Example sentences of "he [vb past] not see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that he did not see the point of a central control over pay beds which was a relic of the Labour governments of the 1960s . |
| 2 | Flook claimed he did not see the family as they crossed a dual carriageway in Patchway , Bristol , as he was chased ‘ bumper to bumper ’ by two men in the other car . |
| 3 | He did not see the failure as a consequence of the refusal to unite all opponents of Unionism , but of the NILP 's willingness to compromise in order to achieve such unity : |
| 4 | He did not see the soldier until he was almost on top of him . |
| 5 | He did not see the young lady but found a small sculptured image of Our Lady . |
| 6 | Musician Lake was bailed at Marylebone , London , on condition he did not see the boy . |
| 7 | He did not see the guard revise his aim , away from the gathered crowd . |
| 8 | 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 ! ’ |
| 9 | He did not see the point of it . |
| 10 | He did not see the trap she had set for him . |
| 11 | He did not see the tons of scaffolding or concrete blocks , but instead manicured lawns interspersed with narrow paths winding through lush tropical planting . |
| 12 | So he did not see the young photographer who was now taking pictures of the King … |
| 13 | However , Gayoom said that he did not see the need for a formal defence treaty between the two countries although India would continue to train the Maldives ' security forces . |
| 14 | He did not see Crosland hinting at wanting to ‘ nationalize ’ or exert control over the universities , and he did not see the DES as being ‘ jealous of the universities as is sometimes suggested ’ . |
| 15 | He had his eyes downcast when they came to the corner of the great hall , and he did not see the Prince approaching , leading by the hand an unknown lady . |
| 16 | ‘ It worked for me , ’ Feherty said , confessing that he had not seen the back nine of the course before because his practice had been restricted by bad light . |
| 17 | Alston replied to this in 1756 , his minute writing condensing to a single sheet thoughts which Miller 's careful copper-plate would stretch to three , and concluded that Edinburgh lagged behind Chelsea in some reading — he had not seen the Voyages until quite recently . |
| 18 | Dustin refused , not only because he had not seen the very different Warner , which the director had , but he justifiably felt he had to find his own direction , even if he had to make a number of detours on the way . |
| 19 | No , Mr Patel was very sorry , no , he had not seen the face of the man who worked on the car . |
| 20 | He had not seen the correspondence about the lines through Denbigh , as his men no longer worked over , nor signed the road to Denbigh . |
| 21 | He had not seen the kings but he told her of the baby who was born to be King in a nearby village called Bethlehem . |
| 22 | And another witness , who had been in the car park , said in a statement to police that he had not seen the policeman check underneath his car before getting . |