Example sentences of "[vb past] not see [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pretended not to see the look of dismay on Martin 's face and continued with her explanation . |
| 2 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 3 | The footplatemen had nothing to gain by lying about the position of the distant signal when they admitted not seeing the home signal at all . |
| 4 | As a child he had lain in bed long into the night , plotting his escape from an alcoholic father and a mother who managed not to see the bruises and the tears . |
| 5 | Lord Lane CJ stated : ( a ) If there was a conflict between Lawrence and Morris , the latter was to be preferred , but the Lords in Morris did not see a conflict . |
| 6 | When the Renault RSO1 1500 cc turbo-charged car failed on lap 17 of the 1977 British Grand Prix at Silverstone , there must have been many people who did not see a future for this power-booster , particularly as it was the turbo-charger that caused the car 's withdrawal from the race . |
| 7 | Although a large ship of the line , she did not see a lot of action during her service . |
| 8 | Yet I did not see a foul . |
| 9 | The implications of this would seem to be that 1975–85 did not see a process of structural change , but simply the latest in a series of chaotic attempts by central actors to use local government as a means of achieving their ends , without any appreciation of the range of different interests reflected in its various policy networks , and which are also linked by various routes to the still disaggregated parts of the centre . |
| 10 | He did not see the guard revise his aim , away from the gathered crowd . |
| 11 | She did not see the S.S.O. coming quickly out of the library and crossing the entrance . |
| 12 | Supporters of the acts did not see the principles of state hygiene as contradicting the moral emphases of the public health movement . |
| 13 | Inevitably , referee Mike Fitzgibbon did not see the incident and needed to be helped out by a touch-judge . |
| 14 | Tolstoy 's attempt to explain why the British did not see the massacre , by suggesting that there was a hill in the way , is therefore superfluous . |
| 15 | He saw and did not see the paintings . |
| 16 | Musician Lake was bailed at Marylebone , London , on condition he did not see the boy . |
| 17 | He had his eyes downcast when they came to the corner of the great hall , and he did not see the Prince approaching , leading by the hand an unknown lady . |
| 18 | Cynics in Manchester claim that the last chief constable there had a direct link to God and , therefore , did not see the advantages of computers . |
| 19 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 20 | The Benetton spokeswoman said photographer Olivero Toscani did not see the faces of the people whose genitals appeared in the advertisement . |
| 21 | He did not see the tons of scaffolding or concrete blocks , but instead manicured lawns interspersed with narrow paths winding through lush tropical planting . |
| 22 | He saw the tree rise up off the stage and did not see the rope and pulleys that raised it . |
| 23 | ‘ The defendant clearly did not see the bicycle because he hit it firmly in the rear , ’ Mr Reid said . |
| 24 | I DID not see the London Marathon this weekend , and so can not complain about it too loudly , but my heartfelt sympathy goes out to those who found themselves confronted by 25,000 runners , all anxious to show how goodhearted they were and what fun they were having . |
| 25 | JTR ‘ did not see the glen to the greatest advantage ; the weather was too fine . ’ |
| 26 | She pretended to be busy dealing with her correspondence but she did not see the letters she appeared to be looking at . |
| 27 | ‘ I did not see the television , as even my friends who had it had not the Independent ; and the only person who saw it seemed to be the greengrocer , who naturally had everything . |
| 28 | He did not see the trap she had set for him . |
| 29 | Even FD Roosevelt , he reminds us , had to tell lies about his fiscal intentions in order to get elected ( it is a pity the Labour Party did not see the proofs of this book ) ; and the famous fiscal deficit of the US , ‘ though a topic of voluble discourse ’ , was ‘ less of a threat to the contented than the taxes that would have reduced it ’ . |
| 30 | One man who , greatly to the relief of his family and parishioners , did not see the burning , for he died while the rebels were on their way , was the minister , William Reid . |