Example sentences of "[vb mod] not see [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They should not see television as a panacea for all financial ills . ’ |
| 2 | This is a particular problem with working dogs , such as gundogs and collies , as they do not respond properly to their tasks ; but in the home , pet dogs may not see objects around them , and start to appear abnormally clumsy . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Frederica could not see Alexander at all : indeed she had noted he was not there : she stared around and around now at colourless air and sand as though he might rise from them like a mirage . |
| 5 | Well anyway it gets half way through this wood I could n't see couple of yards in front of me |
| 6 | She could n't see Miguelito from here , but she had seen enough . |
| 7 | He could n't see curvature in the third dimension . |
| 8 | Somewhere along the line , Cat and Prince 's Paisley Park organisation could n't see eye to eye . |
| 9 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 10 | 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 ’ . |
| 11 | But even now , having gone through that process , they would not see men as the enemy , they feel that they do have a lot in common , for example , with maybe the conception of women organising in National Liberation struggles that was mentioned earlier . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed blankly , avoiding his eyes , so that she would n't see distaste in them . |
| 13 | In fact , whereas I would n't see art as a necessity , I would see the woman as a necessity . |
| 14 | Gilbert : ‘ They are obsessed with sex otherwise they would n't see forests of penises that are not there ! |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ You ca n't see people like that … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 18 | Maybe we wo n't see miracles like the one described in our reading . |
| 19 | I mean I mean during the week she never , she 's going to get to the stage except that Chris is taking Amy to ballet , she wo n't see Neighbours at all . |
| 20 | I wo n't see Gareth for another week now |
| 21 | Perhaps they can not see potential at a ground shorn of its wooden stands and surrounded by deprivation . |