Example sentences of "[not/n't] to see [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It was a disappointment for his many fans not to see him in action .
2 To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first .
3 As they became aware of cinema audiences the vast majority of these intellectuals tended not to see them in quite such a negative way as Chaplin .
4 Once reconciliation has happened , it is important not to see it as the end of the process .
5 If they think of history , it may be hard not to see it in dressing-up terms from telly watching .
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