Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [adv] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ominously , she could n't even see the road when she peered down out of the high window . |
| 2 | The entire Met staff climbed up the ladder to the roof to check on the visibility — well , that 's a laugh , we could n't even see the runway , and I do n't suppose the pilots could either . |
| 3 | It towered so far above me I could n't even see the top of it . |
| 4 | Jezrael could n't even see the rest of her squad at work in the power-room , but they were . |
| 5 | Hoover could n't even see the point of intelligence reports which showed Japan 's interest in how to attack a deep harbour , and how deep Pearl Harbour might be . |
| 6 | You could n't really see the shape of the spots . |
| 7 | She could n't ever see the village letting the tradition die , especially when the younger members of the local families were so keen . |
| 8 | It runs off with ornaments , it digs holes so deep you ca n't even see the puppy in the hole all you can see is the earth coming out of the ground . |
| 9 | I ca n't quite see the reason for discounting second homes altogether as the D O E have done . |
| 10 | You ca n't actually see the house quite . |
| 11 | Ca n't really see the point of hanging on to old grudges at this late stage . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Neither team had a lot to offer when they reached the 18-yard line and I ca n't really see the replay being much different . ’ |
| 13 | But where this is successful , they will link their fortunes to capitalism , and will not even see the state as an oppressive part of the class struggle . |
| 14 | If I am serious , I can not simply see the preservation of the countryside as a desire of a few people like myself , to be weighed in the balance against the desires of others for holidays abroad , when it comes to deciding on whether a new airport should be built in some place of outstanding beauty . |
| 15 | The children are not being asked to do the exercises as a matter of course , when they can not really see the point . |
| 16 | He has little knowledge of a shepherd 's life since he writes his idyllic poem from the town , as a wealthy poet , and can not possibly see the reality as one would have it from experienced eyes . |