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

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1 Suppose we were old friends who were meeting again after not seeing each other for many years .
2 ‘ We understand the president-elect is not seeing any heads of government , ’ he said .
3 But , more importantly , I have learnt not to see any stage of my life as the final one .
4 In the interests of unity , Constantine deliberately blurred distinctions between Christianity , Mithraism and Sol Invictus — deliberately chose not to see any points of contention between them .
5 Later , at least for many years , she was not to see this time as part of her life , and perhaps therefore it need not now be told at length .
6 Cara had not seen much sense to it .
7 ‘ Marriage will be the end of his talent , ’ Bonamy predicted , though I had not seen much talent in the poems Robin had so far shown me .
8 At first it had not mattered that the rain prevented him from going outdoors ; there was so much to talk about between himself and Uncle Walter ; they had not seen each other for twelve years .
9 On every occasion there was a suicide attempt , we would find out that the other had attempted suicide at the identical time , even though they may have been hundreds of miles apart and not seen each other for months .
10 These involve her talking to a Jem , a childhood admirer , and on these occasions Boehemer captures the awkwardness of two people who have not seen each other for years meeting up .
11 The Chirwas had not seen each other for eight years before our delegation saw them together .
12 Even though child abuse — mainly the sexual variety — has been a more open subject in the past few years , I have not seen many articles of this nature in professional magazines .
13 Some people are wary of keeping Plecs in an aquarium with Discus as there have been cases of Plecs grazing off the sides of the Discus and leaving sucker marks on them but I have not seen any evidence of this from the Spotted Orange Pleco .
14 Spittals was still one inspector down on his personnel establishment and had not seen any evidence of progress on the Mills murder .
15 They had a son but divorced eight years later , and did not see each other for the next 45 years , until January when they met at an 80th birthday party of Dougan 's sister Gwendoline .
16 Do not see each essay as an isolated event .
17 Although he was satisfied with his progress , he did not see much possibility for immediate promotion .
18 Figure 9 represents the way in which the lines of force are concentrated from the immediate vicinity and makes plausible the idea that an overwound coil would not see much difference in the flux changes it experiences from either system .
19 You can not work them single-handed since you can not see both sides of the hedge at the same time .
20 Although you can not see these marks on screen ( some word-processors do , however , give you the option ) , you must be aware of their existence when editing a document .
21 ‘ I can not see any logic in taking a bowler like Paul Jarvis .
22 Do you not see any problems with the clergy using the name ?
23 It is one sign of the rise of semi-literacy that the descendants of the nineteenth-century civic worthies who took pride in the libraries they opened genuinely can not see any problem in closing them down a hundred years later , or authorising the ruthless dispersal of their stocks built up during that period .
24 He did not see any sign of the runaway animals but later on that night the local policeman called on him and he took over the task of keeping a look out .
25 I really do not see any level at which a dialogue is even possible .
26 I 'd add that at the moment we do not see any upturn in any of our major markets .
27 Can I pick up on your comment , you do not see any upturn in any of your major markets .
28 The company hopes to cut losses this year , but does not see any increase in turnover after translation into marks , although volume will rise .
29 ‘ I do not see any evidence of civil war breaking out , ’ he said .
30 ‘ I can not see any purpose in just saying no to every new idea .
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