Example sentences of "he see a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sometimes , he sees a blade of light in the darkness and thinks : ‘ There is Crevecoeur !
2 If he sees a gleam of light , it is in the clubs — some of them anyway — who tackle the tourists before they play Wales .
3 Unbelievably , for a split second , he was sure he saw a look of relief on the face of Nell Anderson .
4 Dougal watched Henry 's face : he could have sworn he saw a flash of disappointment there .
5 In that dream he saw a vision of loveliness : himself as Foreign Secretary .
6 There he saw a pair of motor torpedo boats tied up at one of the quays and decided to attack .
7 He was looking , without seeming to look , at Andropulos as he said the last words and felt almost certain that he saw a flicker of expression cross his face .
8 And through the archway that opened into the saloon , he saw a flicker of light .
9 He saw a splash of white in among the greens of the vegetation : it was Marie 's hair .
10 He saw a gleam of hope appear in Roy 's eyes .
11 Well it was a waste well I 'll tell you what it was really , he saw a lot of waste on the other tables going on the tip you know , there was a lot of waste going over .
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