Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [not/n't] see [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daddy , I may not see that one . |
| 2 | ‘ Hummingbird , ’ the President said , ‘ I must not see that robot animal . |
| 3 | I could n't see many people ; most of the lights had been turned off , and we happened to be sitting in the patch of light thrown by one small lamp . |
| 4 | I could n't see much of her face . |
| 5 | I could n't see much point in viewing this perfectly healthy animal again but I promised to call . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't see much wrong with him , ’ Jenna answered , forcing herself to look at him . |
| 7 | I could do with a cup of tea now I know that , oh I could n't see that signpost |
| 8 | I could n't see half my customers — and then I had to leave early to be certain of getting back . ’ |
| 9 | Afterwards Dr McDaid said : ‘ I could n't see any train . |
| 10 | ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says . |
| 11 | ‘ I could n't see any other honourable way out . |
| 12 | I could n't see any hospital near : it must be quite a way to walk . |
| 13 | I could n't see any reason why this story should be different from the rest . |
| 14 | I could n't see any clothes about anywhere . |
| 15 | Well , in fact I did n't know , not for certain , but I could n't see any signs at all of brassière straps or elastic waistbands which I had n't been able to help noticing on all other women . |
| 16 | I could n't see any mums about the place . |
| 17 | I could n't see any other prints . ’ |
| 18 | Leafing through them , I could n't see any obvious lies ; he had n't taught me to say anything obscene instead of ‘ Excuse me ’ or ‘ Can you direct me to the railway station , please ? ’ , though I 'd have thought the temptation would have been all but irresistible . |
| 19 | I could n't see any indications of it . |
| 20 | Somebody said in the paper shop that looking for the papers er I thought , I could n't see any , I was starting to walk out I said have you finished with the papers , said no there they are in that cabinet |
| 21 | He said well I could n't see any of that did n't even see the club go up the tree . |
| 22 | ‘ Even I could n't see some of them last week . |
| 23 | Of course I could n't see either of them , but I could hear them , and I imagined the rifleman peering into the ditch . |
| 24 | ‘ I could not see such a large man mistreating such a poor little woman . ’ |
| 25 | They showed promise and were not as mediocre as all the other stuff inflicted upon me at Leeds , but I could not see any real future for Robin as a poet . |
| 26 | We 're not , er we 're not the best thing about money and I would n't see that happening in the future . |
| 27 | I would not see this however in any way abrogating General Practitioner 's basic rights of referral . ’ |
| 28 | I ca n't see much more coming back to the town now . |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't see much to explain , ’ Jenna pointed out sharply . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't see much point in pretending . ’ |