Example sentences of "see [art] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and of course if you 're in one group , you might think that something 's trivial and you might denigrate another a group for talking about those things , when in fact that group sees it as an important talk about it might see the thing that the other group hold dear to talk about as something trivial , and to denigrate . |
| 2 | ‘ And I should have realised that you 'd be the one who could only see the thing from one angle , ’ he retorted harshly . |
| 3 | Did you see the thing , piece in the paper this morning Kew gardens says do n't water your plants , we do n't . |
| 4 | He could n't see a thing . |
| 5 | ‘ I can hear you , but ca n't see a thing other than that fire . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Ca n't see a thing , ’ Lawler stated agitatedly . |
| 7 | Whatever the reason , you will have to take my word for it that a hill-walk is still an exhilarating day out even when you ca n't see a thing . |
| 8 | I know it 's a cave , even though it 's so dark I ca n't see a thing , 'cos there are voices calling all round me and they echo . |
| 9 | Probably they did n't see a thing , and if they did , well , they 've both seen blokes in the bath before now — ’ |
| 10 | Noone could see a thing round her big spotted hat . |
| 11 | For one thing , she could n't see a thing in the blackout without her glasses ; and for another , the uniform was n't half attractive enough . |
| 12 | I could n't see a thing . |
| 13 | You can hardly see a thing . " |
| 14 | ‘ He used to steal Twikka bars from the hypermall and the surveillance cameras did n't see a thing . ’ |
| 15 | I ca n't see a thing . |
| 16 | Sleep all night , ca n't see a thing all day … |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't see a thing , ’ Gus said bitterly . |
| 18 | You see the the inlet pipes and the outlets and this you ca n't see a thing of this , you ought to go and have a look at this place sometime . |
| 19 | One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech . |
| 20 | ‘ My headache just grew and grew and suddenly the light faded and I could not see a thing . |
| 21 | Ca n't see a thing . |
| 22 | Well I was like that once , I did n't see a thing I wanted to buy . |
| 23 | Ca n't see a thing er without my glasses . |
| 24 | You ca n't see a thing round that corner can you ? |