Example sentences of "[modal v] n't see him [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must have been lurking in the church hall , though I could n't see him properly in that dark corner . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't see him properly , not in the dark , but it was him all right . |
| 3 | She was glad she could n't see him properly ; the face that undoubtedly matched these horribly sarcastic comments would be bound to make her feel worse than she already did . |
| 4 | Because of Steve standing in front of him Ruth could n't see him properly . |
| 5 | When he himself entered it he could n't see him ahead or on either side , although in most places the bracken and undergrowth was flat . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't see him well enough . ’ |
| 7 | She could n't see him too clearly , but it was Adam , was n't it ? |
| 8 | It was so crowded they had to unlace the side-flaps of the enormous tent and raise them up so that people could sit outside the tent , down the sides , and though we could n't see him very well , we heard him . |
| 9 | He was in the shadow , I could n't see him very well . |
| 10 | " Foolishly , I dined with him to make clear that I would n't see him again and that if he persisted with his unwanted attention I would have no choice but to go to you . |
| 11 | Five minutes later , without giving herself time to think , be disappointed that she probably would n't see him again after today , she ran lightly down the stairs and out through the front door . |
| 12 | ‘ She would n't see him before . |
| 13 | I ca n't see him physically but I meet with him in dreams . |
| 14 | Then I would think , I sha n't see him again for months , perhaps years , and it seemed ridiculous . |
| 15 | So you wo n't see him anyway . |
| 16 | Travis phoned last night — I 've told him I wo n't see him again . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I probably wo n't see him again , ’ she muttered hopefully , but , because Travis was not satisfied , but sat tensely waiting , ‘ I — promise , ’ she agreed . |