Example sentences of "then [pron] saw [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did quite a lot on that single bed machine , even intarsia and then I saw a double bed advertised for £15 . |
| 2 | Then I saw a light aircraft orbiting overhead and started waving to it , but he disappeared and I did n't know if he 'd seen me . |
| 3 | Then I saw the spare figure of Captain Robins walking towards me , bag in hand : even on land after such a short voyage he had the kind of rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea . |
| 4 | Then I saw the small monster too . |
| 5 | I figured I must be the only fool who was trying to start something ; I was trying to get that big BB King sound and then I saw The Fabulous Thunderbirds , with Jimmie Vaughan on guitar . |
| 6 | And then I saw The Real McCoy that was the last one I think . |
| 7 | I thought about leaving a few of Simon 's visiting cards around , or suggesting they all get together and build a glider in the loft , but then I saw the frosty-eyed Matron in a blue uniform and matching hair rinse clocking me from behind the desk . |
| 8 | Then I saw the top tier of the cake and that has got to be the er piece , piece de resistance I think as the French say and I know that some very exciting ideas are coming out of the South East region . |
| 9 | Then I saw the senior registrar , who had already been briefed by the house officer about my history of abuse . |
| 10 | Then she saw a wrought-iron gate set in the corner , and hurried towards it . |
| 11 | She put the key down and then she saw a little bottle on the table ( ‘ I 'm sure it was n't here before , ’ said Alice ) . |
| 12 | Then she saw a thin trail of smoke rising from her sister 's clothing , and smelt the dry odour of smouldering cloth . |
| 13 | Then she saw a large mushroom near her . |
| 14 | Then she saw an elderly Sister and made another enquiry . |
| 15 | Then she saw the major snag with the whole idea . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've got the premises already , ’ Emily said and then she saw the surprised look on Hari 's face . |
| 17 | Then she saw the white roses , and her face turned red and angry . |
| 18 | Then she saw the horrible picture . |
| 19 | She jumped back with a startled squeak , but Bridhe laughed ; and then she saw the little girl who had slipped in under her arm to comfort the baby . |
| 20 | His first impression was that somebody had started to construct a small harbour , but then he saw a shallow groove cut in the face of the cliff which must at one time have accommodated a pipe , and it occurred to him that it had probably been a sewage outfall . |
| 21 | Just then he saw a small boat moving out to sea , towards a ship . |
| 22 | Just then he saw a familiar shape pass the window on its way to the rear door , heard the tap-tapping of high-heeled shoes on the flags outside . |
| 23 | And then he saw a folded umbrella , pointed into the air , moving into the centre of the chaos . |
| 24 | Then he saw the broken string of a relic-bag and realised it was Mael-Isu of Deer . |
| 25 | It was then he saw the approaching gendarme . |
| 26 | For a second Sharpe 's heart leapt , thinking that a battalion of Riflemen had arrived , then he saw the yellow crossbelts over the green coats and he knew he was seeing Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar 's force of Nassauers . |
| 27 | Then he saw the glowing tip of someone 's cigarette behind the windshield . |