Example sentences of "not see [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dave was off with his hernia Ross , Wayne Lindsay we 've not seen for a year , I mean I know things have been difficult for the last year |
| 2 | The Act of 1918 set the scene of the entire political world between the wars , often through consequences that were not seen for a generation . |
| 3 | However , R/3 is not seen as a competitor to R/2 : ‘ It ( R/2 ) will exist as long as IBM is still investing in mainframes , ’ commented Plattner . |
| 4 | Numbers of Americans and Britons have doubled in the past decade but , at 40,000 and 11,000 respectively , they are not seen as a threat to the social fabric in the same way as the Iranians and other Asians . |
| 5 | They arouse protectiveness in women and are not seen as a threat by other men . |
| 6 | From this point of view the state is not seen as a threat to freedom , but is rather regarded as a vehicle for securing broad community and individual rights against the power . |
| 7 | Quantity , essentially , is not seen as a compensation for weakness in technology . |
| 8 | Lung cancer was not seen as a sequel to smoking until the middle of the twentieth . |
| 9 | The large numbers who are unable to find regular work are not seen as a phenomenon characteristic of underdevelopment , but part of the capitalist division of labour and , therefore , a similar feature to the industrialisation process of European countries , differing in terms of quantity rather than quality . |
| 10 | The much-rumoured move was not seen as a surprise at Westminster where Mrs Currie , who entered the Commons vowing never to just ‘ sit around adorning the backbenches ’ , had slim prospects of ministerial rehabilitation . |
| 11 | In contrast , it is noteworthy that pupils skipping a lesson here and there , having registered as present , was not seen as a problem by headteachers . |
| 12 | Truancy within the school day ( by pupils skipping individual lessons ) was not seen as a problem by headteachers ; 14 schools reported that they did not keep period attendance records . |
| 13 | Whereas in Victorian England the provision of libraries was not seen as a matter of political contention , in modern England the political factor has operated directly in the closure and cutbacks of libraries . |
| 14 | If the alternatives are to work , we must take care that they are not seen as a reward for those who become involved in such activities . |
| 15 | It should be noted that videos were not seen as a substitute for training but rather as a useful tool for the instructor . |
| 16 | Great emphasis is put on writing and drawing skills and typewriters are not seen as a substitute for writing . |
| 17 | It would appear we have too many priorities in education and although health education is included in the curriculum it is not seen as a priority unless something goes wrong ! |
| 18 | The crisis is seen as being located very specifically within the prison system — it is not seen as a crisis of the whole penal system , or of the criminal justice system , let alone as a crisis of society as a whole . |
| 19 | Increasingly management is not seen as an end or goal in itself . |
| 20 | 12.1 It is of fundamental importance that the compilation and introduction of guidelines on violence at work is not seen as an end in itself . |
| 21 | Housing turnover has collapsed to levels not seen in a generation — and in just two months , September and October , house prices fell by 4% , enough to virtually wipe out the deposit the first-time buyer could normally expect to pay . |
| 22 | Moss escaped with his life but the famous " Lucky No.7 " car of his was not seen in a Formula One Grand Prix again although he did later return to saloon car racing . |
| 23 | It further suggests that frail and confused elderly people not seen by a District Nurse need " a Health Visitor 's intervention and surveillance " . |
| 24 | Pedro How would you like to not see for a couple of days ? |
| 25 | By the time that you have battled against the wind to get there , you may find that it has some hazard that you could not see from a distance , and then there may be no other good field within reach . |
| 26 | But their kids were n't expected to work for their love , it was n't seen as a return for services rendered . |
| 27 | He wrote to his sister , who he had n't seen for a year , as he had been travelling round Europe before joining the Legion . |
| 28 | I ca n't see for a moment because of the crowd . |
| 29 | Cos you do n't see through a joke . |