Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] not see " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this city where everything is possible , and he cuts such a figure in his light suit and striped silk tie , and is 32 and full of self-confidence , and can walk up to a girl he has never seen before and with a disarming smile ask her when lighting-up time is — how can he be wearing a maroon crew-necked sweater , and cavalry twill trousers with turnups , and be 22 , and find himself running after a girl and being told that she may or may not see him tomorrow ? |
| 2 | For Israel 's way to be hidden Yahweh could mean that God can not see Israel 's way , or will not see Israel 's way , or has caused Israel not to be able to see its own way . |
| 3 | And must not see , |
| 4 | The party 's problem was that it was a Catholic organisation and could not see the class basis of the problems . |
| 5 | When Tony was seen in hospital by the therapist on the following morning he denied having wanted to kill himself , but claimed he was fed up and could not see any way out of his present difficulties . |
| 6 | She leaned on a staff as tall as herself , and could not see the visitors to her fur-lined chamber , but her nearsense informed her . |
| 7 | It was found that although a four-week tutorial programme had been prepared , the children in the mainstream school were far more receptive and accepting of the situation and could not see any reason for delaying the child 's integration . |
| 8 | He was uncertain , and could not see the point of hazarding a guess before the forensic labs had reported on the pair of scissors . |
| 9 | But Birch is a modest man , despite his immodest ideas , and would not see his book as any more than a starter . |
| 10 | Sons William , 10 , and eight-year-old Harry will be at boarding school in Wokingham and will not see their father . |
| 11 | It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate . |
| 12 | I executed a hard right turn , but could not see any other aircraft in my vicinity . |
| 13 | She ran and ran but could not see a house anywhere , so she sat down under a flower to rest . |
| 14 | Tess had certainly learnt from experience , but could not see how to use her knowledge , so painfully gained . |
| 15 | Holmes looked round for another taxi , but could not see one . |
| 16 | He desperately needed to talk to me , to have me as a confessor if not to obtain my active help , but could not see the way to come to terms with me ; his need to accept was in conflict with his wish to reject . |
| 17 | Before closing the door he looked outside but could not see Melody , or anyone else . |
| 18 | He said he was concerned by the level of arrears , but could not see things getting much better . |
| 19 | For this reason , walking becomes rather a difficult experience as you can feel your feet moving along but can not see where they are going . |
| 20 | The gulls can see the help and benefit they receive from Iago 's service , but can not see , or conceive , that Iago could be benefiting himself at the same time ; and no one could possibly see that Iago is in fact benefiting himself by destroying them . |