Example sentences of "not [vb infin] see a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John did not want to see a doctor , but they overrode him this morning and had the quack in . |
| 2 | Mr Field has agreed not to make any statement about his next course of action before his 11.30am meeting with Mr Kinnock , but he said that his supporters in Birkenhead had told him they did not want to see a fudge . |
| 3 | You do not need to see a lawyer to complete the form , but advice on any aspect of your LIVING WILL can be obtained from The Terrence Higgins Trust Advice Centre and Legal Line or the Immunity Legal Centre . |
| 4 | Most City analysts do not expect to see a dividend paid before 1992 and the less optimistic believe Lowndes will have to refinance itself again next year . |
| 5 | I would not like to see a repeat of the problems caused when Station Lane was closed at the railway bridge some time ago ! |
| 6 | Tolkien could not help seeing a part of himself in Fëanor and Saruman , sharing their perhaps licit , perhaps illicit desire to ‘ sub-create ’ . |
| 7 | Sure you do n't want to see a dentist just to make sure it 's all right ? |
| 8 | No I do n't want to see a dentist . |
| 9 | ‘ And we did n't want to see a team of scriptwriters messing around with our characters . |
| 10 | She could n't remember seeing a room which might be Rob 's , but of course she had n't had to explore the entire house before finding the passport . |
| 11 | ‘ I just do n't like to see a woman pushed out like that , ’ she told a television reporter , almost tearfully . |
| 12 | You do n't have to see a show to eat at our warm and welcoming bistro ! |
| 13 | Barbara Stanwyck spent her whole career suffering and dying just because the dreamership could n't stand to see a woman come first . ’ |