Example sentences of "i [modal v] n't see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could n't see the moon or the stars , only the gloomy sky . |
| 2 | I could n't see the difference , but his vet insisted he was n't fit enough , even when summer came . |
| 3 | He said it was quieter in there , but I could n't see the lay-by from his room and after a bit I went outside . |
| 4 | I could n't see the point … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If I could n't see the funny side of life , I think I would have murdered someone by now ! ’ says Mel . |
| 6 | I could n't see the point in reviving it — and I wondered whether anyone on stage could , either . |
| 7 | And when it was so deep I could n't see the bottom , Old Bolton 's prize sow , you know the one who had borne so many litters , there was no space atween her belly and the ground . |
| 8 | ‘ Like him , I could n't see the putt drop in but the gallery 's roar said it all . ’ |
| 9 | I could n't see the clock — I did n't know they even had a clock . |
| 10 | In the sea of pebbles I could n't see the bolts — so much for environmental concerns — but fortunately it was easy climbing . |
| 11 | I got to the stage where I could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 12 | Then in the end we came to a river so wide I could n't see the other bank ; I felt frightened and thought this must be the end of the race , and I wanted to stop , but Father plunged straight in without looking at me so I had to plunge in too . |
| 13 | I could n't see the point of it any more . |
| 14 | I could n't see the logic of this except that it protected Thatcher from any hint of ‘ doing deals with terrorists ’ . |
| 15 | And er then of course when I got better It hit me all on the head and that well Then er when I went back to school they found out as I could n't see the board properly . |
| 16 | I could n't see the point of rushing into it . |
| 17 | I could n't see the head of the column , only the swinging lantern carried by the leader . |
| 18 | It was hard to tell what the tide was doing , for I could n't see the shore , but each time the anchor held the dinghy would be carried one way or the other to the extent of her scope . |
| 19 | Fielding suggested calling it Good Money in the States and Bad Money in Europe , but I could n't see the percentage in that . |
| 20 | I could n't see the woman sitting in the corner of the window-seat . |
| 21 | Mental arithmetic and reading and I also had er er take an eye test because they said if there was a train accident and I could n't see the signal whether it was red or green or whatever , you see , you never know . |
| 22 | When I looked up , cradling the gun and gasping , my backside sunk in sand , I could n't see the rabbit . |
| 23 | I could n't see the cab at all . |
| 24 | I could n't see the washing when I come out of Googie 's and I said I 've got washing on that line and I said I ca n't see no there ai n't no washing on that line . |
| 25 | She said I could n't see the new year in . |
| 26 | one , I could see the white one but I could n't see the erm |
| 27 | Yeah , I could n't see the it 's very underarm . |
| 28 | so erm I do n't er I would n't see the point in being too confrontational over an issue like that . |
| 29 | I ca n't see the park no more , so it 's hard to tell where I am . |
| 30 | ‘ But I ca n't see the motive . ’ |