Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] see [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ They should not see television as a panacea for all financial ills . ’ |
2 | Occasionally it can be achieved by two very different people who may not see eye to eye on a lot of things , but who are determined to try to respect and understand each other for the sake of the man they both love . |
3 | Well anyway it gets half way through this wood I could n't see couple of yards in front of me |
4 | She could n't see Miguelito from here , but she had seen enough . |
5 | He could n't see curvature in the third dimension . |
6 | Somewhere along the line , Cat and Prince 's Paisley Park organisation could n't see eye to eye . |
7 | Elizabeth , who met her fiance on holiday five years ago , was described last night as a kind person who ‘ would not see evil in anyone ’ . |
8 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed blankly , avoiding his eyes , so that she would n't see distaste in them . |
9 | In fact , whereas I would n't see art as a necessity , I would see the woman as a necessity . |
10 | Erm , yes Chairman , the , the suggestion of the recommendation if you like , that er , Reginald 's erm , proposal it is , er to participate is , is er , rejected by er , I do n't particularly feel that way about it , that erm , if , apart from the fact that the contribution is sizable , and I do n't think that we 'll get all that many applications from the Regional District Council anyway , but erm , I would n't see harm at all of both Oswestry and Bridgenorth being allowed to send a representative if there were any applications , it 'd be good for their area , er , and er , even if they were n't allowed to vote on it , and I suppose they should n't be allowed to vote on it , erm , I , I would see it as erm , another attempt , another avenue to , towards partnership between District Council and the County Council development . |
11 | ‘ Charity , if you ca n't see destiny at work in all this , you 're blinder than your glasses , thick as they were , ever led me to believe . ’ |
12 | Perhaps they can not see potential at a ground shorn of its wooden stands and surrounded by deprivation . |