Example sentences of "that they [verb] [not/n't] seen " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ladies and gentlemen went slowly out of the room , some protesting quietly that they had not seen enough of their dear relation . |
| 2 | Carrie asked them anxiously , and they only said that they had not seen him without saying how ridiculous the question was . |
| 3 | I have just met some colleagues in the House — and I do not dare to name the Opposition Members — who asked me questions about the amendment because there were points that they could not understand or that they had not seen before . |
| 4 | 17.33 With regard to spelling , the aim should be that by the end of compulsory schooling pupils should be able to spell confidently most of the words they are likely to need to use frequently in their writing ; to recognise those aspects of English spelling that are systematic ; to make a sensible attempt to spell words that they have not seen before ; to check their work for misspellings and to use a dictionary appropriately . |
| 5 | Defendants are often very keen to say that they will not pay for a disbursement in respect of a report that they have not seen . |