Example sentences of "[modal v] not see [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Because I was less a true coward , a calculating coward , than someone so innocent , or so Greek , that he could not see what the war had to do with him . |
| 3 | Erm n I as I say I could n't see her the bed it was it was a duvet and . |
| 4 | ‘ I could n't see him the room was full with smoke . |
| 5 | Camille could n't see what the dimensions of the leaf had to do with anything and asked whether mustard and cress were therefore worthless and was there any value in endive , all frayed and ragged as it was . |
| 6 | He could n't see what the men were doing most of the time , because they were either inside or hidden by buildings . |
| 7 | She was n't doing anything interesting at all so I could n't see what the fascination was . |
| 8 | I still could n't see what the problem was but the whole hallway area had gone suspiciously quiet . |
| 9 | And if Em wants more money and will do all your washing and clearing as well , then I ca n't see what the fuss is about . ’ |
| 10 | I ca n't see what the fuss is about . |
| 11 | I ca n't see what the point is that was more than forty-five years ago |
| 12 | I 'm sorry , Dad , but I ca n't see it the way you do . |
| 13 | The context of this calm acquiescence is a rise in what I will call semi-literacy , which relies on the visual image and hardly at all on the printed word except as a medium of advertising , and genuinely can not see what the problem is . |
| 14 | The instructor can not see what the pupil does and the pupil can not see what the instructor wants . |
| 15 | The instructor can not see what the pupil does and the pupil can not see what the instructor wants . |