Example sentences of "can not see [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why one of Gandalf 's favourite sayings is ‘ Even the wise can not see all ends ’ , and why he often demonstrates its truth himself . |
| 2 | I can not see that land . |
| 3 | Would I have to place a screen between the two tanks so that the fish can not see each other ? |
| 4 | I can not see any way that South Africa can win this international , but three distinct ways that England can lose it : IRISH referee Stephen Hilditch proved in Paris last year that he fears nobody , favours no nation . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I can not see any logic in taking a bowler like Paul Jarvis . |
| 7 | Right , okay , well I 'll go into the tax office then No I can not see any bleach down there |
| 8 | ‘ I can not see any purpose in just saying no to every new idea . |
| 9 | I can not see any intention of this kind in the Books of Ezra and Daniel . |
| 10 | He would not need above four days ' leave from them and since Oreste is now or will be by then nearly three which is the age Pen first travelled at I can not see any reason why he need inconvenience the party . |
| 11 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
| 12 | I can not see any reason why that process can not be speeded up within the system . |
| 13 | Now that is the accepted way of doing it , and I can not see any reason why that can not be done , erm in Greater York , once the location for the new settlement is erm er is identified , erm so that 's my definition of erm integrated and balanced community , it 's a concept , you ca n't define , I do n't think , integrated and balanced separately , you need to bind them together er into into some erm er or all er erm concept , erm now the erm the question you did pose me , sir , which er I did take a note of , but I wonder if you 'd be kind enough to repeat it so I 've I 've a I 've a got it quite clear before I respond . |
| 14 | Councillor Magnus Flaws added : ‘ I can not see any reason why this will not work this time . ’ |
| 15 | erm I can not see , and this is where I part company with Peter Williamson to some extent , I can not see any reason why his data should be regarded as showing that when the sudden change did take place it took place for any reason other than natural selection within a single population . |
| 16 | Can not see any point in keeping this large number Soviet nationals who are clearly great source contention between Soviets and ourselves . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The increase might do something to encourage motorists to switch to public transport or other environment-friendly modes of transport , and I can not see this switch being achieved without financial incentives . |
| 19 | You can not work them single-handed since you can not see both sides of the hedge at the same time . |
| 20 | Wrong positioning ( below ) The speechreader can not see both speakers unless he keeps turning his head : |