Example sentences of "[pers pn] did [adv] see " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
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 . " |