Example sentences of "not see [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a flicker of response in them which Brian had not seen for a very long time . |
| 2 | These were friends not seen for a long time , visited now because there was something to celebrate . |
| 3 | The Act of 1918 set the scene of the entire political world between the wars , often through consequences that were not seen for a generation . |
| 4 | Dave was off with his hernia Ross , Wayne Lindsay we 've not seen for a year , I mean I know things have been difficult for the last year |
| 5 | It is not seen as a ‘ deadly disease ’ in the same way as it is in France . |
| 6 | Not seen as a serious military problem , these naval and air assets were seized mainly to cut off possible escape routes for Gen Noriega and his supporters . |
| 7 | Numbers of Americans and Britons have doubled in the past decade but , at 40,000 and 11,000 respectively , they are not seen as a threat to the social fabric in the same way as the Iranians and other Asians . |
| 8 | It should be noted that videos were not seen as a substitute for training but rather as a useful tool for the instructor . |
| 9 | The large numbers who are unable to find regular work are not seen as a phenomenon characteristic of underdevelopment , but part of the capitalist division of labour and , therefore , a similar feature to the industrialisation process of European countries , differing in terms of quantity rather than quality . |
| 10 | Great emphasis is put on writing and drawing skills and typewriters are not seen as a substitute for writing . |
| 11 | Lung cancer was not seen as a sequel to smoking until the middle of the twentieth . |
| 12 | Whereas in Victorian England the provision of libraries was not seen as a matter of political contention , in modern England the political factor has operated directly in the closure and cutbacks of libraries . |
| 13 | However , since the project was designed for small samples , which would encourage certain types of analysis rather than others , the shortfall in the Ipswich control area was not seen as a great disadvantage . |
| 14 | The PSI report indicates that roughly half of the London population have serious doubts about the standard of police conduct , although in most cases police misconduct was not seen as a normal , everyday occurrence . |
| 15 | Perhaps , though regrettably , they are not seen as a central core of independence which may reside elsewhere-'in my head or in my dreams ' . |
| 16 | Despite the phraseology , the Messina declaration did not seem to have much impact at the time ; it was not seen as a dramatic move towards supranationalism . |
| 17 | In such an optimistic climate it was easier for national governments and interest groups to go along with the economic ambitions of the EEC ; it was not seen as a great threat to their own concerns . |
| 18 | Quantity , essentially , is not seen as a compensation for weakness in technology . |
| 19 | Their views on programmes for urban renewal tend to follow similar lines to their views on welfare , with large-scale intervention not seen as a public responsibility . |
| 20 | On another level policies are not irrational and their disjointed character is not seen as a bad thing by the apologists of incrementalism . |
| 21 | However , R/3 is not seen as a competitor to R/2 : ‘ It ( R/2 ) will exist as long as IBM is still investing in mainframes , ’ commented Plattner . |
| 22 | The rhetorical perspective proposed does not view attitudes as being static , for an attitude is not seen as a fixed response pattern located within an individual . |
| 23 | The crisis is seen as being located very specifically within the prison system — it is not seen as a crisis of the whole penal system , or of the criminal justice system , let alone as a crisis of society as a whole . |
| 24 | Now , obviously , you know , yo getting the menopause out into the open so that everyone can talk about it , exchange information that that it 's not seen as a as a taboo or something to be particularly fearful of by men or women is n't going to be much good if it just makes everybody worry for er , for for the first half of o o o of their lives and , and then gibber through the second half ! |
| 25 | They arouse protectiveness in women and are not seen as a threat by other men . |
| 26 | Orgreave was not seen as a local picket during an industrial dispute but a trial of strength in a politically charged struggle . |
| 27 | From this point of view the state is not seen as a threat to freedom , but is rather regarded as a vehicle for securing broad community and individual rights against the power . |
| 28 | In contrast , it is noteworthy that pupils skipping a lesson here and there , having registered as present , was not seen as a problem by headteachers . |
| 29 | Truancy within the school day ( by pupils skipping individual lessons ) was not seen as a problem by headteachers ; 14 schools reported that they did not keep period attendance records . |
| 30 | Within this context setting a pattern of training sessions was not seen as a high priority . |