Example sentences of "he [vb mod] n't see " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're lovely , Rob , ’ she murmured , moving away so that he should n't see her weakness , and forcing herself to say , ‘ Luke told me that the party was a huge success . |
| 2 | Yes , well he should n't see , cos he can , he can check his own name ca n't he ? |
| 3 | He must n't see me cry . |
| 4 | Her hands were shaking as she leaned forward to lift the cup to her mouth , but he must n't see that , and she replaced it quickly before she spilled a drop . |
| 5 | Rodney was not in the best of tempers because ( he kept saying ) he could n't see out of the rear window with that damned bicycle in the way . |
| 6 | Philip waited till he could n't see him any more , then went back to his hide . |
| 7 | He could n't see them . |
| 8 | He could n't see the boy any more . |
| 9 | He could n't see him by the house or in the trees at the bottom of the big lawn . |
| 10 | He could n't see a thing . |
| 11 | He could n't see the sheep . |
| 12 | He could n't see Lee . |
| 13 | For a moment he could n't see through the train of bubbles left by the spear , which hit the fish dead centre and an inch behind the jaw hinge . |
| 14 | He could n't see . |
| 15 | He had set a pressure lamp on the Land-Rover 's hood before leaving the cabin but he could n't see it through the rain . |
| 16 | He could n't see their faces . |
| 17 | It was as well he could n't see the scene at Inveraray castle that same minute . |
| 18 | Sandy was a bit cheesed off because he could n't see whether it was a man or woman running about with no clothes on . |
| 19 | He could n't see a horse playing badminton . |
| 20 | But he could n't see that happening to Henry . |
| 21 | When they turned off the main road Uncle George had to drive at little more than walking pace , for he could n't see where the lane ended and the ditches at the sides began , for snow cloaked everything . |
| 22 | He could n't see properly ; the bitch had half-blinded him . |
| 23 | At first he could n't see anyone , but suddenly , in the dark shadow of the Monument , he spotted Tina . |
| 24 | He could n't see round the next bend , he must record , tapes were periscopes , his only chance , and the slow ink stolen and the wheels turning , and everything remembered , everything proved , he was whispering now , ‘ Why five , ’ he was whispering , ‘ is n't one enough ? ’ and a voice came back , a woman 's , Sharon 's , ‘ One what ? ’ |
| 25 | Eva could n't help herself crying out at him , and he could n't see how suddenly and cruelly he 'd wounded her . |
| 26 | Jean-Paul flicked the pages ; he could n't see why Edouard had given him this . |
| 27 | Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies . |
| 28 | He could n't see how that could be in the sky . |
| 29 | He could n't see someone about whom he knew nothing . |
| 30 | With his visibility problems aggravated by the scar tissue around his eyes , he could n't see ; he thought it was just stupid to race under these conditions ; the world championship was n't worth the risk involved . |