Example sentences of "not to see [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I ca n't promise not to see Gary again . ’
2 Managers , who live in a constant state of anxiety , tend not to see games as others do and Joe Jordan duly declared himself happy enough with the result which , apart from extending Hearts ' unbeaten run against their city rivals to 17 , keeps them in contention for a place in Europe .
3 She kept her resolution not to see Beatrice any more but wrote revealingly to Middleton Murry , who later became her husband : ‘ I wonder if Beatrice Hastings has maxed her jacob yet or if she flew to Italy with her Dado [ Dedo ] .
4 She pretended not to see David Rosen who appeared on the step as they drove off to talk to the men at the place where they gathered before work .
5 But his reminiscences , twice , thrice told , were lost on the dance-hall air as Erika walked away round the hall , affecting not to see Fritz who was standing moodily by the door , and giving a start of surprise when he asked her to dance .
6 ‘ They were n't on it , ’ Roman said incredulously , and she realised that , though she had been thankful not to see Dana , Roman must be worried sick about Berenice and livid that Garry had , once again , escaped him .
7 CAMILLA Parker Bowles has vowed not to see Prince Charles to save her husband further pain .
8 She decided not to see Phil and his band Genesis even though he 's a friend who played at her 30th birthday party in the Savoy Hotel and she has no engagements that evening .
9 Not to see points like that ( and there are more obvious ones ) is in a way shameful .
10 You would be unlucky not to see shark , but these are no problem if you do n't disturb them .
11 Always he would advise me not to see people ; not to answer so-and-so 's letter ; not to take this admirer too seriously ; not to take Count X — as a lover .
12 He invented a serious accident for his wife as an excuse not to see Eleanor for a while .
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