Example sentences of "not [vb infin] see [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realized he could not catch them , because they had nearly got to the ship , but I did not wait to see the end of that adventure . |
| 2 | I would not like to see a repeat of the problems caused when Station Lane was closed at the railway bridge some time ago ! |
| 3 | Dealers may not like to see the extent of the drop in auction prices quantified by the Sculpture Index , but it is important to remember that the figures are based on a large number of actual transactions , not a selection of retail sales . |
| 4 | Such an exceptional manager , she would not have seen the arrival of her son , Christopher , five years ago , as an interruption to her career . |
| 5 | Several authors , who see the failings of our present system , do not wish to see an extension of participatory democracy . |
| 6 | Brindley died in Staffordshire in 1772 , and although he did not live to see the realization of his dream , his was the unlettered genius that set the great age of canal-building in motion . |
| 7 | Gresham himself did not live to see the outcome of any of these nefarious schemes . |
| 8 | Kemel Kurspahic , admitted he might not live to see the liberation of his city or country . |
| 9 | Tolkien could not help seeing a part of himself in Fëanor and Saruman , sharing their perhaps licit , perhaps illicit desire to ‘ sub-create ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ And we did n't want to see a team of scriptwriters messing around with our characters . |
| 11 | I did n't want to see the face of the archer . |
| 12 | He did n't seem to see the crowd of mothers and children watching him . |
| 13 | ‘ We get plenty of people in here identifying cadavers — I ca n't ask to see the credentials of every one . |