Example sentences of "[not/n't] see [pron] [prep] first " in BNC.
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1 | To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first . |
2 | Wycliffe had not seen her at first . |
3 | Bernice had n't seen them at first : their black silk cloaks merged into the darkness beyond the doorway , and only the jerky movements of the red-painted muzzles of their stubby blasters revealed their location . |
4 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
5 | Ah did n't see him at first . |
6 | I did n't see her at first . |
7 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
8 | I could n't see anything at first and Mister Johnny said , sit still and wait , and I sat still , and then the island sort of moved . |
9 | And I could n't see anything at first . |