Example sentences of "[noun] not [adv] see [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He showed some incredible coloured slides giving close-up detail of petal formation and patterns not often seen by the naked eye .
2 The graphics are well drawn , and all the major pieces of Allied and German hardware are represented , with many of the pieces not normally seen in computer wargames like the British Sexton Self propelled gun , and the massive JagdTiger Tank destroyer .
3 The need for a student-centred approach , perhaps not always present in some sectors of FE , is likely to become increasingly vital to tailoring programmes to meet the individual needs of those learners not traditionally seen as ‘ student material ’ .
4 A final chance to pick up the kind of luxuries not often seen on sale nowadays .
5 There is an intensity and brilliance not usually seen in pastel ranges and the emphasis is on a clear cut , ordered and resonant scale of colours , rather than a clutter of derivative shades and tints .
6 Buoyant , tern-like flight not often seen on surface of water .
7 Luckier fates awaited the Louis XIV Boulle marquetry console , sold to a telephone bidder under-estimate for $675,000 ( £375,000 ) ( est. $800–1.2 million ) , a small Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle bureau plat around 1700–1710 , sold to Bernard Steinitz for $850,000 ( £472,200 ) ( est. $1–1.5 million ) , a simple Louis XV tulipwood marquetry table à écrire by Bernard van Risamburgh , sold to Partridge for $460,000 ( £255,500 ) ( est. $400–600,000 ) and the skeleton of a charming Louis XVI giltwood lit à la polonaise around 1780 ( est. $100–150,000 ) , a form not often seen at auction , which went to a phone bidder for $440,000 ( £244,400 ) .
8 Three male kudus are thought to have caught BSE through some form of transmission between animals , a phenomenon not yet seen in cattle .
9 The sale attracted a large proportion of new faces not normally seen at Old Master sales , attracted by the Spanish subject matter and willing to purchase works which were by no means new to the market in a number of cases .
10 Certainly , the multi-studio techniques used for the famous 1959 Decca Aida were meat and drink to Karajan ; and although he sometimes thought he knew more than he did , occasionally putting paid to expensive equipment , his mastery was of an order not previously seen in a working musician .
11 It is turned in this action towards the meagre amount of light , light which has a density and texture not often seen in real life , created by filling the air with smoke and piercing it with tungsten light .
12 The event will feature beers from many small East Anglian breweries plus rare beers not normally seen in the area , real ciders , hot and cold food , souvenir glass plus entertainment most evenings .
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