Example sentences of "saw [art] [noun sg] " 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 | There , sitting in his plush first-class compartment on the mail train , he saw the overcrowding , squalor , and discomfort of a wooden-seated African train on an adjacent platform . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She saw the flicker of pain cross his face as she spoke of Lizzy and guessed that he was thinking of his own daughter . |
| 7 | He saw the flicker of uncertainty at the back of Weis 's eyes , and smiled inwardly . |
| 8 | DeVore saw how his lieutenant hesitated — saw the flicker of pure aversion , quickly masked , that crossed his face — before he came forward . |
| 9 | He glanced quickly at Edward and Corbett saw the flicker of annoyance on the Prince 's face . |
| 10 | He saw the flicker of amusement in Cesar 's face . |
| 11 | She took a quick step forward and saw the flicker of surprise on the man 's face . |
| 12 | Briefly his gaze rested on Rachel and she saw the flicker of uncertainty in his eyes but there was no time for questions . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In her mind 's eye she saw the assassin 's mouth open and close , and on them read the syllables of her name . |
| 15 | ‘ She told me she had made it up on the spot as soon as she saw the bloke . ’ |
| 16 | Topaz saw the misery in her visitor 's eyes and remembered that once Timothy had mentioned Lady West and her daughter . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He saw the emergency vehicles rushing towards him , their lights beaconing in the morning light . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Then she saw the dress , and before she knew it she was trying it on . |
| 22 | Her eyes glittered as she saw the bottle . |
| 23 | But then I saw the keeper struggling . |
| 24 | A back pass to McConnell saw the keeper mis-hit the clearance to Ferguson who provided the perfect lob into the net . |
| 25 | The red-haired striker then saw the keeper make two good saves from him soon after as Coleraine threatened . |
| 26 | That 's why we were so surprised when we saw the income from the gate . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In this activity , the teacher saw the choice to observe silently , to reflect upon what was observed individually as legitimate and as educational as engaging in an animated discussion . |
| 29 | As soon as he was inside the garden he saw the couple hitting each other with chairs ; ‘ The woman hit harder and had the upper hand ’ . |
| 30 | Of 1992 , which saw the couple split as well as her topless pictures with friend Johnny Bryan , Fergie said : ‘ I ca n't go through a year like this ever again . |