Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] n't see " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I looked at the walls in the Goldie boathouse and saw the names of all the crews and could n't see a cox with three wins on the trot . |
| 2 | We could hardly get inside for rubbish and could n't see the floor , it was all dirt , and there used to be two or three benches on which we had to sit down ; then old Morgan would read the Bible to us and pray , we had to kneel down — oh what a dry lesson . |
| 3 | ‘ We could n't breathe and could n't see . |
| 4 | I 've watched it on TV and could n't see either . |
| 5 | I did n't and could n't see it as a progressive condition which was bound to culminate in some sort of breakdown or breakthrough . |
| 6 | But the patient was having treatment and could n't see visitors so he had an hour to spare . |
| 7 | A year ago I experienced a sensation of flashing lights and could n't see for about 20 minutes . |
| 8 | No big deal , it had happened in his life before ; but suddenly he was intensely , intensely relieved that Wayne had stayed in the van and could n't see this . |
| 9 | But Camille had turned back to her toenails and could n't see her mother 's face . |
| 10 | His face was twitching ; he tried to stop it , and failed ; looked for Rogers and could n't see him ; lost track of position and direction and why he was up there at all . |
| 11 | She looked in front of them and could n't see anything . |
| 12 | and could n't see it |
| 13 | I was up there , stood on the landing where he could n't hear me and could n't see me I was |
| 14 | I went upstairs and had a look and could n't see and er |
| 15 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 16 | This is because quite a lot of them are English and ca n't see the difference between Knoydart and Chipping Sudbury . |
| 17 | ‘ Tell Ellen to say you 're busy and ca n't see them , ’ he said . |
| 18 | When did you start caring what governments can and ca n't see ? ’ |
| 19 | I 've already looked it over and ca n't see anything wrong with it , but I do n't trust my own judgement . ’ |
| 20 | Mair interviewed a clutch of former BR executives who claimed they had been made redundant for pressing their inquiries too closely , and the understandably defensive chairman of British Rail 's Parcels Board , Gordon Pettitt , who admitted that things had gone wrong but could n't see what all the fuss was about . |
| 21 | A SHORT-SIGHTED burglar tried to break into an optician 's but could n't see the right way in . |
| 22 | I looked for a scraper but could n't see one . |
| 23 | While preparing myself for what was coming I also had to keep track of what was actually happening , trying to picture the scenes I was living through , but could n't see . |
| 24 | I shone my torch around but could n't see her . |
| 25 | I thought maybe I 've got a puncture and I ca n't feel it or something sticking out of it or something but could n't see anything . |
| 26 | ‘ I can hear you , but ca n't see a thing other than that fire . ’ |
| 27 | Cats have good night vision but ca n't see colour very well . |