Example sentences of "[noun] saw [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind de Craon Edward saw de Warenne quietly pull a dagger from his sheath . |
| 2 | Expert opinion : ‘ Much will depend on how the electorate saw Neville Trotter 's performance in the light of recent unrest . |
| 3 | Barefoot , she moved with the natural sinuousness of her race , and looking beyond her , Loc saw Jacques Devraux lift his eyes momentarily from his plate to follow the swaying movement of her hips as she walked away from the table . |
| 4 | A speedy , sixth-minute break saw Roberto Paci intercept Warren Neil 's desperate back pass to give Lucchese the lead . |
| 5 | The chaos was physical : early meetings in the Storey 's Gate offices earmarked for the new department saw George Brown on a chair while everyone else ‘ sat on the floor like Buddhas ’ . |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL second division action saw Devonshire House score a 3-2 verdict over Village Eagle with goals from Mick Brooks , John Garner and the winner from player manager Bob Lee . |
| 7 | Selkirk stopped speaking and Corbett saw de Craon flinch at what the Scotsman had said as he quickly assessed the alternatives open to him . |
| 8 | Last year 's Best Actor contest saw Tom Cruise and Daniel Day Lewis competing wheelchair-to-wheelchair , with Cruise 's Ron Kovics ( Born on the Fourth of July ) just losing out to Day Lewis 's Christy Brown ( My Left Foot ) . |
| 9 | The settlement connects with other forms of extension in that it did have an educational aim , but , like Oxford House ( another settlement or " mission " set up in the East End in 1884 ) , it usefully illustrates new initiatives for the renewal of forms of leadership and patterns for social administration upon which the elevation of English largely depended , Barnett saw Toynbee Hall as the potential centre for an east London university ; in fact it became , as did the other settlements and extension classes , a centre for members of the middle class . |
| 10 | Income on livestock farms remained stable while combined beef and dairy units saw revenue fall by 4% . |
| 11 | Foreign industry saw unemployment pay — meagre as it was — as the last obstacle before this country became a handy offshore pool of cheap labour . |
| 12 | Carradine 's eyes saw faraway sights , and he ran a hand through his shoulder-length hair . |
| 13 | Mr Keen saw John Neal , Willie Maddren , Bobbie Murdoch and Malcolm Allison come and go before work pressures forced him to leave his scouting post in the early days of Bruce Rioch . |
| 14 | The photographer and his wife Jane had been about to go through into the concert hall when Leeson saw Lowell standing on his own . |
| 15 | There were just two balls remaining when seventh wicket pair Adrian Semple and Graham Benson saw North Down home . |
| 16 | A lorry driver passing the scene saw Mrs Chandler walking with a man slightly smaller than her , about 5ft 8in tall . |
| 17 | A promenade ran along the top , and Ruth saw Council workmen piling sandbags against the brightly painted railings . |
| 18 | May saw steam back west of Shrewsbury with the Severn valley Standard 4 operating a Crewe to Tywyn Service . |
| 19 | Comparison of market capitalisation to turnover ratios saw Application Hardware with 1.1 ; Components with 0.63 ; Distribution with 0.38 ; and Peripherals with 0.31 . |
| 20 | Celtic 's whirlwind start to the second half saw Peter Grant and Charlie Nicholas go close , and a Pat McGinley effort from a narrow angle rebound off the post . |
| 21 | Celtic 's whirlwind start to the second half saw Peter Grant and Charlie Nicholas go close , and a Pat McGinley effort from a narrow angle rebound off the post . |
| 22 | A quick break by St Albans in the last minute of the first half saw Ian Plummer score into an open net to give his side a 2–0 half time lead . |
| 23 | Immediately afterwards Dr. F. saw Miss T. and said ‘ Do you object to blood transfusions ? ’ |
| 24 | The Unlimited Silver saw Bill Rheinschild run away the race . |
| 25 | Other Red Cross workers saw Mr Christen standing with his hands in the air , holding in one of them an artificial limb , before the gunmen took him away . |
| 26 | Of the twenty-nine entries on the full list of sites and institutions receiving more than 100,000 visitors in 1991 , only the Blue Grotto and the Egyptian Museum in Turin saw visitor numbers rise in comparison with 1990 . |
| 27 | As he spoke , the teacher saw Prince Richard in his mind 's eye and recalled the authority in the imperious carriage of the boy 's small head on his narrow but habitually braced shoulders . |
| 28 | Notts County at home to Oldham went into a forty second minute lead through Turner , and this all second division clash saw Notts County go further ahead through Short after sixty five minutes ; two nil the final score . |
| 29 | The judge did not accept the suggestion that Mr. Hallworth saw Mrs. Aboody alone after her husband 's interruption . |
| 30 | Grant saw Jim Miller grab Louise by the hand and turn away , pulling her after him . |