Example sentences of "see no [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either way , they would see no increase in their direct taxes under Labour , provided they do not work for a living . |
| 2 | ‘ Plancius ’ was anchored some way offshore because of shallow water and reefs , so when the first party went off in the inflatable , we could see no land at all and had to steer by compass . |
| 3 | Eating the lollipop slowed her pace to Horsfall Woods , and when she reached there she could see no sign of the Brownies . |
| 4 | I was concerned , but as I could see no sign of disease I decided not to interfere . |
| 5 | She could see no sign of maternal love in her daughter . |
| 6 | She could see no sign of anyone following her . |
| 7 | Rolls-Royce chairman Peter Ward said that the company could see no sign of any recovery . |
| 8 | ( I can see no sign of any intention to change the common law , as declared in Reg. v. Desmond . ) |
| 9 | But still they could see no sign of it . |
| 10 | Rostov could see no sign of vegetables , but there were bowls of various kinds of fruits , a few of them identifiable . |
| 11 | The door was still locked and , when I peered through the shuttered windows , I could see no sign of candlelight . |
| 12 | There was room for eight cows in here and every stall was full , but he could see no sign of the half-gipsy girl . |
| 13 | To his surprise , he could see no sign of its other end , despite the considerable reach of the powerful beam . |
| 14 | He was surrounded by dark woods , he could see no sign of the boundary fence under which the tunnel had brought him . |
| 15 | She could see no sign of the man she loved . |
| 16 | She waited impatiently to be cleared , trying to peer meanwhile through the doorway beyond the Customs hall where friends and relatives of the travellers were crowded , but she could see no sign of Jenny . |
| 17 | She twisted round in the seat but could see no sign of a pursuing car . |
| 18 | But in a letter to Mr Pinder he said he could see no sign of any change in the policy . |
| 19 | As in ‘ An Essay on Woman ’ , Leapor raises her protest but can see no escape from her situation . |
| 20 | They can see no money in you . |
| 21 | I can see no advantage at all . |
| 22 | Carers can not receive another contributory or non-contributory benefit as well as ICA ; and ICA is deducted in full from means-tested income support and housing benefits , so that some carers receiving these latter benefits may see no advantage to be gained from claiming ICA . |
| 23 | Chapman could see no advantage in it and Buchan dismissed it as a ‘ stunt ’ . |
| 24 | Not only did he see no advantage in change , he believed he could prevent it indefinitely . |
| 25 | Clever western diplomacy could try to make him appear less heroic , by keeping the linkage vague , but then — unless he has belatedly realised the hopelessness of his position — he would see no benefit in it . |
| 26 | He adds that , unlike the autopsy , ‘ I can see no benefit in embalming to anyone but the embalmer . |
| 27 | As regards the purely administrative side , I can see no problem at all , can see no problem . |
| 28 | Not surprisingly , many visitors to the area could also see no problem in picking wild flowers , or allowing dogs to run freely . |
| 29 | ‘ Finally , I wish to observe that I can see no inconsistency between English law on this subject and article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights . |
| 30 | ‘ Finally , I wish to observe that I can see no inconsistency between English law on this subject and article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights . |