Example sentences of "n't see the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth turned away and groped for her sunglasses and clamped them over her face so he would n't see the hurt in her eyes . |
| 2 | But I did go to America and so I did n't see the climax of the series , Henry V , until … |
| 3 | Was he so besotted with the woman that he could n't see the fallibility of what she was saying ? |
| 4 | He could n't see the hedge at the far end . |
| 5 | I ca n't see the attraction in separating ourselves , anyway . |
| 6 | It was clear from the reports that he was an insanely jealous man who , for example , ‘ made [ his wife ] walk with her head down so she could n't see the bulge in men 's trousers ’ . |
| 7 | But if we travel the northern route we probably wo n't see the sun for weeks , and the daylight is grey and the sea is green and grey , while at night you just see the cold white wavetops hissing out of blackness . |
| 8 | He could n't see the yacht from where he was sitting and Ruth was glad of that . |
| 9 | I could n't see the cab at all . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't see the ministers of human fate pointing their fingers at me . ’ |
| 11 | And she makes it very plain that she does n't see the fun of cooking for me ! |
| 12 | Next week we must have Brian or Gerry telling you why I 'm wrong and they 'd be as persuasive , or more persuasive than I 'm being , but I ca n't see the case for such a thing as a law of form . |
| 13 | Control of body roll is good , although we could n't see the advantage of manually selecting the sport setting when the suspension firms things up automatically at higher speeds . |
| 14 | I did n't , I did n't see the darts in the afternoon |
| 15 | Landowners do n't see the public as a problem . |
| 16 | I could n't see the head of the column , only the swinging lantern carried by the leader . |
| 17 | And coming back to the twenty to twenty five hectare requirement within Greater York , as I 've already mentioned most of that is is in fact al already committed so I I really do n't see the problem in in the Leeds York corridor . |
| 18 | You would n't offer them art if you did n't see the chance of slapping on the cost of paint as an extra . |
| 19 | ‘ One of us just had a lucky escape , ’ she said , turning abruptly so that he would n't see the smile on her face . |
| 20 | Now when that settles down a little bit more , maybe in a year or two , we shall lime-wash the whole frame over so you wo n't see the timbers for a bit , and just lime-wash right over the whole timbers . |
| 21 | I do n't know if the I did n't see the water over it because we went , Jim and I went out at about erm ten o'clock |
| 22 | It just appeared that way because they could n't see the wonkyness of the rubber , ’ said Gedanken . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , you 've repaid him : you 've opened his eyes to things that 've been under his nose , and he could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 24 | Therapist : ‘ One of the main features of people under stress is that very often they ‘ ca n't see the wood for the trees ’ . |
| 25 | I got to the stage where I could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 26 | ‘ This government ca n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 27 | Either the A types are too busy doing other things , the wrong things , and they do n't rise to the top , you know , you ca n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 28 | We did n't see the scale of the thing . |
| 29 | But if you do n't have the figures , do n't see the bulbs in your local shop , and ca n't fit your best lampshade onto them even when you have managed to find them , you are unlikely to choose them and save energy . |
| 30 | He looked up , but even now he could n't see the top of the giant tree . |