Example sentences of "but he [verb] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been there but he had not seen it . |
| 2 | But he had not seen her leave . |
| 3 | He saw Anna occasionally but he had not seen Freda for years though he had to admit that he might not have recognised her had he passed her in the street . |
| 4 | But he had n't seen anything . |
| 5 | It did n't complement anything much , but he had n't seen it before . |
| 6 | He was quite categorical ; Passmore was there on Friday evening from about seven until closing time , but he had n't seen him for several weeks before then and he has n't seen him since . ’ |
| 7 | He had heard of Chinese rooms , heard of Chinese Chippendale , but he had never seen a room furnished in the style . |
| 8 | But he had never seen Farouk 's face . |
| 9 | But he had never seen Tara ; he had been abandoned at birth , he had been flung out by the King , who would have none of his Queen 's bastard wolfson at his Court . |
| 10 | But he had certainly seen something of the Greek civilization , with its philosophic schools , theatres and gymnasia . |
| 11 | He could well have been called a victim , and his book consigns itself , as Fraser 's does , to that large literature in which the sufferings of victims are recounted : but he does not see himself as a romantic orphan . |
| 12 | But he has n't seen the rest . |
| 13 | Summers says so , but he has n't seen the pictures , and there are always problems with stories that emphasise the power of Meyer Lansky ; he became a kind of bogeyman , credited with old crimes to boost a reputation which helped people do what the Mob wanted . |
| 14 | He has two or three bidets in his house in Beverly Hills , but he has never seen them used in this way , with gusto . |
| 15 | He was like the man in a traffic jam who curses all the other cars for taking his road , but he did n't see it that way . |
| 16 | He came rushing out of an alleyway just ahead of me but he did n't see me . |
| 17 | He was staring vacantly across the lodge ; Tallis leaned forward slightly to watch him , but he did n't see her . |
| 18 | But he did n't see any . |
| 19 | Fernandez was in trouble , but he did n't see it that way . |
| 20 | Joseph Fernandez : he was in trouble , but he did n't see it that way . |
| 21 | I smiled as I passed by but he did n't see me . |
| 22 | Thiercelin and Epitot saluted smartly as he passed , but he did not see them , nor even his entourage . |
| 23 | He could see Prussian soldiers running away in the undergrowth and he felt the fierce exultation of a cavalryman given a helpless enemy to slaughter , but he did not see the batter of guns concealed in the deep shadows at the edge of the wood , nor the Prussian artillery officer who shouted , ‘ Fire ! ’ |
| 24 | His eyes were open , but he did not see Daniel 's hand in front of his face . |
| 25 | Nigel was paid for his work , but he hated not seeing his piece in print . |