Example sentences of "did [adv] [verb] see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did not want to see the goalkeeper go off . |
| 2 | Ĺeonie did not want to see the ambulance from the clinic arrive . |
| 3 | He did not expect to see the money again . |
| 4 | I DID NOT STAY to see the Eid — the Eid Al Iftr , that great feast of the breaking of the fast , the days of celebration when everyone dresses in new clothes as though the sackcloth of fasting has lifted and life has renewed itself once again . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | One master who did not live to see the Anniversary was Mr. Llewellyn Griffith , who had died suddenly in January . |
| 7 | Gresham himself did not live to see the outcome of any of these nefarious schemes . |
| 8 | One of them , Stuart Surridge , did not live to see the production , which is dedicated to him ; but he gave it a memorable quote when he reflected on his Surrey players of the 1950s , with whom he won five consecutive County Championships : they were a great side , he recalled : ‘ All they wanted was a kick up the arse ! ’ |
| 9 | When first God commanded Abraham to leave everything behind , he did not wait to see the order obeyed before giving the promises . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I did n't want to see the event ( irony can be heavy-handed as well as ruthless ) . |
| 12 | He did n't want to see the girl get killed . |
| 13 | She did n't want to see the hurt in his eyes , in case it made her soften and forgive him . |
| 14 | I did n't want to see the face of the archer . |
| 15 | Captain Hymers did n't stay to see the coffee served because he then went on to visit another of his garrison units , namely the Duchess of Kent 's Military Hospital . |
| 16 | He did n't need to see the look on her face . |
| 17 | He did n't seem to see the crowd of mothers and children watching him . |
| 18 | ‘ But I did feel a bit funny afterwards because it was so early and I did n't remember seeing the man around the house before . |