Example sentences of "[vb base] not see the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But that is a pity , for then they do not see the wood for the trees .
2 Pupils are tempted not to do the job properly because they do not see the work as proper' maths .
3 When people such as Martin , consult me not in order to seek help in overcoming a particular problem , but to help them to understand themselves , their motivation and their spiritual journey better , I do not see the patient at weekly or fortnightly intervals but leave gaps of anything up to six or eight weeks between visits .
4 Kellett-Bowman ) asked in her characteristically robust way why the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats do not see the urgency of this matter .
5 The nationalists do not see the emergence of nationalism in this way .
6 On the Conservative side this element is based in the Smoking Room , and is composed of the men with estates or directorships who do not see the House as their primary source of prestige or income .
7 There was a phrase screeched into the microphone by a hoarse-voiced member of Socialist Workers ' Students ' Organization : ‘ The government must be deaf , dumb and blind if they do not see the madness of this war . ’
8 We do not see the need for the level to be higher in diabetics than in non-diabetics .
9 Other Churches do not see the need for such a sacramental structure and urge their people to ask God directly for the forgiveness of sins .
10 Having read the resolution of the 1990 Congress of the Communist Party , I am in broad agreement with the positions adopted , except for one : I do not see the need for an ‘ association ’ alongside the Party .
11 It is essential that the members of a history department do not see the introduction of National Curriculum history as their entire curriculum .
12 Not only do we have the situation in the UK where partial-hearing units ( PHUs — integrated settings ) are using Total Communication ( e.g. Hegarty , Pocklington and Lucas , 1982 ) , but young deaf people do not see the use of BSL as a function of their contact or lack of contact with hearing people .
13 ‘ We all know about criminal cases and traffic offences , but there are many aspects of the work of the Magistrates Court which do not see the light of day as far as the general public are concerned , for example juvenile and matrimonial cases .
14 ‘ Then you are a trifle short-sighted and do not see the general for the particular .
15 ‘ I do not see the point in raking over old coals , ’ he said philosophically .
16 They are all great prospects , not just for Lancashire but for England , and I do not see the point in getting depressed when there is such a wealth of promise for the future making its presence felt in the club . ’
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