Example sentences of "saw [noun prp] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw Lukic launch into the tackle and it looked , for all the world , like it was going to end up as a foul but I could n't see if it was outside the area . |
| 2 | She got up as she saw Ian beckoning from the doorway . |
| 3 | Petion dropped to the ground beside her , struggling to catch his breath , and cursed as he saw Mait vanish into the night . |
| 4 | Flavia saw Andrée glance at the square of oil-cloth off which she ate her meals . |
| 5 | The knowledge sent a fierce surge of possessiveness through him , which almost translated itself into violent action when he saw Isabel emerge from the inn with Ralf hovering attentively over her . |
| 6 | As they approached , they suddenly saw Hawkbit sitting among the thorn trunks , cleaning his face with his paws . |
| 7 | Grimma , clutching at her ears , saw Dorcas running across the floor waving his hands . |
| 8 | I thought he was working there , but when I opened the door I saw Neil sitting in the driver 's seat . |
| 9 | And then he saw Creed sitting in the back of a black car parked on the Crumbles . |
| 10 | An extrapolation of this responsibility saw Hermes designated as the conductor of the souls of the dead to HADES , as well as being a god of sleep and dreams . |
| 11 | He turned his head and saw Hrun crouched by the pit , his sword a blur as it hacked at the tentacles racing out towards him . |
| 12 | She had expected to find them both still in bed , and was surprised by the noises from the kitchen , but she poked her head round the door and saw Maggie sitting at the kitchen table eating Weetabix in a reassuringly healthy way . |
| 13 | Once Tam darted a terrified glance over his shoulder and saw Kim sprawled across the writing-table ; white faced and trembling from head to toe , he had his eyes closed and his fists were clenched tight as he summoned up every last ounce of courage in his eleven-year-old body to endure his father 's beating without weeping or crying out . |
| 14 | Rachaela saw Ruth come to the door of the flats and disappear . |
| 15 | We saw Ede working on the building of a dam which would improve the water supply by 900 per cent and thereby reduce the hunger and disease that lakes a toll of half the children up to five , The other side of his work is to build up grass-roots organisations so the campesinos can protect their rights . |
| 16 | He turned and saw Tock bent over the handle . |
| 17 | ‘ As the pile-up happened and before the commentator spotted him , I saw Foinavon pop over the fence for he was wearing distinctive yellow blinkers which I had had especially widened for the race to prevent mud from getting into his eyes , ’ Kempton said . |
| 18 | That happens in the opening verse of our lesson ; we 're told that Jesus was in his own city , almost certainly Capernaum , and he saw Matthew sitting in the tax office . |
| 19 | Through the railings overlooking the small entrance hall , he saw Gwen appear from the kitchen . |
| 20 | A woman the same age as their combined ages stepped into the car at Woodford and quickly stepped out again when she saw Lee swinging from the passenger hand-holds , Damon and Kevin sparring on the floor and Chris doing something to a continental ferry advertisement with a red felt-tipped pen . |
| 21 | The order was obeyed , and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street , he saw Oliver lying on the pavement , shaking , his face as white as death . |
| 22 | Sexplosion was just getting busy when Tony Jones saw Tippy walk through the door . |
| 23 | And as I fled I looked back and saw Gorias die into the dark behind me ; the gold towers of Paradise sank like fading flames . ’ |
| 24 | He was on his way back to Newcastle , but when he saw Joe racing across the field that bordered part of the drive , he paused a moment before deciding to follow him . |
| 25 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 26 | ‘ Steady on there , ’ her companion said and as she looked round to smile at him in the fragmented night-sun that was the wheel she saw Gabriel working at the barbecue . |
| 27 | Their host saw Paula gazing at the carpet . |
| 28 | Through the buzz in her head she heard words spoken , formal greeting hanging in the air then she saw Steve stepping inside the house , leaving Fernando framed in the doorway . |
| 29 | A strange and , to those unaware of the Easterhouse situation , ambiguous line which saw Morrissey running for the shelter of his lawyer , Alexis Grower . |
| 30 | Hearing a sound behind her , she turned and saw Nathan approaching from the bow . |