Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] see the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ĺeonie did not want to see the ambulance from the clinic arrive . |
| 2 | A comprehensive questionnaire may mean that you do not need to see the witness at the earliest stage of your investigations ( see Appendix 9A ) . |
| 3 | I realized he could not catch them , because they had nearly got to the ship , but I did not wait to see the end of that adventure . |
| 4 | Dealers may not like to see the extent of the drop in auction prices quantified by the Sculpture Index , but it is important to remember that the figures are based on a large number of actual transactions , not a selection of retail sales . |
| 5 | At least out of the small side-windows he would not have seen the effects on the aircraft of those gusting winds . |
| 6 | Such an exceptional manager , she would not have seen the arrival of her son , Christopher , five years ago , as an interruption to her career . |
| 7 | Brindley died in Staffordshire in 1772 , and although he did not live to see the realization of his dream , his was the unlettered genius that set the great age of canal-building in motion . |
| 8 | Gresham himself did not live to see the outcome of any of these nefarious schemes . |
| 9 | Kemel Kurspahic , admitted he might not live to see the liberation of his city or country . |
| 10 | She did n't want to see the hurt in his eyes , in case it made her soften and forgive him . |
| 11 | I did n't want to see the face of the archer . |
| 12 | He could n't wait to see the look on her face , he could n't wait to start his new life . |
| 13 | He did n't need to see the look on her face . |
| 14 | ‘ But I did feel a bit funny afterwards because it was so early and I did n't remember seeing the man around the house before . |
| 15 | He did n't seem to see the crowd of mothers and children watching him . |
| 16 | ‘ No , ’ she breathed , looking away from him because she could n't bear to see the expression in his face . |
| 17 | He stared at her and she could n't fail to see the pain in his eyes . |
| 18 | ‘ We get plenty of people in here identifying cadavers — I ca n't ask to see the credentials of every one . |