Example sentences of "not see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage here is that your opponent ca n't really watch you because then he does not see the ball . |
| 2 | ‘ But I can not see the benefit of a league which makes the already rich richer and the other ones poorer . ’ |
| 3 | President Lennart Johansson said last night they are prepared to discuss innovative plans from a group of Europe 's wealthiest clubs , but added : ‘ I can not see the benefit of a league which makes the already rich richer , and the other ones poorer . ’ |
| 4 | They could not see the glow of triumph in his eyes . |
| 5 | Incidentally the majority of the field ( followers ) do not see the kill ; they are not right up with hounds , nor are they supposed to be , and it happens too quickly . |
| 6 | ‘ neglect to stop ’ caters for cases where the driver does not see the constable 's signal . |
| 7 | Musician Lake was bailed at Marylebone , London , on condition he did not see the boy . |
| 8 | Lucien could not see the boy 's face through the steam . |
| 9 | I could not see the boy , and there was nothing else in that lonely place . |
| 10 | It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate . |
| 11 | Patients may not see the relevance of giving information about their social history when their problem is a physical one — and it may not be . |
| 12 | Pupils could not see the relevance of what they were asked to do and so lost motivation . |
| 13 | Some doctors may not see the relevance of recording details of clinical signs . |
| 14 | Forest loom in the FA Cup in the New Year , and if United , who had their lowest League crowd of the season on Saturday and are now only six points ahead of the bottom club City , still can not see the wood for the trees , somebody will be in for the chop . |
| 15 | But that is a pity , for then they do not see the wood for the trees . |
| 16 | Most clients were too close to their organisation — they could not see the wood for the trees — to solve many of their senior recruiting problems . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ We might not see the day of liberation but it will come . ’ |
| 18 | Pupils are tempted not to do the job properly because they do not see the work as proper' maths . |
| 19 | He did not see the guard revise his aim , away from the gathered crowd . |
| 20 | But growth is still crucial , and Mr Llambias certainly does not see the recession as affecting the accountancy world 's appetite for mergers . |
| 21 | He was all soft and scummy inside , and greenish , like his eyes , and she stood up and pulled the two halves of his torn torso together like a shirt she was going to button up so she should not see the spilling of his innards . |
| 22 | I could not see the land , only mountains of water all around me . |
| 23 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 24 | The Publishers Association does not see the damage as terminal , and is planning an amended agreement . |
| 25 | Even for you the sun can cause premature ageing , although you might not see the damage until years later . |
| 26 | When people such as Martin , consult me not in order to seek help in overcoming a particular problem , but to help them to understand themselves , their motivation and their spiritual journey better , I do not see the patient at weekly or fortnightly intervals but leave gaps of anything up to six or eight weeks between visits . |
| 27 | Privilege could mean a shelf in a lavatory , but I can not see the word catching on . |
| 28 | No. 7 on your list may be from Russia : ‘ The bat can not see the sun , and so it does n't believe the sun exists . ’ |
| 29 | But if , on days when they can not see the sun , small magnets strong enough to drown the earth 's comparatively feeble magnetic signals are attached to their heads , they get lost . |
| 30 | They remind us that this is the very beginning of the idea of representing the world about us as it actually appears ; that we must think away our hindsight and remember that these artists could not see the way ahead . |