Example sentences of "and [pron] saw the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | We did so , heaving and pushing until the bed moved a few inches and I saw the slight scorch mark on the stone floor beneath . |
2 | He started up at my scream and I saw the dark blood on him and on me . |
3 | I was in the United States when the invasion of Iraq the invasion of Iraq into Iran , and I saw the whole situation with the aid of erm the United States mass media , so actually erm I had different ideas about erm what is the outcome and what is the results of the erm invasion was , and I took erm throughout the conflict I took an opposing view , because I always viewed the Iraquis as being aggressor and they inflicted damaged to a neighbouring country and erm they had erm no whatsoever rights to do anything like that and we see it again when erm they invaded Kuwait , they have no right at all erm they it is just the policy of the governing body of the Iraqui regime . |
4 | At the end of the summer , a beautiful girl passed , and she saw the tall weed , and plucked it and put it in her dress , where it blushed a glorious red and died content ; the weed on the bank saw it die , and laughed , and reflected that it would live till the next year . |
5 | He turned his head a little and she saw the blue glass flowering from his skull , its silken stamens drooping elegantly as he moved . |
6 | Since the baby 's birth and its mother 's death her whole view of life seemed to have changed abruptly , as though someone had shaken a giant kaleidoscope and she saw the whole world and herself in a different light . |
7 | ‘ That 's a relief , ’ he said , but he did n't sound relieved and she saw the sombre look in his eyes deepen . |
8 | ‘ Seven hundred years of British rule , ’ Kevin declared , and she saw the tight line of his mouth . |
9 | There God dwelt among them and they saw the visible manifestation of his presence . |
10 | And they saw the Old Bill nicking us and letting the coons go . |
11 | Now it so chanced that the king of the country passed through Marko 's village , and he saw the golden-fleeced ram and set his heart on it . |
12 | She turned towards him , her head propped on her hand , and he saw the strong afternoon light shafting with gold the cropped brightly dyed hair . |
13 | He was at Ibrox in 1971 when 66 fans died in a crush on the steps of the stadium ; in September 1980 , he had to watch the pathetically outmatched Welsh bantam-weight Johnny Owen die at the hands of Lupe Pintor , after writing beforehand ‘ this fight could end up in the intensive care unit ’ ; and he saw the heart-bursting tension of a World Cup qualifying match kill the man with whom he had an almost filial relationship , the Celtic and Scottish national football manager , Jock Stein . |
14 | She yawned like a cat and he saw the red inside of her mouth . |