Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] see any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Tony was seen in hospital by the therapist on the following morning he denied having wanted to kill himself , but claimed he was fed up and could not see any way out of his present difficulties . |
| 2 | First she could not see any mistress there at all and thought the girls were alone and then she caught sight of Mademoiselle 's head in the middle of a crowd of girls , what was happening ? |
| 3 | It was found that although a four-week tutorial programme had been prepared , the children in the mainstream school were far more receptive and accepting of the situation and could not see any reason for delaying the child 's integration . |
| 4 | The land around them did n't seem a lot different to the place they 'd left , except that the vegetation was lower and Masklin could n't see any water . |
| 5 | The companies found this a major block to their activities and eventually pulled out from the area : ‘ The companies never officially admitted that they were leaving , just sort of let their prospecting licences lapse … the reason they departed was because they could n't see any way that they could effectively operate with such total opposition . |
| 6 | Could n't see any sign of nervousness myself but er I 'm very happy with his sermons , quite good . |
| 7 | But he could n't see any opening locally to take up farming on his own . |
| 8 | Blake could n't see any form of power and assumed this was a machine-driven contraption . |
| 9 | She was more than well acquainted with Lubor 's proclivity to see an invitation to grow amorous where there was none , though since he could n't do more than verbally flirt over the dinner table she could n't see any harm in accepting . |
| 10 | She stared out of the window again , but this time could n't see any movement at all . |
| 11 | She prayed that he could n't see any flesh . |
| 12 | I could n't see any reason why this story should be different from the rest . |
| 13 | ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says . |
| 14 | Ballater could n't see any connection . |
| 15 | Afterwards Dr McDaid said : ‘ I could n't see any train . |
| 16 | and we could n't see any smoke belting down the corridor so we thought well oh ! give me my coat ! |
| 17 | I could n't see any hospital near : it must be quite a way to walk . |
| 18 | Defries could n't see any alternative , but she felt obliged to point out the difficulties . |
| 19 | Right now , though , she could n't see any alternative . |
| 20 | But if that that was only I was gon na say the other thing , when you 're talking about damage you know , at one time I would suggest that a good many years , you would n't see any damage out there . |
| 21 | I ca n't see any way it could have been deliberate . |
| 22 | I ca n't see any way out but a subscription list , to be organised as soon as possible . |
| 23 | ’ I shouted merrily , beginning to experience an ache somewhere near my bladder that I sometimes get when things are going particluarly badly and I ca n't see any way out . |
| 24 | and I ca n't see any way out of it |
| 25 | ‘ Ca n't see any problem there , fella , ’ the MTWTV station head put his hand over the mouthpiece ; ‘ get your foot down , ’ he told the driver , ‘ lose this maniac . ’ |
| 26 | for er we should see them away at Old Trafford , I ca n't see any problem there can you ? |
| 27 | Do you play sometimes cos you ca n't be bothered doing the work cos you ca n't see any sense in it ? |
| 28 | ‘ I ca n't see any sense in subjecting him to a hard race in the Gold Cup when I know that his blood has been wrong , ’ he explained . |
| 29 | Now I ca n't see any sense in throwing whatsit , the javelin . |
| 30 | An AC adaptor is supplied , but I ca n't see any photographer taking too kindly to being tied to a mains outlet . |