Example sentences of "did [not/n't] see the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 2 | JTR ‘ did not see the glen to the greatest advantage ; the weather was too fine . ’ |
| 3 | We will be asked why we did not see the importance of the emerging European bloc on our doorstep . |
| 4 | Hardy is amused that Richard did not see the steel beneath the silk . |
| 5 | The Feminine Mystique , which dared to put the silent question , did not see the light of day until 1963 , when it sold three million copies , but it was already being written and its audience was waiting . |
| 6 | I did not see the production until the following Christmas , when it contained an amusing touch which I imagine John must have added that year , after Leonide Massine had revived The Three-cornered Hat at Covent Garden : Hansel and Gretel danced a few steps with a bunch of grapes , a good-humoured quotation from the dance of the miller and his wife in Massine 's ballet . |
| 7 | The view mentioned by the hon. Gentleman has never been put to me and I did not see the article to which he referred . |
| 8 | 1 Where do we first learn about Auntie 's excellent eye-sight ? 2 Where do we first learn that Auntie can see into the future ? 3 How do we know that Auntie did not see the fire at the office block where she used to work ? 4 What exactly did Auntie foresee on the last afternoon of her life ? 5 Why did Auntie save Billy 's life , even though she knew that she herself would die ? |
| 9 | But the Welsh builders were unhappy about staying in a small French village without fried eggs and sausages for breakfast and although the local hotelier was eventually persuaded that this fare was absolutely essential , the Welsh contingent did not see the job through and a third firm , French again , was then brought in . |
| 10 | Coun. Mrs Town said she did not see the difference between a severe hardship permit and a special badge , and accused the council officers of ‘ just playing with words ’ . |
| 11 | He could see Prussian soldiers running away in the undergrowth and he felt the fierce exultation of a cavalryman given a helpless enemy to slaughter , but he did not see the batter of guns concealed in the deep shadows at the edge of the wood , nor the Prussian artillery officer who shouted , ‘ Fire ! ’ |
| 12 | I did not see the value in teaching him the English equivalents of these words , and merely reminded him to talk in English . |
| 13 | Most naturalists of my age just enjoyed wildlife of every kind and did not see the need for conservation until after the war when modern methods of farming made enormous changes in the countryside . |
| 14 | However , Gayoom said that he did not see the need for a formal defence treaty between the two countries although India would continue to train the Maldives ' security forces . |
| 15 | He said that he did not see the point of a central control over pay beds which was a relic of the Labour governments of the 1960s . |
| 16 | He did not see the point of it . |
| 17 | He did not see the failure as a consequence of the refusal to unite all opponents of Unionism , but of the NILP 's willingness to compromise in order to achieve such unity : |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't see the relevance of something that happened a long time ago . |
| 19 | You would n't offer them art if you did n't see the chance of slapping on the cost of paint as an extra . |
| 20 | I do n't know if the I did n't see the water over it because we went , Jim and I went out at about erm ten o'clock |
| 21 | ‘ It is a pity you did n't see the girl at the place she died . |
| 22 | you see and ther I su I suppose there was about ten or a dozen girls behind the counter because it was early and late turn for them because you see we were open , you see , until ten o'clock at night , you see , and er then , well , anyway , after that erm I heard about this job going as Assistant Manageress at Cambridge and er so I applied and the Manager said to me , I thought well I 'll be here ten years , erm I can be here until I 'm you know , donkeys years and er so he said well look you may not get a job because he said that another girl coming from Norwich to go to Cambridge to see the Manager as well as you and so you might not get it , she might get it , and , however , I went and er I , I met the Manager and the Manageress in the front office , the Manager 's office and we all had a chat but I did n't see the girl from Norwich , she must have gone some other day and anyway I got the job , you see , and er , and so I went to Cambridge as Assistant Manageress and I very well and I got to know all kinds of people , all nationalities being a university city . |
| 23 | But I did go to America and so I did n't see the climax of the series , Henry V , until … |
| 24 | Because one week we had one from a long bit ago but I did n't see the rest through the week . |
| 25 | However , Ambrose also found that these ‘ spiralists ’ did take part in community life , and did n't see the village as a transient bus stop as Pahl had forecast . |
| 26 | He was lying on his back , resting his head in his clasped palms , because his borrowed boots were hurting , and therefore did n't see the look of explosive anger suffusing the Old Stager 's face . |
| 27 | We did n't see the scale of the thing . |
| 28 | She was toying with the sand , scooping it up and letting it trail through her fingers , and she did n't see the expression in his eyes when he next spoke . |
| 29 | She did n't see the grimace of annoyance cross his face at her desertion , but Martin did . |
| 30 | ‘ She insisted we did n't see the show before the first night , ’ explained Waterman . |