Example sentences of "[pron] saw the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw the Manor at Welshpool where a Class 37 and its passengers awaited its arrival . |
| 2 | Of women , I saw the type of her , heroic greatness in Mrs Siddons ; of her fascinations , in Mrs Jordan and Mlle Mars ; I listened with rapture to the dreamy monologues of Coleridge — ‘ that old man eloquent ’ ; I travelled with Wordsworth , the greatest of our lyrico-philosophical poets ; I relished the wit and pathos of Charles Lamb ; I conversed freely with Goethe at his own table , beyond all competition the supreme genius of his age and country . |
| 3 | Nearly two years ago , I saw the type of package that really interested me BUT , of course , it was not for my computer . |
| 4 | I saw the voice for the first time ! |
| 5 | I was only three-and-a-half when I saw the Zeppelin , although I can not claim that it kindled any positive interest in flying . |
| 6 | ‘ If I loved him , replied the river , ‘ it was because , when he leaned over my water , I saw the reflection of my waters in his eyes . ’ |
| 7 | In the driving mirror I saw the driver of the estate-car was growing restive . |
| 8 | ‘ I saw the Fall , ’ said Fael-Inis , his eyes distant . |
| 9 | He took off again , shouting to the head of the flight , I saw the buses and the windows of the waiting room on my left and dived across the road and through the door . |
| 10 | With this background , as a teacher I saw the subject as a collection of facts and skills that I had to impart to my pupils in a well-defined sequence . |
| 11 | Normally this point is proved by the officer in the case examining the registration document and including in his statement a passage such as ‘ On examining the vehicle 's registration document I saw the date of first registration was … ’ |
| 12 | But then I saw the keeper struggling . |
| 13 | I saw the kwai 's body for myself . ’ |
| 14 | None has arrived but if his death took place as I saw the angel pass I would not hear from my sister Ellen for some time . |
| 15 | ‘ I saw the Angel Gabriel , and as God 's my witness ‘ t is the first sight I 've seen these twenty-five years ! |
| 16 | I saw the valley fifty feet below us . |
| 17 | ‘ When Karen broke the news of our marriage so crudely at Thomas 's party , and I saw the look on your face , I understood for the first time the force of that old cliché about wishing the floor would open up and swallow one . |
| 18 | ‘ I saw the look on your face as we left Glastonbury . ’ |
| 19 | I saw the look the malai doctors gave each other and I knew then he would never see again . |
| 20 | ‘ I saw the look on your face in the coffee-bar when Gavin said you 'd better beware of skeletons in your cupboard — frankly , it was a dead give-away that you had something to hide . ’ |
| 21 | But above all , I saw the sabs ' devotion to the cause . |
| 22 | Thinking about it , I saw the rafts dancing over the rapids and through the white foam . ’ |
| 23 | I saw the knife in my mum 's neck . |
| 24 | I saw the knife flash , a cold gleam as the man swung his arm back to strike at Ward 's belly . |
| 25 | My door was open and I was halfway across the room when I saw the snake curled just outside , as if in wait for me . |
| 26 | I saw the cerement |
| 27 | Somebody brought a light and I saw the inside of the house . |
| 28 | It was at Snaefellsness that I saw the bird I had hoped to find — and which was ‘ new ’ to me — the Brünnich 's guillemot . |
| 29 | ‘ I saw The Frank & Walters and Sultans of Ping FC play together at Dublin Baggot 's Inn in front of 18 people , ’ grumbles Ken . |
| 30 | A Roman woman inscribed a simple lament on the casing stones : " I saw the pyramids without you ; sadly I shed tears here . " |