Example sentences of "the [noun sg] i saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beneath the shirt I saw the outline of her breasts . |
| 2 | The moment I saw the church , although there were considerable differences — the main and obvious one being it was not on a hill — I accepted it as my church . |
| 3 | I had n't come to this place with the conscious intention of divesting myself of my now cumbersome virginity ; but from the moment I saw the actor again — certainly from the moment his arms went round me and I felt the sense of fond familiarity , of affection rediscovered — I knew it was inevitable that we should , sooner or later , make love . |
| 4 | In the morning I saw the flute player — a small green frog , like an emerald brooch to adorn a tree . |
| 5 | ‘ As I turned the corner I saw the flag flying at half-mast and the meaning of it came like a flash . ’ |
| 6 | As I approached the pool I saw the pug marks of the tigress in the soft earth at the edge of the water . |
| 7 | Even in the darkness I saw the flush on her cheeks . |
| 8 | " There was the time I saw the bear , " said Marcus unguardedly , remembering the bear . |