Example sentences of "[pers pn] did [adv] see " in BNC.

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1 So we end up dissociating one piece of behaviour from another : in ‘ blindsight ’ , the verbal response ‘ No , I did not see the light ’ is dissociated from the ability to move the eyes towards the light .
2 As I drove into Brighton , I did not see one sign to the Labour Party conference , but many directing me to something called Bodytalk .
3 I did not see any interference , ’ he said .
4 I did not see Richard Langhorn being kicked by Ian Davies .
5 Still — ‘ I did not see him again and I did not want to ’ .
6 The only woman I had anything to do with regularly was my mother , aid except at meals aid bed time I did not see much even of my mother .
7 They regarded no convention , and I did not see till later that their unconvention was almost as intolerant as my parents , convention. , Helen stayed with Mrs Logan — who was awaiting a divorce — dating Edward 's first year at Lincoln .
8 I did not see Jordi again , except for one brief encounter in Salamanca .
9 Of course I did not see it like that at the time .
10 I did not see why he should have piano lessons when I was told I was too young ; so I hid behind the curtains and listened to what he was being taught .
11 I DID not see the London Marathon this weekend , and so can not complain about it too loudly , but my heartfelt sympathy goes out to those who found themselves confronted by 25,000 runners , all anxious to show how goodhearted they were and what fun they were having .
12 Wendy was still living in Old Wolverton , and because of her shift work I did not see her very often ; and most of those with whom I had been friendliest were billeted in outlying areas .
13 I did not see the production until the following Christmas , when it contained an amusing touch which I imagine John must have added that year , after Leonide Massine had revived The Three-cornered Hat at Covent Garden : Hansel and Gretel danced a few steps with a bunch of grapes , a good-humoured quotation from the dance of the miller and his wife in Massine 's ballet .
14 I did not see it until I was standing on it .
15 I did not see le Grand Charles myself .
16 John Conway , a mathematician at Cambridge University , had already developed a similar but more poetic notation but I did not see this until the summer of 1979 .
17 I prepared myself for the baton change as Mac set off on his leg , so I did not see what happened there .
18 I decided to spend three nights watching the Peckoltias when they would be at their most active to gauge the aggression that — during the day — I did not see .
19 I did not see the television , as even my friends who had it had not the Independent ; and the only person who saw it seemed to be the greengrocer , who naturally had everything .
20 I did not see Laubscher 's two get hit , probably because I was busy myself .
21 I did not see them .
22 Offers continued to roll in , some so tempting that I did not see how she could refuse them , but with four children now of whom none was over twelve , she was adamant that she wished to be with them , and this meant that we could move further afield .
23 This was the Luton Post Office murder , and although , in view of my long labours on the Meehan case , I had resolved not to take up any more cases , this was one that I did not see how I could refuse .
24 I did not see Camilla but I ca n't see everyone there .
25 I had meant what I said about being ‘ free ’ , and though I see now that young women often use this argument as a retreat from struggle , a kind of laziness , I did not see it then .
26 I did not see him .
27 I did not see Mrs McDougall that evening .
28 I did not see how he could keep it secret for much longer , but that was his business .
29 I did not see any police officers at the time . ’
30 " I did not see you there . "
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