Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] see [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is only one road over the mountains and down to the desert , so it was stupid to assume — as I had done , without really thinking about it — that we should not see them again . |
| 2 | ‘ Just as you like , ’ said Burden , turning his face away so that Wexford should not see him smile . |
| 3 | But perhaps Gabriel and Boldwood were right , and she should not see him again ? |
| 4 | It is likewise important that those who make use of media such as the audiocassette or videocassette should not see themselves as mere consumers . |
| 5 | She kept the money hidden in 22 , Church Row so that her husband should not see it . ’ |
| 6 | I turned away , I remember , so that Enid should not see my face , and thought of his arms holding me , and his hands in my hair and his mouth … oh , such a melting , a melting in my stomach . |
| 7 | He must n't see me cry . |
| 8 | There were only a few spots of blood and all I could think about was how Mum must n't see them . |
| 9 | ‘ You must n't see what we 're doing , ’ said Phyllis . |
| 10 | ‘ You must n't see it like that ! ’ |
| 11 | I always intended to visit him after the war , but you know how it is : things were difficult , I was confoundedly busy at the University , I did n't particularly want to see Viola again though you 've got to swallow the pill with the jam , have n't you , and there was no particular reason why I should n't see her again . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're beginning to make me wonder why I should n't see her , ’ he said blandly . |
| 13 | Andrew felt his heart turn over and looked back at the view so that she should n't see what she was doing to him . |
| 14 | ‘ They 're lovely , Rob , ’ she murmured , moving away so that he should n't see her weakness , and forcing herself to say , ‘ Luke told me that the party was a huge success . |
| 15 | It 's going to be a constant struggle and it 's going to start at the grassroots and we should n't see anybody 's experience as not worthwhile . |
| 16 | Another reason why you may not see them mating is that some adults can lay eggs without mating first . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh well , ’ she said , ‘ you may not see him again . |
| 18 | In this city where everything is possible , and he cuts such a figure in his light suit and striped silk tie , and is 32 and full of self-confidence , and can walk up to a girl he has never seen before and with a disarming smile ask her when lighting-up time is — how can he be wearing a maroon crew-necked sweater , and cavalry twill trousers with turnups , and be 22 , and find himself running after a girl and being told that she may or may not see him tomorrow ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They stopped just beyond the steps of the food office and , all the irritation seeming to flow from him , he looked at her meekly now as he said , ‘ I may not see you again for weeks . |
| 21 | ‘ Connie , I may not see you again . |
| 22 | You may not see it at the back there a lot stronger , okay . |
| 23 | In the 1930s , Mr Justice Stone declared that the United States Supreme Court ought not to see itself as the sole guardian of the constitution . |
| 24 | And then he gave order that all the windows of the towers which looked in upon the town should be closed up , that the Christians might not see what the Moors did in their houses ; and the Moors thanked him for this greatly . |
| 25 | There were some reports so confidential that even Jean might not see them ; they were better kept at home . |
| 26 | We work all year round but ca n't work on the uplands during the winter months — we might not see it for six to eight weeks . |
| 27 | Not squeeze to the side because they might not see you there . |
| 28 | I 'll not see her . ’ |
| 29 | You know what it 's like to bear a child and bring him up and see him leave you and go to the other side of the world , knowing you 'll not see him again ? |
| 30 | And we talk about standard light bulbs — the idea here is that take a terrestrial example again , suppose you 're looking out at night and you see a light approaching you , if it 's a cyclist with a very faint light then you 'll not see him until he 's quite close . |