Example sentences of "[pron] see the [adj] [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The testimony of a witness in a case tried at Matara early in the nineteenth century illustrates the lack of plausibility of much court testimony : ‘ I saw the two prisoners drive a head of cattle — It was in the high road — It was about two hours before dark — We asked them where are you going with the animal — Is this not the animal of the schoolmaster . |
| 2 | Out of the corner of my eye I saw the young man join Pavic 's queue . |
| 3 | I saw the great buses navigate |
| 4 | I saw the American woman kiss his hand ; so she was an RC , too . |
| 5 | I see the rural virtues leave the land . |
| 6 | While I see the little mouldiwarps hang sweeing to the wind |
| 7 | On a day which saw the All-Ireland side go down to England 16-2 , Curran made a strong start in her under 18 confrontation with Kate Warne-Holland . |
| 8 | This programme has been through the first round of application approvals which saw the Regional Council gain around £17,000 to capital and around £600,000 to revenue . |
| 9 | She saw the other girl redden with pleasure . |
| 10 | Mr Jarrett said she saw the four defendants go for Mr Johnson , holding knives and stabbing at him uttering threat of drawing blood.It was a fatal single stab wound to the neck that caused his death . |
| 11 | She saw the young man hesitate , then veer away . |
| 12 | She forgot her dream as she saw the blue eyes darken almost to black . |
| 13 | She saw the upright figure stiffen suddenly , and the hands clench together in her lap . |
| 14 | In the end she saw the giant fish-hooks come down down into her and she thought they would haul her out of the depths , but they did not . |
| 15 | If [ it ] … does not have the power to raise you up … to that mood where one sees the earthly veils pull away from oneself — then I too want to have nothing more to do with this philosophy . " |
| 16 | JTR had chickened out and was travelling south - ‘ we saw the first snows fall before we left … ’ — to write up his chapter retrospectively on previous rambles in Skye , for some obscure reason . |
| 17 | We saw the free kick come in from Paul Simpson , it appeared that Martin Foyle headed the ball back across the face of the goal , then it was all a little blurred , and you appeared with the ball in the net . |
| 18 | At the window they laughed together and bit a knuckle , like children or housemaids — watching avidly , they saw the two boys get out of a car that could not be Robert 's . |
| 19 | Mr Dovaston said witnesses had told police they saw the two men shout to Magee to catch up with them . |
| 20 | Crossley 's mouth dropped open as he saw the taller man pull a gun into view . |
| 21 | Labourer Nick Stylianou , 26 , was repairing paving stones when he saw the first bomb explode . |
| 22 | As he saw the first men fall in the ambush , Lachlan 's shipmaster yelled for his men to fall back . |
| 23 | He saw the long lashes drop for an instant and the lips contract fearfully , and laughed . |
| 24 | While in his bedroom , he saw the electric bulbs light up . |
| 25 | On the bridge he saw the third officer raise his hand to his cap in a debonair salute , and she waved gaily back . |
| 26 | She lifted her buttocks up into the air , taunting Vashinov as he saw the white sperm slide out from inside her . |
| 27 | The blue eyes glittered mockingly as he saw the fierce colour rush up her face . |
| 28 | The lights in its eyes faded and he saw the pricked ears descend . |