Example sentences of "she saw the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes widened in horror as she saw the straight black line of a squall bearing down on them . |
| 2 | In the distance she heard the faint sounds of voices from the pool , and her dazed eyes rested on the green palm trees out on the terrace , while the dim light of the courtyard shut out the horrors of the morning , and she saw the gleaming white tower of a mosque against the deep sky and the far-off mountains , just as they had looked in the travel brochures . |
| 3 | His ribcage had lifted , expanding his chest , and she saw the dark golden hair running in a faint line down to his waist . |
| 4 | She saw the dark looming bulk of a large building . |
| 5 | Her glance fell , focusing on the front of her shirt , and heat burst to the surface of her skin as she saw the moist transparent circle left by Luke 's mouth , the fine material plastered revealingly to the darkened , sharply erect peak of her breast . |
| 6 | She was panting hard by the time she saw the narrow white ribbon that was the road to Coton . |
| 7 | As she went upstairs she saw him toss something in a little glass down his throat in one gulp and she saw the swollen nicotine-stained fingers and the watery bad-tempered eyes . |
| 8 | A crash behind her made her turn and she saw the enraged old man had hurled his soup dish at the far wall where it hit the pretty paper and ran in thin trickles down onto the pale-grey carpet . |
| 9 | She saw the glistening black heads of the seals driving through the waves … . |
| 10 | She saw the red plush benches which would be filled with students next week , and she ached to be amongst them . |
| 11 | Aunt Tossie paused — in the pause she saw the fat unfriendly child she loved , only approachable when disconsolate . |
| 12 | She saw the brown unwrinkled skin , the perfection of his teeth and the fine lines of his face . |