Example sentences of "we saw the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As a weak sun died and the shadows closed in around us , we saw the high pointed gables and turreted walls of the fortified manor house beckoning darkly to us over the treetops .
2 We saw the same unbelieving stares on the faces of the Americans who watched the ‘ Challenger ’ failure .
3 We saw the big white bird bank over the town , and then land at the new military airfield .
4 We saw the whole beastly thing . ’
5 Several times , late in the evening , we saw the whole northern sky illuminated by flares and heard the heavy , terrible rumblings of bombardment , although the city was 100 kilometres away .
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