Example sentences of "they [vb past] [not/n't] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The footplatemen had nothing to gain by lying about the position of the distant signal when they admitted not seeing the home signal at all . |
| 2 | His eyes lifted to the window , but they did n't see the telegraph wires or the railway tracks or the range of dusty yellow hills beyond . |
| 3 | They were so busy talking that they did n't see the bandits at three o'clock until it was almost too late ; or , at least , the newest and youngest arrival did n't . |
| 4 | They did n't see the second passenger because she 'd fallen into the well between the front and back seats . |
| 5 | Paris Match , which originally published the pictures of Fergie with Johnny Bryan , said they had n't seen the pictures . |
| 6 | But then they had n't seen the blood , she reminded herself . |
| 7 | They had not seen the party programme and regulations , nor any copy of their own journal Young Guard . |
| 8 | They had not seen the flares and turned back … |
| 9 | They had not seen the valuation . |
| 10 | ‘ They were all looking round the screen saying they had not seen the bum of anyone famous before , ’ he recalls . |
| 11 | Anne , 33 , was first on the scene at Burnaby Dun , Yorks , after worried neighbours reported they had not seen the woman for some time . |
| 12 | Although they had not seen the Harbour Master 's orders themselves , there seemed a distinct possibility that all ‘ normal ’ use of the water was about to end . |