Example sentences of "when [pers pn] saw the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat there a long time , bored , with a cold bottom , and I was about to open the pub door to tell him I was going home when I saw the organ grinder trundling his barrel-organ down the street . |
| 2 | I was half way up the road when I saw the fire engine come . |
| 3 | I thought within myself , ‘ With what eyes these poets see nature ! ’ and ever after , when I saw the sun-set stream upon the objects facing it , conceived I had made a discovery , or thanked Mr Wordsworth for having made one for me ! |
| 4 | But when she saw the church clock she realised she was too early for the bus — nearly three-quarters of an hour too early . |
| 5 | She held the tip of it just inside her pouting snatch , and only sank down on to it when she saw the door opening . |
| 6 | There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice , which she immediately regretted when she saw the anger flicker across his face . |
| 7 | Her heart did a flip when she saw the ring binder that lay open on his desk . |
| 8 | And when she saw the family cottage , it seemed to be part of her body and life , as it always did . |
| 9 | Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns . |
| 10 | Dr Edward Kandiyali thought Stanley Kitchen , who had tried to commit suicide , was lying on the shard when he saw the X-ray photo at Hull Royal Infirmary . |
| 11 | He swore softly when he saw the fear flash in her eyes . |