Example sentences of "not see [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why one of Gandalf 's favourite sayings is ‘ Even the wise can not see all ends ’ , and why he often demonstrates its truth himself . |
| 2 | One of them — a little old-fashioned perhaps , for I do not see many people doing it nowadays — is to walk around it guide-book in hand , best of all with one of those old Murray 's Handbooks for Travellers , the most catholic , the most informative , the most solid guide-books ever written in this country ; still well worth buying though the last one came out nearly fifty years ago and one must hunt for them with increasing difficulty in the second-hand bookshops . |
| 3 | There were days and nights when the lovers did not see each other , and when they did they often fought , verbal arguments at first which turned into brawls as they drank . |
| 4 | It stated the soldier 's undying love for his wife but also made it plain that he realised that they could not live in harmony , so they had better not see each other . |
| 5 | Would I have to place a screen between the two tanks so that the fish can not see each other ? |
| 6 | We did not know what the future might hold and had to face the possibility that we may not see each other again . |
| 7 | They had a son but divorced eight years later , and did not see each other for the next 45 years , until January when they met at an 80th birthday party of Dougan 's sister Gwendoline . |
| 8 | Do not see each essay as an isolated event . |
| 9 | I can not see that land . |
| 10 | But he pointed out that Borders and Highland regions had already agreed not to back a referendum and he did not see that position changing . |
| 11 | Can I reiterate what he he actually said in a meeting with Calum er Carole Degucht er last year er he said I do y the honourable , my honourable friend said I do not see that uniformity means adopting a system of proportional representation and I 've yet to see a good case as to the merits of different states adopting the same procedure . |
| 12 | He turned the newspaper over so that he could not see that headline and those paragraphs . |
| 13 | ‘ Hummingbird , ’ the President said , ‘ I must not see that robot animal . |
| 14 | Although he was satisfied with his progress , he did not see much possibility for immediate promotion . |
| 15 | Figure 9 represents the way in which the lines of force are concentrated from the immediate vicinity and makes plausible the idea that an overwound coil would not see much difference in the flux changes it experiences from either system . |
| 16 | You can not work them single-handed since you can not see both sides of the hedge at the same time . |
| 17 | Wrong positioning ( below ) The speechreader can not see both speakers unless he keeps turning his head : |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps we do not see these things as clearly as we should , Herr Wolff , ’ she said to soothe him . |
| 19 | The Lords did not see these factors made a difference . |
| 20 | As will become clear , I do not see these questions as independent of each other , but I think it is helpful to try and consider them separately as well as in interaction . |
| 21 | In other words , unless one is a special scholar or a night watchman , one does not see these collections . |
| 22 | Although you can not see these marks on screen ( some word-processors do , however , give you the option ) , you must be aware of their existence when editing a document . |
| 23 | First she could not see any mistress there at all and thought the girls were alone and then she caught sight of Mademoiselle 's head in the middle of a crowd of girls , what was happening ? |
| 24 | ‘ I did not see any interference , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Whilst this may be possible as a matter of law , I do not see any likelihood taking account of medical ethics , unless the abortion was truly in the best interests of the child . |
| 26 | ‘ I can not see any logic in taking a bowler like Paul Jarvis . |
| 27 | Right , okay , well I 'll go into the tax office then No I can not see any bleach down there |
| 28 | Do you not see any problems with the clergy using the name ? |
| 29 | It is one sign of the rise of semi-literacy that the descendants of the nineteenth-century civic worthies who took pride in the libraries they opened genuinely can not see any problem in closing them down a hundred years later , or authorising the ruthless dispersal of their stocks built up during that period . |
| 30 | He did not see any sign of the runaway animals but later on that night the local policeman called on him and he took over the task of keeping a look out . |