Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] n't see [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Meredith could n't see it properly in the absence of proper street-lights and wondered if it was Tom Fearon 's Mercedes . |
2 | Because of Steve standing in front of him Ruth could n't see him properly . |
3 | People could n't see the danger we were in — in fact Lee could n't see it either — because it just looked as though his ball was in a sand hole . |
4 | There can be , as erm I saw demonstrated recently , very large thunderstorm occurring in between observations , and that thunderstorm can not be seen by any one of the surface observations , but it is there , radar can pick it up , for instance , or a satellite can see it , but the man on the ground ca n't see it necessarily , and so that could slip through and it may be the only thunderstorm in a vast area , but it is there , but the observations do n't show it . |
5 | It 's a good thing your patients ca n't see you now , Dr Vaughan ! ’ |
6 | ‘ But Rosemary would n't see you alone ? ’ |