Example sentences of "when he see the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A cry of horror came from the artist when he saw the terrible face in the portrait . |
| 2 | His compassion intensified when he saw the other inhabitant of the bed — a small , shabby teddy-bear . |
| 3 | When asked what use it was , Franklin gave the same reply as when he saw the first balloon ascent in 1783 … ’ |
| 4 | when he saw the stranger change into Doctor Jekyll in front of his eyes . |
| 5 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
| 6 | Look at the splendid sight , ’ he waved his hand , just as Mr Blackwell the owner appeared , but who almost disappeared again when he saw the vast crowd about to troop up and down his narrow staircase and crowded rooms . |
| 7 | Alejandro , fed up with Raimundo 's laziness and his exorbitant whining demands , was put in such a good mood when he saw the black eye that he agreed that Perdita could take over the breaking of little Tero . |
| 8 | When he saw the finished portrait Cocteau was shaken and described it privately as ‘ diabolical ’ . |
| 9 | He was furious when he saw the rubbishy episodes . |
| 10 | Kenneth smiled when he saw the hand-painted sign at the outskirts of the village that said , ‘ Thank You . ’ |
| 11 | I found a plumber , but when he saw the solid fuel monster in the kitchen , he paled visibly . |
| 12 | Returning from a London party , he was driving down Radnor Walk when he saw the unmarked vans parked by the kerb in front of Tweed 's terrace house . |
| 13 | When he saw the blue uniforms of the New York police , did Buddeke show them some sort of identification or did he just leave ? |
| 14 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
| 15 | When he saw the black-haired woman sitting beside the stream , he thought at first she was simply another ephemeral vision transmitted by the trees . |
| 16 | Gorphal picked up the parchment and raised one eyebrow slightly when he saw the familiar ideograms of the Golden Empire . |
| 17 | He obediently followed her into the back kitchen , and gave a delighted whoop when he saw the big pot of homemade faggots and mushy peas simmering on the polished black range . |
| 18 | FitzAlan glanced over his shoulder , turning fully when he saw the ugly discolouration along her cheekbone and the narrow line of dried blood where she had been cut by a ring . |
| 19 | In the end , when he saw the red crosses , he let us go . |
| 20 | One of the works engine drivers had a traumatic experience when he saw the old tramp pass straight through the train of works wagons as he was moving them . |
| 21 | And of course the old keeper knew what was there alright when he saw the old dog coming out . |
| 22 | Laidlaw glanced at it , turned it over , and was about to discard it when he saw the handwritten note scrawled across it . |
| 23 | Ghorbanifar remembered how sometimes , driving with him in Europe , North would catch sight of Old Glory : ‘ and when he sees the American flag you can see the change in his eyes . |
| 24 | ‘ If Herre Christensen likes what we 've done when he sees the full campaign tomorrow . ’ |
| 25 | Two weeks later , the same friend is walking down Oxford Street when he sees the same man with the same two gorillas . |