Example sentences of "not see [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could n't they see that he was simply dying for want of a word from Kee , that not seeing her or being able to write or talk to her was killing him , and that nothing else mattered ? |
| 2 | The coroner heard that the body of 78 year old Florence Jeffrey was found at her home in Jericho in oxford after a member of the public became concerned at not seeing her . |
| 3 | She came through the front door of the shop and was a little surprised at not seeing her husband behind the counter . |
| 4 | Er anything special you know that sor children growing up and you know fathers not seeing them or wives having babies wh which you know they had n't seen perhaps till they were two years old . |
| 5 | In man not seeing them at . |
| 6 | Clearly though she is disappointed at not seeing him — and is concerned for his welfare . |
| 7 | Those weeks , not seeing him , wondering , too proud to make the first move . |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't bear not seeing him again . ’ |
| 9 | the time I 'm not seeing him . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're not seeing him again ? ’ |
| 11 | She was looking directly at Coffin now , but was not seeing him . |
| 12 | When I took over , the ‘ Whads ’ were already twenty points adrift from the rest of football and while not seeing myself beyond blame entirely , my denial of any involvement in our downfall does not mean my commitment is any less than 110 per cent . |
| 13 | I am the first to admit that it is not easy , although I do wonder why we in tennis still use that argument as an excuse for not seeing what the Americans call ‘ minority ’ players more prominent in the British game . |
| 14 | Perhaps the best way of tricking readers into seeing but not seeing what you put in front of them is by stating your fact in a way that seems clearly to be doing so for a different purpose than that of playing the game . |
| 15 | ‘ But you are not seeing what I see , ’ he assured her . |
| 16 | Of course I did n't realize at the time just how deep I 'd get in and I ca n't be blamed for not seeing what would happen in the end . |
| 17 | But I 'm not seeing me kid and me husband walk to town in second-hand clothes . |
| 18 | ‘ And a holiday abroad each year to make up for not seeing you much over the past while ! ’ |
| 19 | Your gran 's been ; she was disappointed at not seeing you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ If you paint a cathedral , it does n't mean that you are compensating for not seeing it , ’ said John . |
| 21 | Her not seeing it as what it was . |
| 22 | She went slowly into the bedroom and sat by the window , staring at the spectacular scenery outside , and not seeing it . |
| 23 | Not seeing it right at the minute . |
| 24 | When we see a distant galaxy we 're not seeing it as it is today , we 're seeing it as it was a long time ago . |
| 25 | I should think it probably would , but I do n't think that 's any reason for not starting it and for not seeing it as a major goal , because after all erm the travel market , as we 've heard , is extremely competitive erm people really do vote with their feet and if we do n't then people wo n't come here , and now we really have got a fight on our hands to encourage people to come here , particularly from North America . |
| 26 | And while I think we ought to do what we can , I think there 's a line which ought to be drawn , and I do honestly wonder whether twenty-one , it was eighteen last year , and I just wonder if perhaps we should erm try and switch some of these to mid-week , so that we 're not seeing it virtually every Saturday of the year . |
| 27 | Over a little carved corner of the large oval mirror into which she absently stares , not seeing herself , hang necklaces : amber , pearl , paste . |
| 28 | She stayed for hours , not worrying , not thinking ; not seeing herself doing things , which was her usual way of planning ahead , chopping herbs , washing salad , seeing her hands arranging things on plates , hearing her voice ask for things in shops . |
| 29 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |
| 30 | ‘ I missed not being able to put the stocking on the end of his bed like I always did , and not seeing his face when he woke up . |