Example sentences of "he [modal v] not be seen " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on December 12 would be considered as an alternative if Morley Street were to miss Ascot , otherwise he might not be seen out before the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 31 . |
| 2 | He could n't be seen in his dressing-room ; he could n't be found anywhere on the set ; he was n't in the canteen . |
| 3 | The erstwhile churchman , standing by the window where he could not be seen from below , turned round and advanced into the room , smiling , the patches of eczema on his face reddening with pleasure . |
| 4 | In midwinter the track beneath this bridge became a muddy morass , so at night , when he could not be seen by the signalman in Swithland box , he and his dog , who were inseparable , used to cross over the railway lines . |
| 5 | His talks were confined to broadcasts , where he could not be seen . |
| 6 | From this distance Bourke says he was unable to contact Blake by radio and therefore he would drive to Old Oak Common Lane , park his car and then walk across Old Oak Common with his radio to a point dose to the north side of the prison from where he could re-establish contact , lying down in the grass so that he would not be seen . |
| 7 | He would not be seen to give way easily . |
| 8 | In that time he has sat through more than 10,000 films.But he confesses that he would n't be seen dead in a cinema . |
| 9 | The sergeant flicked up the plastic film and scrutinised the tweed jacket and brown trousers with a faint sneer : he would n't be seen dead wearing such clothes . |
| 10 | You make sure he ca n't be seen from the letter flap , which is covered by a sealed box , then you look round the hall . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's because he enters by the old tower door and sits at the back , where he ca n't be seen , ’ she replied eagerly . |