Example sentences of "but saw no " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie glanced about , but saw no sign of Graeme MacDonald . |
| 2 | They heard the tramp of boots but saw no one , although the enemy appears to have marched boldly but sometimes indiscreetly into the area . |
| 3 | Mrs Frizzell snatched up her property , tried wildly to wrap the books in the remains of the paper bag , dropped one of them , picked it up and fled to the cloak-room at the back of the hall , followed by the titters and sniggers of not a few ladies who , knowing the reason for her purchase of the books , could well have rescued her from her predicament , but saw no reason to do so . |
| 4 | Tanberg 's notes record that he produced electrical discharges and occasional deafening bangs , but saw no radiation or radioactive residues . |
| 5 | British Telecommunications Plc says that the bid by AT&T Co to operate in the UK could speed liberalisation of the key North Atlantic telecommunications route , and reckons that the matter could be settled within months ; AT&T says that it would much preferred to have entered the UK market with a local partner but saw no prospect of that ( it had been negotiating with Cable & Wireless Plc for a stake in Mercury Communications Ltd ; meanwhile each side throws regulatory brickbats at the other , with AT&T complaining that it has to deal — on a confidential basis — with British Telecom on interconnect and access charges where in the US , charges are much lower and have to be applied within the operator 's own business as well — and that simply applying for a licence in the UK costs $70,000 against just $610 in the US ; British Telecom complains that it was n't allowed to increase its 20% stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc and achieve a management position — and likely would be barred from buying MCI Communications Inc , where AT&T would be free to buy Vodafone Group Plc — or even Mercury , outright , if it wanted to . |
| 6 | He watched the house for ten minutes or more , but saw no sign of movement so he simply went to the door and knocked . |
| 7 | Kragan continued in German , but saw no change in the Englishman , no sign of recognition , no flicker of anxiety . |
| 8 | For example , Miss Buss , the founder of the North London Collegiate School for girls , deplored women 's economic dependency on brothers or a father , but saw no problem in a wife 's dependency on her husband . |
| 9 | He looked both ways , but saw no running figure . |
| 10 | We knew that better than he did , having researched the matter in books before the expedition , but saw no reason to be superstitious about it . |
| 11 | She watched the great elms but saw no movement ; they were quiet , now , though around them birds rose in short flight , then settled again . |
| 12 | I looked around , up and down the stairs , but saw no sign of –ny father . |