Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [not/n't] see [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't see Gillian . |
| 2 | Though I knew a remarkable plumber with only a stump for a hand who worked for Uncle Ted , I could n't see Changez decorating Anwar 's shop with one arm . |
| 3 | I was touched , I could n't see Mrs Thatcher touching , shaking my hand . |
| 4 | That was important , for I could n't see Joanna . |
| 5 | dad , dad did n't say nothing about all evening just pop in for an hour , but I could n't see Stuey and me sitting there disturb him , scared |
| 6 | I could n't see Emily 's expression as I did so . |
| 7 | I could n't see Russell 's face or his reaction to all this . |
| 8 | ‘ For I wanted the opportunity to talk to you privately , ’ she told Theda quietly , ‘ although I could not see Araminta allowing it . ’ |
| 9 | But I would not see Leslie again . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't see Mrs Brent 's car yet — I suppose she is still at the Lady Queen Bees ' tea , and Mr Brent must be still at his curling club . ’ |
| 11 | The women in this case are suspects in their own right , especially if we take notice of that boy , though from what you–say I ca n't see Anna 's mother hauling herself up on the scaffolding behind Benson 's , or making a run for it when the boy turned up . ’ |
| 12 | Although I ca n't see Beryl clambering over scaffolding with a .32 tucked in her pants , she 'd be quite capable of doing it by proxy . |
| 13 | What would I normally do , or anybody normally do , I ca n't see Hilary ? |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't see Brigadier Harcourt-Browne welcoming Charlie Trumper to morning sherry before the Cottenham Hunt . ’ |
| 15 | I ca n't see Osman accepting it otherwise . ’ |
| 16 | I ca n't see Wilko quitting Leeds to be anyone 's caretaker . |
| 17 | ‘ Somehow , ’ Nick smiled , ‘ I ca n't see Harry spending a night out at Au Père de Nico . |
| 18 | ‘ But I ca n't see Philip sitting back and doing nothing about it . |
| 19 | ‘ The hard part is not letting it go to your head , but I ca n't see Kylie making that mistake . |
| 20 | I ca n't see Ken |
| 21 | It 's n er I ca n't see Longmans . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't see Spencer go to prison for this , ’ she said brokenly . |
| 23 | I ca n't see Mike and Robin making a cake , can you ? |
| 24 | Sappho wrote a few nicely pulsating ones , but I ca n't see Anya finding her way to Mephistco 's archive to chase up the 1,000-year-out-of-print Collected Works . |
| 25 | I ca n't see Mr Ardis talking of my work in very glowing terms . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I ca n't see UEFA overturning their decision . |
| 27 | ‘ I ca n't see UEFA overturning their decision . |
| 28 | Quite , quite frankly I , I ca n't see Walsall moving , because it seems to have been money wasted if they 've made Fellas Park good and then they move somewhere else . |
| 29 | They had to get rid of a leader before they could bring themselves to admit that the poll tax was a mistake and I ca n't see John Major going before he loses the next election . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't see Glyn Rushton waiting that long though . |