Example sentences of "[not/n't] see [det] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ France has not seen many large equity issues recently , ’ said Fred Bombrum , French equities analyst at stockbroker Hoare Govett . |
2 | That 's somebody else in n it , we 've we 've er we 've not seen all bloody week ! |
3 | V. P. Singh visited the area soon after the disaster and told reporters that he had not seen such human suffering in any previous natural calamity . |
4 | I have not seen this wretched dog , only heard the clinking of its collar tag as it shakes itself dry after a midnight dip in the goldfish pond . |
5 | When he had opened the case as Lou Collins presented it to him before dawn , he had not seen any direction-finding device , but did not expect to . |
6 | I do not see any relevant distinction between the provision of a structural survey at the request of a borrower applying for a further advance and the provision of a house buyers ' report in the same circumstances . |
7 | They showed promise and were not as mediocre as all the other stuff inflicted upon me at Leeds , but I could not see any real future for Robin as a poet . |
8 | I can not see any private sector operator agreeing to match the scale of the contributions currently made by the Scottish Transport Group and Her Majesty 's Government . |
9 | Assuming licensees and magistrates act sensibly in seeking and granting approval , I can not see any strong objection to this . |
10 | Lewis complained that he could not see any personal relevance for himself in the story of Christ . |
11 | I can not understand this as I can not see any detrimental effect on the carp . |
12 | It may be that the crowd did not see any Messianic meaning in Jesus ' actions . |
13 | Badger damage to wheat crops costs Tony Berry at least £1000 a year , yet he can not see any legal way of preventing it . |
14 | I can not see any reasonable basis on which an order of rectification could have been withheld . |
15 | I do not see any clear trace that Ben Sira had read Greek books , and I do not believe that he needed the Iliad to learn that men " sprout and fade like leaves of a tree " ( 14.18 ) . |
16 | The thought of going home was for her the final impossibility , but she could not see any satisfactory way of avoiding it . |
17 | You see the truth is that God does not see ANY human being as unimportant , worthless or useless — not even a Gideon or a you ! |
18 | However , like teaching a dog to dance on one leg , the exercise is impressive but ultimately futile if we can not see some practical purpose for it . |
19 | Yet we can not see this relative lack of effect as indicating that there is no desire for change . |
20 | Try to see these masses and not see each individual feather as a separate entity and use the patterns of plumage to reinforce the bird 's colour and form ( Figure 6 ) . |
21 | I have n't seen this new pack you know we |
22 | and , you do n't see that wee bit through there which would take you into that bedroom there |
23 | Only we could n't see that little bit of the tranquil panorama in which Brueghel had shown Icarus drowning . |
24 | He said today : ‘ I do n't see this Prime Minister standing up to Dublin . |
25 | Indeed , people begin to talk about under-developed Britain , or under-developing Britain , so that we now do n't see this sharp division between British problems as a developed country , and developing countries ' problems in Zambia , or Chile , or wherever , or India . |
26 | Cos I 'm thinking so much about Christmas and that , I do n't see this old bloke till he calls out to me . |
27 | ‘ I do n't see any great change in you , ’ Kitty O'Shea told her husband . |
28 | You ca n't see any bloody water . |
29 | But although I found it impossible not to be moved by the vibes and hype of enthusiastic publicity people and charming sales teams , there is no getting away from the fact that it is going to be a very tough year , with too many major titles to be able to do justice to them all ; and I do n't see any real evidence of anyone pruning their lists . |
30 | But Chris 's smile shows he clearly does n't see any real threat to his golden 4,000 metres record . |