Example sentences of "[coord] saw [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Cruithin said , ‘ The Enchantment is lost to us , ma'am , ’ Grainne turned to them , her eyes brilliant , and said , ‘ But we shall find it again , ’ and saw them nod and smile , and felt suddenly and deeply happy . |
| 2 | Hugo looked at his contemporaries , less clever than himself , and saw them outstrip him . |
| 3 | He slid between two planes , Church and Killion and saw them circle and follow him down . |
| 4 | He studied them , smoothing the fragile skin of her hand , and saw them falter shut , and heard her breathing soften and settle . |
| 5 | Through his friendship Soutine was introduced to other young artists and saw them work in their studios and Modigliani guided him round the Louvre , pointing out the Italian painters he admired , the primitives and Giotto , Botticelli and Tintoretto . |
| 6 | He turned and saw me smile . |
| 7 | Before it came shoulder-high , Thorfinn killed him and saw him drop bleeding over his friend . |
| 8 | She looked out of the little window above the door and saw him stop on the path . |
| 9 | If they went to the house and saw him move into the door , they 'd turn out the family , look everywhere and he was not to be found . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm — I 'm — a virgin , ’ she told him honestly , and saw him move involuntarily as though startled , as though that had never occurred to him . |
| 11 | He glanced at Lambert and saw him blaze at a green-and-yellow plane , then bank hard away as tracer scorched past . |
| 12 | She glanced across to Raynor again , and saw him bow his head in brief acknowledgement , and she smiled inwardly , for it was Raynor who had given her the clue , the idea , the knowledge of how to approach his people . |
| 13 | She reached over by the man 's shoulder to set a styrene cup on his desk , and saw him look at it sharply . |
| 14 | He wants no superstar treatment from Team Pileri , who signed him last year and saw him steal the glory from team-mate and ex-champ Fausto Gresini . |
| 15 | I followed him and saw him join some of his mates who were waiting on the corner . |
| 16 | I heard him say à bientôt to him , and saw him run his hand gently over the man 's arm . |
| 17 | Folly heard the fabric rip , and saw him cast it aside . |
| 18 | She heard Tim give a shout and saw him stretch out an arm and point towards her , but she-had no fear of capture ; she was over halfway across the marsh . |
| 19 | She heard Lennon say , ‘ Oh dear , ’ and saw him put his hand in his pocket . |
| 20 | In alarm she glanced back at Samson and saw him hit out wildly , lose his balance and crash back , knocking down the men behind like a row of ninepins . |
| 21 | And she smiled at Raynor and saw him smile back , and felt renewed and restored , and understood how it was that Bec and the others came to Raynor for help . |
| 22 | She glared at the older man , her grey eyes gleaming with determination , and saw him smile . |
| 23 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 24 | She looked him in the eye , and saw him turn and blink . |
| 25 | I watched him as far as the corner of the curator 's garden , and saw him turn in alongside the hedge . |
| 26 | ‘ A good night 's sleep would do that just as well , ’ she pointed out , and saw him pout disapprovingly . |
| 27 | She achieved the crest of the road and saw it spill over , and the village in the bottom of the valley , silent as if drowned a hundred years beneath a lake . |
| 28 | Nails watched it with horrified fascination , and saw it start to slide towards him . |
| 29 | ‘ I came out to call him in and saw you pass . |