Example sentences of "not see [noun prp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Leith asked promptly , sometimes not seeing Rosemary for days , but missing her now she was n't around .
2 He saw Anna occasionally but he had not seen Freda for years though he had to admit that he might not have recognised her had he passed her in the street .
3 A very striking example was told me not long since by someone who attended a dinner party in Moscow soon after Gagarin 's space trip — the Gagarin who had reported that he did not see God in space ( see p. 57 ) .
4 But , as they had n't seen Cara since Christmas , and it could be another five weeks , or more , since they saw her again , in the interests of enjoying this short while with her she held her peace , and prompted , ‘ You said ‘ Guess who 's … ’ . ’
5 ‘ I have n't seen Eric in years . ’
6 He had n't seen Karen for years .
7 I HAD N'T seen Nirvana since December '91 , when they 'd played the Transmusicales Festival in Rennes , France .
8 Ah , I only said to Chris the other day , I thought god I have n't seen Trevor for ages , I honestly did and I , I did n't think you know , anything wrong with him .
9 ‘ I have n't seen Michael in ages .
10 I have n't seen Luke in years . ’
11 We have n't seen Helen for ages now have we ?
12 And anyway , I have n't seen Billy for Christ knows how long , and I never knew him well .
13 I have n't seen Billy in years and I do n't know why he decided to have a night on the tiles on Sunday .
14 she had n't seen Margaret since Christmas Eve .
15 This is reflected in such comments as that of the Russian astronaut Gagarin who said , " I did n't see God in space " , or of the scientist who says , " You ca n't prove God exists " , or of the literalist church-goer who says , " If you do n't go to church you are not worshipping God " , or of the religious fanatic who says , " God tells me what to do " .
16 Although I did n't see Charlie for months , I rang Eva almost every day for a full report .
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