see the point of the story at all , but Ellen refused to explain . |
| 29 | November often brings the odd day of mist and when the conditions are foggy , I often ca n't see the point in a tough hill walk when the expansive views of other months are nowhere to be seen . |
| 30 | I was born here , and if you ca n't see the magic of a sunrise without a pyramid on your head then I feel sorry for you . ’ |