Example sentences of "n't see [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't see to the bottom of the scree slope . |
| 2 | ‘ Just the branches … ca n't see to the end of the tunnel in either direction . |
| 3 | I ca n't see for a moment because of the crowd . |
| 4 | get away from here , I ca n't see for the flaming |
| 5 | You ca n't see with the th the colour , a better colour . |
| 6 | But I ca n't see into the future ’ . |
| 7 | This does n't allow fine-detail viewing — the viewer ca n't see into the windows of homes — but individual streets , river traffic , troop or merchant wagon movements and suchlike are readily seen . |
| 8 | I ca n't see into the future in the way you said your Aunt Liti could do , but I 'm certain of this , for I feel it in my bones . |
| 9 | ‘ You could n't see into the office from the kitchen ? ’ |
| 10 | The writer complained that the City of London ‘ is essentially blind ’ , contains few Christians and ‘ ca n't see beyond the end of its ( hooked ) nose ’ ( emphasis in original ) . |
| 11 | The worst thing was having to climb that damned ladder to the roof of Flying Control in a howling gale and lashing rain , to see how far I could n't see across the air field and to estimate the strength of the wind which was doing its best to dislodge my desperate hold on the railing . |
| 12 | I took you both in and , you could n't see across the room ! |
| 13 | I ca n't see your house ; I ca n't see who 's having chips in Mario 's ; I ca n't see over the hill to Westlands . |
| 14 | A TRIBE of pygmies has been banned from driving after 37 accidents in Zaire — as they ca n't see over the dashboard . |
| 15 | Now she ca n't see over the weeds . |
| 16 | They 're so stupid , grown-ups , thinking you ca n't see through every fucking thing they do . |
| 17 | Cos you do n't see through a joke . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It was tough on the aircrews though , going out night after night to drop bombs on targets they could n't see through the murk and the searchlights , but perhaps this very impersonality kept them going — that and the fact that they were young and usually had a few days between each mission when they could recuperate in the relative peace and tranquility of the English countryside . |
| 20 | If you ca n't see through the glass because of condensation , remove the lid for a few days . |
| 21 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 22 | But I ca n't see in the long run that it would make any difference to what we 've been talking about , seeing who Maggie is . |
| 23 | I ca n't see in the dark . |
| 24 | I did n't see in the end . |
| 25 | 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 ? ’ |
| 26 | Sorry I ca n't , I ca n't see against the window |