Example sentences of "[pron] saw the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at Snaefellsness that I saw the bird I had hoped to find — and which was ‘ new ’ to me — the Brünnich 's guillemot . |
| 2 | You will say I ought to have informed you I would not part with the boy in such circumstances as you had taken trouble to describe but until I saw the girl I was not sure in my own mind what to do and only made it up when confronted with her and not taking to her at all . |
| 3 | I saw the way you and Joe — but do n't hurt Terry . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I saw the way you looked at Marianne tonight ; you do n't like her , do you ? |
| 5 | I saw the way you had to fight him off in that first dance — the bastard 's hands were everywhere ! ’ |
| 6 | I saw the way you had all the time in the world to chat to the patients in Santa Barbara , and help them without charging anything . |
| 7 | Before I saw the school I heard children 's voices : one class was chanting its tables , another counting together , another reading out loud . |
| 8 | ‘ He said , ‘ I was dying for a pint so when I saw the pub I decided to land and come in . ’ ‘ |
| 9 | I saw the doctor who said I 'd better go on the hospital wing , which seemed ludicrous simply because I needed to use eye drops and an asthma inhalant and asthma pills . |
| 10 | ‘ I saw the woman I love wrap herself round my older , smarter and wittier brother like clingfilm round a sandwich , and it looks like they 're enjoying each other the way … |
| 11 | ‘ I saw the rose he gave you at the back of the drawer , wrapped in silver foil ! ’ |
| 12 | I saw the surgeon who became my surgeon . |
| 13 | When I saw the negative it looked as though she had a dog 's head on her shoulders . |
| 14 | Nobody saw the blow it was . |
| 15 | Hurriedly she licked them from her fingers , then looked up and felt her pulse jerk when she saw the way he was looking at her mouth . |
| 16 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 17 | She saw the way his eyes narrowed , the uncomprehending expression on his face . |
| 18 | She saw the way his eyes roamed her body , lingering on the full curves of her breasts , the flat plane of her stomach , and then he removed his shirt , his jeans , so that once again she knew the thrill of seeing his gleaming , naked torso . |
| 19 | Fran regretted her hasty words the very moment she saw the way his mouth thinned into a cold anger . |
| 20 | She saw the way it was and moved differently . |
| 21 | She saw the boy who wrote poetry , and she loved him , but as the boy , not as the youth or the budding man . |
| 22 | But when she went out , she saw the girl who had been doing the flowers waiting in the porch , and guessed that she must be the Vicar 's wife . |
| 23 | When she saw the money she was dumbfounded , and said , ‘ What are you doing ? |
| 24 | But it was the unexpected shots that would provide the spice to the story — like the ones she had just made of the little midinette enthusing as she saw the dress she 'd sweated blood for , if not created , come down the catwalk to the roar of applause . |
| 25 | She saw the look he gave her . |
| 26 | She saw the weight he had to exert to drag the door open . |
| 27 | She saw the scenario he wanted . |
| 28 | She saw the spell-binder he used to be and the strength of personality that bound people to him . |
| 29 | ‘ You saw the way she acted . |
| 30 | You saw the man who came in his padded coat ; that was Rudakov . |