Example sentences of "not [verb] see [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German and French leaders told the Prime Minister they did not want to see him in the run up to the Edinburgh summit , which begins on Friday . |
| 2 | But after he had left them Rain wondered whether Shildon might not want to see her about his MacQuillan inquiry , a matter other events had put out of her mind . |
| 3 | The Czech government does not want to see lots of companies go under because of a new bankruptcy law . |
| 4 | She would not need to see her until tonight . |
| 5 | Channel nine on the telly , mhm , there 's the right one that 's all in the right places do n't know We 're not going to see it after all |
| 6 | Sometimes knowledge comes in a flash , sometimes one does not have to see someone for weeks at a time . |
| 7 | Each replied that he did not wish to see him without consulting his solicitor as the depositions had been taken and it was understood that nothing further was required other than a date to be set for the trial . |
| 8 | Postscriptum : I have had Mr. Williams released from prison though I could not wish to see him at present . |
| 9 | I could have stayed in London of course , eating my heart out for you as I have done ever since you put your head down on to your bread and butter here in this room and burst into tears ; but the combination of Christmas , and not having seen you in months drove me to a railway station and this morgue of a house . |
| 10 | That is why I 'm not meant to see anyone with it . |
| 11 | To have seen it is associated with a more positive attitude towards SSE , not to have seen it with a neutral attitude ; to recall it well is associated with an even more positive attitude towards SSE , not to recall it well with only a mildly positive attitude ; to associate changes with its use with a very positive attitude ; not to do so with only a mildly positive attitude . |
| 12 | I should not wish the young King to know about it or see , for he would not find it to his liking ; but I fear , so white is the stone , that he can not fail to see it from Mathefelon . |
| 13 | It was from the same haunts as the tarsier that the original " Wild Man of Borneo " — the orangutan , or " man of the forest " — was to reveal himself : a creature so vulnerable , so resonant with human emotion , that we could not fail to see ourselves in him . |
| 14 | After spying him through the kitchen window with Mrs Files , so much himself , so much not Francis , I thought I did n't want to see him at all . |
| 15 | and I 'm certainly wearing paint tonight , quite a bit of it because its very hot under here and you would n't want to see me without it , but that 's me saying that , I mean why do I ? , why do I ? , why are we all wearing make-up ? , do we actually think we look better ? , are we trying to disguise something ? , yes |
| 16 | It was so useful to have been on the road myself and to have experienced cold-calling , setting up new accounts , or merchandising accounts that did n't want to see you at that particular moment . |
| 17 | ‘ She wo n't want to see someone like you . |
| 18 | I knew my wife did n't want to see it at all . |
| 19 | Local councillor Eddie McEvilly said : ‘ I do n't really want to talk about conditions on the operation , because I do n't want to see it at all . ’ |
| 20 | I did n't expect to see you on the moor at this time of night . |
| 21 | I wo n't expect to see you until tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't remember seeing one in the harbour either . ’ |
| 23 | I did n't like to see him like this so when the second man had gone I turned to Dad . |
| 24 | In a recent NCT survey , 19 out of 20 British people said they approved of breastfeeding in principle , but did n't like to see it in a public place . |
| 25 | Er we have n't had to see anybody about that and he sent us a letter saying that he 'd like to see us and we went and he says it there might not be a second inquest . |
| 26 | Well I said to him only last week , I said wonder where Trevor is these days , have n't seem to see him in here , but er |
| 27 | ‘ Because you ai n't going to see me till lunch-time . |
| 28 | ‘ I have always gone to see her at Kensington Palace — well , I was n't going to see her in a railway siding , was I ? |
| 29 | I would n't have seen you for another hour . |
| 30 | I asked the governor whether I could have a visit in the probation department so that Karen did n't have to see me in the gym with everyone else and I could talk to her a bit more intimately . |