Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [not/n't] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were only a few spots of blood and all I could think about was how Mum must n't see them . |
| 2 | Correspondingly , compulsive overeaters may not see themselves as being disproportionately fat — When asked to identify their body shape from a range between the two extremes , the sufferers from anorexia and compulsive overeaters will each tend to choose shapes that are close to the normal body patterns from the middle of the range . |
| 3 | She turned quickly , anxious that David should n't see the sudden tears in her eyes . |
| 4 | Some hip-hop or heavy metal fans might not see further than the pleasure of destruction , might be real-life misogynists and miscreants . |
| 5 | There were some reports so confidential that even Jean might not see them ; they were better kept at home . |
| 6 | Mrs. Pridmore could n't see the sense of more examinations and all this talking about a career . |
| 7 | Creggan could not see that at the sound of his words and particularly at the name of Callanish , there came into the eyes of old Minch , who was now held in the cage by the Men , a look as from some vast distance in the past . |
| 8 | Bernice could n't see what he thought he would be able to do even if they did catch up with the shapechangers . |
| 9 | Tess could not see his face , and could not understand why the head-dairyman himself should call him sir . |
| 10 | Huy could not believe that Merymose could not see that . |
| 11 | Scott could n't see the name painted along one side of it but he 'd already been told it was called The Abbott . |
| 12 | When sorting the stimulus cards into order , it was ensured that subjects could not see the cards . |
| 13 | When sorting the stimulus cards into order , it was ensured that subjects could not see the cards or the experimenter 's worksheet , on which s/he recorded the subject 's responses . |
| 14 | A man with a bald head , brown as a walnut , with a sweater knotted round his neck , was dancing with a fair-haired woman whose face Molly could n't see , but whose sunburnt arms moved mechanically , like a doll 's arms , in time with the music . |
| 15 | She was quite perfect and that those eyes could not see was a great tragedy , one that Maggie felt deeply at that moment . |
| 16 | Meredith could n't see it properly in the absence of proper street-lights and wondered if it was Tom Fearon 's Mercedes . |
| 17 | And that old theory that animals ca n't see colours is just not true because any vehicle which is black or red in colour appears to get more attention that any other . |
| 18 | Lucy would not see her . |
| 19 | And even if someone from another age is standing on this spot , a ghostly paintbrush in her hand , her eyes would n't see what I see . |
| 20 | Rain suggested Cobalt carried on well past the Jonquil so that anyone arriving at the boat would not see the car and guess they were there . |
| 21 | No Madge ca n't see . |
| 22 | And finally , it provides enhanced security because passers-by ca n't see what is on the screen . |
| 23 | She was meeting Terry at Holborn , and prayed her brothers would not see him there . |
| 24 | But Crosby wo n't see them in reserve team action tonight because he 's set to be away on scouting business . |
| 25 | The chapter first provides a critical overview of the standard ‘ referential communication task ’ , where a child 's skills are gauged when required to communicate with another about an array of objects or drawings , while speaker and hearer can not see one another , being placed behind opaque screens to encourage verbal and preclude non-verbal communication . |
| 26 | That is why one of Gandalf 's favourite sayings is ‘ Even the wise can not see all ends ’ , and why he often demonstrates its truth himself . |
| 27 | The man who ladles the food into the steel bowl on the tray can not see the face of the man to whom he gives the food . |
| 28 | It is likewise important that those who make use of media such as the audiocassette or videocassette should not see themselves as mere consumers . |
| 29 | Frederica could not see Alexander at all : indeed she had noted he was not there : she stared around and around now at colourless air and sand as though he might rise from them like a mirage . |
| 30 | Tallis could not see clearly but he seemed to be pushing something on to the staff , working it round until , with a crack , it slid into position . |