Example sentences of "as [pron] saw the [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Annie laughed aloud as she saw the look on Billy 's face . |
| 2 | She was instantly aware that she 'd over-reacted as she saw the expression on his face . |
| 3 | His anger matched her own , then outgrew it so that she felt her breath catch in dismay as she saw the expression on his coldly furious face . |
| 4 | All thoughts of where they were and what was happening fled abruptly as she stared at him with a shock that soon turned to joy as she saw the expression on his face . |
| 5 | They might look like cornflakes , ’ she added in inspiration as she saw the packet on the shelf , ‘ but , believe me , they 're rice crispies ! ’ |
| 6 | Fran drew back as though he had struck her , her face going pale as she saw the amusement on his face as he continued to study her . |
| 7 | Auguste almost laughed as he saw the expression on the Prince of Wales 's face as a plateful of roast goose advanced towards him in the hands of James Pegg , followed by an endless procession , it seemed , of forcemeats , vegetables and gravies . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 9 | Then he smiled thinly as he saw the look on her face . |
| 10 | She brought up her clenched fists to beat at him , and as he saw the dirt on them Benedict did let her go , stepping back out of the way . |