Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [vb mod] [not/n't] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked away so that Trent would n't see her misery : ‘ He told me not to tell anyone . ’ |
| 2 | And we stood there , me with a great big frown on my face , quite mystified that William could n't see what I was getting at … and William smiling but looking equally puzzled that I appeared to be incapable of understanding what he meant . |
| 3 | She turned quickly , anxious that David should n't see the sudden tears in her eyes . |
| 4 | The rye was growing so tall that Sharpe could not see what lay around the bend . |
| 5 | Then she pulled on gloves , so Simon would n't see that the ring was missing . |
| 6 | Then he would realize he was smiling again for Sir William 's benefit , and swing round in his chair so that Morris could n't see the smile . |
| 7 | Ace was running from boulder to boulder along the summit of the ridge , stopping wherever she found good cover , just long enough to hurl one of her primitive looking grenades , or fire her blaster , or launch some kind of tiny projectile that Defries could n't see clearly . |
| 8 | For Israel 's way to be hidden Yahweh could mean that God can not see Israel 's way , or will not see Israel 's way , or has caused Israel not to be able to see its own way . |
| 9 | Maggie 's face flushed hotly and she was glad that Ana could not see her at that moment . |
| 10 | Maggie 's face was glowing pink and she was glad that Ana could not see her . |
| 11 | The Doctor ducked his head and looked sideways , giving Francis a smile that Lacuna could n't see . |
| 12 | Once outside , she breathed a sigh of relief , and strolled with Theda around the left of the house , next to Switham Thicket , so that Araminta would not see them from the window of her parlour . |
| 13 | She prayed that Steve would n't see the truth — that she still loved that man , passionately , even though he had deceived her so , and that her heart was breaking inside her . |
| 14 | Robyn pressed her lips together and half turned so that Anne would n't see the tears that were welling up in her eyes again . |
| 15 | I turned away , I remember , so that Enid should not see my face , and thought of his arms holding me , and his hands in my hair and his mouth … oh , such a melting , a melting in my stomach . |
| 16 | The girl , although Carson could n't see her , was obviously being evasive . |
| 17 | ‘ Just as you like , ’ said Burden , turning his face away so that Wexford should not see him smile . |
| 18 | Nicholson 's own idea was , in fact , to write the first existentialist cowboy story , which was something of a departure from the current genre ; he was surely right in his assumption that Corman might not see the potential , if such existed . |
| 19 | But when she looked at the mirror again the stain of spectacles was still there and she had to wipe it off with a cloth so that Larry would not see . |
| 20 | The light was behind him and Melanie could not see his face ; besides– Finn walked before her up the stairs . |
| 21 | The corridor was dim and Theda could not see his face clearly . |
| 22 | Most days they were invisible behind low cloud , but if Martha could not see them she could always feel them in the cold fury of the river and the eddying downdraughts of chill air which occasionally penetrated the valley . |
| 23 | And Adam could n't see he would have been much worse off . |
| 24 | Top riders Tony Rickardsson and Chris Louis are already feeling the effects of riding six or seven races every match — and Ipswich can not see an answer in sight . |
| 25 | But if Jannie could n't see this for herself , how could she explain it to her — now , after they had trailed round looking at all those houses ? |
| 26 | Then followed the more practical thought ‘ If Allen could n't see it , how was he to hunt it ? ’ |
| 27 | The land around them did n't seem a lot different to the place they 'd left , except that the vegetation was lower and Masklin could n't see any water . |
| 28 | But William ca n't see that , of course oh , dear me , no . |
| 29 | But Ben could n't see what she seemed to be seeing — one moment a piece of shabby pewter , the next something that poured with sighing light . |
| 30 | But Crosby wo n't see them in reserve team action tonight because he 's set to be away on scouting business . |