Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A day of drama that also saw the expulsion from the Communist Party of Mr Milos Jakes , the former leader , and Mr Miroslav Stepan , until recently the Prague party chief , plunged the country 's three-week old ‘ peaceful revolution ’ into great uncertainty . |
| 2 | I went in pursuit with Abdullahi and eventually saw the man on a hillside . |
| 3 | Corbett rubbed his eyes wearily , yawned and then saw the hurt in Erceldoun 's eyes . |
| 4 | Jimmy tottered back two steps , reached for the wall to steady himself , and then saw the blood on his gloved hand . |
| 5 | For the first three days we were locked in the classrooms and never saw the light of day . ’ |
| 6 | She swung round , but only saw the myriad jostling headlights behind them . |
| 7 | Some teachers were aware that they could now contribute to decision-making but still saw the head as deciding all the issues . |
| 8 | 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 . |