Example sentences of "could not see any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Tony was seen in hospital by the therapist on the following morning he denied having wanted to kill himself , but claimed he was fed up and could not see any way out of his present difficulties . |
| 2 | First she could not see any mistress there at all and thought the girls were alone and then she caught sight of Mademoiselle 's head in the middle of a crowd of girls , what was happening ? |
| 3 | It was found that although a four-week tutorial programme had been prepared , the children in the mainstream school were far more receptive and accepting of the situation and could not see any reason for delaying the child 's integration . |
| 4 | The land around them did n't seem a lot different to the place they 'd left , except that the vegetation was lower and Masklin could n't see any water . |
| 5 | The companies found this a major block to their activities and eventually pulled out from the area : ‘ The companies never officially admitted that they were leaving , just sort of let their prospecting licences lapse … the reason they departed was because they could n't see any way that they could effectively operate with such total opposition . |
| 6 | Could n't see any sign of nervousness myself but er I 'm very happy with his sermons , quite good . |
| 7 | But he could n't see any opening locally to take up farming on his own . |
| 8 | Blake could n't see any form of power and assumed this was a machine-driven contraption . |
| 9 | She was more than well acquainted with Lubor 's proclivity to see an invitation to grow amorous where there was none , though since he could n't do more than verbally flirt over the dinner table she could n't see any harm in accepting . |
| 10 | She stared out of the window again , but this time could n't see any movement at all . |
| 11 | She prayed that he could n't see any flesh . |
| 12 | I could n't see any reason why this story should be different from the rest . |
| 13 | ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says . |
| 14 | Ballater could n't see any connection . |
| 15 | Afterwards Dr McDaid said : ‘ I could n't see any train . |
| 16 | and we could n't see any smoke belting down the corridor so we thought well oh ! give me my coat ! |
| 17 | I could n't see any hospital near : it must be quite a way to walk . |
| 18 | Defries could n't see any alternative , but she felt obliged to point out the difficulties . |
| 19 | Right now , though , she could n't see any alternative . |