Example sentences of "not see the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that moment he reappeared in the kitchen doorway and , seeming not to see the censure in her eyes , or not to care , observed with a dry smile , holding aloft his glass of water , ‘ Handy stuff for putting out fires . ’ |
| 2 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 3 | We have come to realize that many of us will not see the improvements in our quality of life , as this is going to take a long time . |
| 4 | The Curator did not see the look in Mr Wolski 's eyes as he glanced back to the window and stared again at the wolves outside , who had turned to face the icy wind with narrowed yellow eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ I can not see the logic in leaving him behind . ’ |
| 6 | I did not see the value in teaching him the English equivalents of these words , and merely reminded him to talk in English . |
| 7 | The third : the targets are met or exceeded but one does not see the results in the shops . |
| 8 | I simply can not see the point in having things I do n't need . |
| 9 | ‘ I do not see the point in raking over old coals , ’ he said philosophically . |
| 10 | They are all great prospects , not just for Lancashire but for England , and I do not see the point in getting depressed when there is such a wealth of promise for the future making its presence felt in the club . ’ |
| 11 | Well , I mean I take the view that if we are going to erm have something on the agenda , I can telephone his secretary , I can write to him , anytime , which I 'm quite willing to do , I can not see the point in sending things through the post at twenty five P a time when we shall never see the man , and if he comes here |
| 12 | She had felt sad watching as Tallis had slipped behind her , a figure on the shore , watching with concern but without understanding , since she had failed to place her Moondream mask across her face , and thus could not see the woman in the land . |
| 13 | I have n't seen the like in many years . |
| 14 | I had told Ron , who was with me in Rome , that I had n't seen the point in attending the practice , but he had persuaded me that I ought to attend . |
| 15 | Ruth turned away and groped for her sunglasses and clamped them over her face so he would n't see the hurt in her eyes . |
| 16 | I ca n't see the attraction in separating ourselves , anyway . |
| 17 | It was clear from the reports that he was an insanely jealous man who , for example , ‘ made [ his wife ] walk with her head down so she could n't see the bulge in men 's trousers ’ . |
| 18 | I did n't , I did n't see the darts in the afternoon |
| 19 | And coming back to the twenty to twenty five hectare requirement within Greater York , as I 've already mentioned most of that is is in fact al already committed so I I really do n't see the problem in in the Leeds York corridor . |
| 20 | But if you do n't have the figures , do n't see the bulbs in your local shop , and ca n't fit your best lampshade onto them even when you have managed to find them , you are unlikely to choose them and save energy . |
| 21 | She was toying with the sand , scooping it up and letting it trail through her fingers , and she did n't see the expression in his eyes when he next spoke . |
| 22 | But I really could n't see the sense in women wearing Armani by day and then letting someone else dress them by night . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't see the sense in leaving all the work to you , when I have so much time on my hands . ’ |
| 24 | Fielding suggested calling it Good Money in the States and Bad Money in Europe , but I could n't see the percentage in that . |
| 25 | Yes , we do put children off by being rigid because a child , I am sure , does n't see the world in a rigid way . |
| 26 | Yes , we do put children off by being rigid because a child , I am sure , does n't see the world in a rigid way . |
| 27 | Besides , the trend on the national newspapers was away from staff photographers and to contract work and I really did n't see the point in moving my family to London without any job security . ’ |
| 28 | I could n't see the point in reviving it — and I wondered whether anyone on stage could , either . |
| 29 | I ca n't see the point in getting people interested in something , and then you are unable to get hold of them ( I 'm sure there 's a joke in there somewhere . ) |
| 30 | November often brings the odd day of mist and when the conditions are foggy , I often ca n't see the point in a tough hill walk when the expansive views of other months are nowhere to be seen . |