Example sentences of "n't see [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I thought for a moment that I had come second ; I had n't seen Ben at all . |
2 | Have n't seen Dan in there for a long time , I thought he 'd left Lionel and gone off to get a a highly lucrative job somewhere You do n't somehow expect to see a , a young man with a university degree working in your local green grocer do you ? |
3 | I had n't seen Nell at all either . |
4 | You have n't seen Alexander for a long time , have you ? |
5 | and , and , well and to you as well Viv but er I have n't seen Viv , I have n't seen Pete for a while . |
6 | I had n't seen Malc for some months . |
7 | But , as they had n't seen Cara since Christmas , and it could be another five weeks , or more , since they saw her again , in the interests of enjoying this short while with her she held her peace , and prompted , ‘ You said ‘ Guess who 's … ’ . ’ |
8 | I ai n't seen Sarah since the party , no . |
9 | ‘ I have n't seen Eric in years . ’ |
10 | He had n't seen Karen for years . |
11 | I HAD N'T seen Nirvana since December '91 , when they 'd played the Transmusicales Festival in Rennes , France . |
12 | Ah , I only said to Chris the other day , I thought god I have n't seen Trevor for ages , I honestly did and I , I did n't think you know , anything wrong with him . |
13 | Oh he 's in hospital , I did n't know a thing about it , I 've been saying when we 've been to the Pentam , we have n't seen Trevor for a while , we have n't seen Trevor , and even Barry at the Pentam did n't tell me , he thought I knew |
14 | ‘ I have n't seen Michael in ages . |
15 | For a start , she had n't seen Rosemary for fifteen minutes and she did not want her to feel left out . |
16 | Gatsby is very nervous , as he has n't seen Daisy for many years and if she no longer loves him his whole purpose for living has gone . |
17 | She had n't seen Luke since the afternoon when she 'd run from the office , having confined her windsurfing to early Saturday mornings , safe in the knowledge that his tuition of the children took place later in the day . |
18 | I have n't seen Luke in years . ’ |
19 | ‘ I have n't seen Doug since the day you … since Thursday of last week . ’ |
20 | We have n't seen Helen for ages now have we ? |
21 | And anyway , I have n't seen Billy for Christ knows how long , and I never knew him well . |
22 | I have n't seen Billy in years and I do n't know why he decided to have a night on the tiles on Sunday . |
23 | Christina had n't seen Martin for about six months , since Stephen had made it plain how much he objected even to a friendship between them . |
24 | she had n't seen Margaret since Christmas Eve . |
25 | I had n't seen John at all since before going to hospital . |
26 | Well , well we do n't , I have n't seen Annie since er Christmas just before Christmas . |
27 | I have n't seen Leeds of the Day , and it 's always better to hear from the fans on the spot in any case . |
28 | She had n't seen Travis since leaving the airport . |
29 | I did n't see Ted for a while after that . |
30 | This is reflected in such comments as that of the Russian astronaut Gagarin who said , " I did n't see God in space " , or of the scientist who says , " You ca n't prove God exists " , or of the literalist church-goer who says , " If you do n't go to church you are not worshipping God " , or of the religious fanatic who says , " God tells me what to do " . |