Example sentences of "[not/n't] see the [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could not see the glow of triumph in his eyes . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ We might not see the day of liberation but it will come . ’ |
| 3 | Unhappily , she averted her head so that he could not see the glimmer of tears that smarted behind her eyelids . |
| 4 | She could not see the state of Eleanor 's neck because Eleanor wore the collar of her crisp white blouse up . |
| 5 | The Computer Users Group should not see the collation of hardware requests from end users as their primary function . |
| 6 | Unless a man is born anew , he can not see the kingdom of God . " |
| 7 | He says this over and over again in verse three , unless one is born again he can not see the Kingdom of God . |
| 8 | The nationalists do not see the emergence of nationalism in this way . |
| 9 | He could see Prussian soldiers running away in the undergrowth and he felt the fierce exultation of a cavalryman given a helpless enemy to slaughter , but he did not see the batter of guns concealed in the deep shadows at the edge of the wood , nor the Prussian artillery officer who shouted , ‘ Fire ! ’ |
| 10 | The Feminine Mystique , which dared to put the silent question , did not see the light of day until 1963 , when it sold three million copies , but it was already being written and its audience was waiting . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 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 have made a bid of nearly £700m for a company with a book value of £200m — we 've acknowledged there is some extra worth there , but I can not see the sort of value they are talking about in property . |
| 14 | You , you do n't see the benefit of insurance ? |
| 15 | I do n't see the resemblance of Stu and Paul Young though , perhaps I expected someone with Spiky hair & black leather trousers . |
| 16 | I do n't see the support of victims of crime as a separate service provided by a small specialist agency but as something which should be much more widely accepted like sickness or bereavement , so that people can get a more sensitive and understanding response from their employers , neighbours , doctors and so on . ’ |
| 17 | Ousley says CDS is very interested in some massively parallel project that NEC is currently working on , though that wo n't see the light of day until the mid-1990s . |
| 18 | Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies . |
| 19 | She did n't see the grimace of annoyance cross his face at her desertion , but Martin did . |
| 20 | He turned towards the stove so that she should n't see the flush of shame and dismay that he had let slip Berowne 's name . |