Example sentences of "saw the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inter-war period saw the construction of a large number of new pubs to serve the needs of growing suburban communities and reconstructed city centres . |
| 2 | That year also saw the construction of the most striking addition to Ebley Mill , the chateau-inspired tower block , known as the New Mill and designed by G.F. Bodley . |
| 3 | The earliest phase , in the last quarter of the second century , saw the construction of earthwork defences , many of which were subsequently modified by the insertion of a stone wall on the same alignment . |
| 4 | She was pressing it for dear life now as if she was in a panic , and she kept her finger on it until , through the glass door , she saw the flicker of a candle weaving its way down through the shop . |
| 5 | She saw the flicker of pain cross his face as she spoke of Lizzy and guessed that he was thinking of his own daughter . |
| 6 | He saw the flicker of uncertainty at the back of Weis 's eyes , and smiled inwardly . |
| 7 | DeVore saw how his lieutenant hesitated — saw the flicker of pure aversion , quickly masked , that crossed his face — before he came forward . |
| 8 | He glanced quickly at Edward and Corbett saw the flicker of annoyance on the Prince 's face . |
| 9 | He saw the flicker of amusement in Cesar 's face . |
| 10 | She took a quick step forward and saw the flicker of surprise on the man 's face . |
| 11 | Briefly his gaze rested on Rachel and she saw the flicker of uncertainty in his eyes but there was no time for questions . |
| 12 | He saw the flicker of doubt in her eyes , and added with a husky laugh , ‘ I 'm not saying I do n't want you . |
| 13 | Topaz saw the misery in her visitor 's eyes and remembered that once Timothy had mentioned Lady West and her daughter . |
| 14 | The church is a plain red brick building , dedicated to St Edmund , and 1989 saw the celebration of the bicentenary of the rebuilding of the church . |
| 15 | Many people saw the strike as a conflict arising out of antagonisms between the NUM 's president , Arthur Scargill , and the Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher . |
| 16 | That 's why we were so surprised when we saw the income from the gate . |
| 17 | By contrast contemporary economic analysis of exchange rate policy saw the choice of alternative rates merely as a technical problem involving the conundrums of relative elasticities and inflationary effects . |
| 18 | H. M. Hyndman , the ex-Tory founding father of British Marxism , saw the defence of bad states against worse ones as a legitimate socialist position . |
| 19 | The Adorno fired , and the watchers saw two patches of smoke , and heard the flat thuds , and saw the dash of white water between the galleys . |
| 20 | The Victorian period not only established the modern popular image of public houses , but also saw the involvement of specialists and well-known architects in their design . |
| 21 | As they headed west , three Welsh officers saw the vehicle at a hotel in Capel Curig , Snowdonia . |
| 22 | Schellenberg frequently did , but when he went to the window and saw the powdering of snow in the streets he laughed . |
| 23 | She saw the agony in him . |
| 24 | And er he told me I could start and if I could relieved from the other pit , so I went and saw the under-manager at , and I says , Aye , he says , you can go . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | Annie laughed aloud as she saw the look on Billy 's face . |
| 27 | Gregson smiled when he saw the look on Finn 's face . |
| 28 | Jehan saw the look on Alexei 's face . |
| 29 | Then he smiled thinly as he saw the look on her face . |
| 30 | ‘ I saw the look on your face as we left Glastonbury . ’ |