Example sentences of "they did [not/n't] see " in BNC.

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1 We know that they did not see Jungle Book and Popeye was the supporting item for Peter Pan .
2 The Treasury Lords regarded the rejection of Hall 's Bill ‘ as a virtual abandonment of the whole scheme by the House of Commons ’ , and as the site was now limited to that authorized under the 1855 Act , they did not see why the plan prepared for that site should not be used .
3 While the Poles appreciated German fears about the threat posed to Central Europe by a rise of Soviet power they did not see that they would be serving Poland 's interests by agreeing to Hitler 's demands .
4 Stuck in Dovercourt with little prospect of continuing their education or of fulfilling their parents ' ambitions , they did not see what they had to be grateful for .
5 What was found tomorrow , though they did not see it for newspapers were beyond their means , was a further notice from Robert Asshe to the effect that he would not be responsible for his daughter 's debts .
6 Their guides took them by a route well to the west of the main Annandale road , round the hill of Trailtrow , although they did not see it , avoiding the Brydekirk area , and on down the winding valley of a small stream running south-eastwards .
7 Moray and Robert Stewart had similar tales to tell of the poor leadership and rash foolishness at Halidon Hill , although being themselves young and inexperienced they did not see it in quite the same terms as had the veteran Keith .
8 Her friends on the bridge saw the boat , but they did not see Anne under the tree .
9 Luckily , they did not see us , but they heard our six friends riding out of the trees , and with a shout they galloped towards them .
10 They did not see anything being stowed on the wagon for Ramsey .
11 They did not see that the rampant nationalism that had brought Presidents Tudjman and Milosevic to power would so fan the flames of separatism and so reawaken the enmities of 50 years or more , that the compromise that might well have been possible earlier this year and which the European Foreign Ministers have since tried to impose has now become impossible .
12 Bishops were again brought in to arbitrate ; but they did not see eye to eye .
13 They did not see him as they came in .
14 The accused 's local social services people were informed in 1990 and he was completely frank with them , but they did not see fit to inform the police .
15 But they did n't see Jackie all day and he did n't come back with them again that night .
16 If Ted is reading this , they did n't see or smell us , honest !
17 They all agreed to this , and they became so occupied looking for ivy on the walls alongside the lane that they did n't see two boys suddenly come racing round the bend just by Miss Miggs 's cottage .
18 Probably they did n't see a thing , and if they did , well , they 've both seen blokes in the bath before now — ’
19 His eyes lifted to the window , but they did n't see the telegraph wires or the railway tracks or the range of dusty yellow hills beyond .
20 ‘ I was lucky , they did n't see me escape through another door .
21 They did n't see marriage and did n't want to see it .
22 ‘ The judge granted AMD a new trial based on the fact that they claimed they did n't see a Business Wire report when we announced that we sued them , ’ Intel general counsel Tom Dunlap told Reuters .
23 ‘ The judge granted AMD a new trial based on the fact that they claimed they did n't see a Business Wire report when we announced that we sued them , ’ Intel general counsel Tom Dunlap told Reuters .
24 How they did n't see me , I 'll never know , 'cos I was just huddled up in the corner of the alley .
25 They did n't see me , ’ he told Carrie .
26 They did n't see her .
27 They kept trying to speak to her and yet they did n't see her .
28 They did n't see him again .
29 They were so busy talking that they did n't see the bandits at three o'clock until it was almost too late ; or , at least , the newest and youngest arrival did n't .
30 There was a second figure , which they did n't see : high above them , Timothy Gedge gazed down from the cliff-top path .
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