Example sentences of "[not/n't] see [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reliance of elderly people on walking as a mode of transport increases their exposure to risk whilst their failing faculties raise the likelihood of them not seeing the striking vehicle . |
| 2 | not seeing the only point of being there |
| 3 | ‘ Not to see a mad woman . ’ |
| 4 | She hurried forward with her head down so as not to see the diesel-and-hemp-smelling boathouse where she and Francis had once kissed and kissed ; or the two canvas shoes pushed on dock posts to dry and which she was certain had belonged to Francis . |
| 5 | He clenched shut his eyes so as not to see the pale oval of her face through the shadows . |
| 6 | The early pre-emptive presence of the blue helmets is an earnest of the world 's desire not to see the Bosnian war repeated in Macedonia . |
| 7 | On the other hand , we tend not to see the intense depression in a motionless and unresponsive horse , or the annoyance in one that has turned its back on the horse or person offending it , or the anxiety in the tightened abdominal muscles of the showpony expecting the pain of the spur . |
| 8 | For a moment he seemed almost not to see the bright silver circle that lay in her palm . |
| 9 | The Foreign Office request puzzled him , for it was not to see the Foreign Secretary with whom he normally dealt , but the Home Secretary , Sir Harry Marriott . |
| 10 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 11 | She has not seen a single second of the Costa Del Sol soap since . |
| 12 | A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police admitted there was a problem with young men in Middlesbrough carrying knives , but added : ‘ We have not seen a particular increase in the recent past . ’ |
| 13 | I 've not seen a double yoke egg for a long , long time , I do n't know why , but sometimes you used to get a box of six and nearly all of them would be double yoke for some reason , do n't ask me why , I do n't know , where 's your cup ? , did you bring it in ? |
| 14 | Unlike the 1920s and 1930s , the current socio-economic problems , acute though they are , have not seen a marked upswing in the political fortunes of the extreme Right . |
| 15 | With winger Don Williams recovered from injury , Havant have the all-round strength to perform with some distinction in an event which has not seen an English winner since Slough in 1980 . |
| 16 | John Ruscoe , dressed in manure-encrusted boots and a plaid shirt , has not seen the Liberal Democrat leader anywhere near his Finstown farm . |
| 17 | You have , of course , not seen the actual painting — ’ |
| 18 | had not seen the relevant declaration granted by the court in Handscomb , which was : |
| 19 | The draft reply contained one threat to report I M R O to the Securities and Investment Board for excessive enquiries er and for an unreasonable attitude and the other er bit of the reply was effectively a form of covering up presenting full financial information and disclosure to I M R O. Those replies were drafted by people inside the Maxwell organisation and you may want to comment on er the position , although I should stress at this stage that I like you have not seen the final version of any reply and I do not know whether I M R O persisted . |
| 20 | ‘ Now I will answer your question , now you have admitted you have not seen the full text . ’ |
| 21 | I can not see a decent replacement . |
| 22 | Ruth wandered through the department , studying the dresses on display — and the young ladies behind the counters as well — but she could not see a familiar face . |
| 23 | On this occasion , in fact , a reply of sorts did occur to me as I stood up there on the ladder ; a reply to the effect that those of our profession , although we did not see a great deal of the country in the sense of touring the countryside and visiting picturesque sites , did actually see more of England than most , placed as we were in houses where the greatest ladies and gentlemen of the land gathered . |
| 24 | You may not see a great deal of your creative team — many agencies take the quite reasonable view that the creative people should be busy making advertisements , not chatting up clients , and in one or two like Collett Dickinson & Pearce , the creative department holds itself superior and aloof and deals with clients only through its emissaries , the account executives . |
| 25 | If you can not see a suitable field , do n't be afraid to make a well banked circle to look right round the whole area . |
| 26 | The frog relies on its fly detectors so much that it probably can not see a motionless insect , and will starve rather than eat one . |
| 27 | And never mind if some of them did not see a single golf-ball struck . |
| 28 | Yet , by some strange trick of perspective , you can not see a single canal ! |
| 29 | Irvine , California-based Western Digital Corp warns that earnings per share for the third quarter to March 27 will be ‘ significantly below ’ consensus analysts ' expectations which have been in a range of $0.20 to $0.26 a share , as a direct result of severe price declines in the 3.5″ hard disk drive business : the company says it does not see a significant decline in unit demand and that demand from its key OEM customers is getting stronger and says it is comfortable with revised analyst estimates , in the $0.05 to $0.10 per share range ; ‘ To the best of our ability we will not participate ’ in the price wars , it said . |
| 30 | With the authorities responding by building more prisons and the police referring to gang members as urban terrorists , Bell does not see an early end to the war . |