Example sentences of "saw [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when he turned round he saw Dean Simpson was holding a stanley knife . |
| 2 | Athelstan saw money change hands and Cranston came back with a thick broomstick . |
| 3 | When I saw Computer Services , I was immediately a bit disappointed . |
| 4 | When he saw Edwin Chase striding up towards them he made haste to make known one to the other . |
| 5 | When he saw Edwin Chase striding up towards them he made haste to make known one to the other . |
| 6 | I was awful , in those days I was into acid green sleeks and I had my hair cut in a triangle When I saw Auntie Muriel I thought , if that 's the way you end up , working on a farm , I 'll stay at home and become an underresourced juvenile But it was n't up to me . |
| 7 | She saw Auntie Lou had laid tea : a clean cloth , a plate of sandwiches , covered over , and a small cake with candles . |
| 8 | Sliding the slag heap one day after school , he looked across the mountain and saw Auntie Lou and a soldier sitting on the grass by the side of a stream . |
| 9 | At Kelmscott House I heard Grant Allen recommending State endowment of literary genius : I saw William Morris and I was pleased and awed . |
| 10 | Colin Youngs had been in his garden when he saw William Wray approach his friend and a scuffle start . |
| 11 | I saw Mum catch Mrs F 's eye , and Mrs F said , ‘ Brian , I still have n't washed the dishes . |
| 12 | James Wheelhouse was woken by noises at his bedroom window and saw Stewart Fawcett climbing in . |
| 13 | When I saw Maria Luisa 's distress at the window I thought it was all over for him and … and when you opened the door looking so terrible yourself I thought you had told her you would n't give her custody of the baby . |
| 14 | James saw G P when he was up in Glasgow last week — he seems to have had a brilliant trip , and spent most of his time in Chile . |
| 15 | Although in the early years control did largely rest with the imperial family , others increasingly came to wield power in its name , and the years after 1185 saw hegemony pass to a succession of military rulers who achieved pre-eminent influence by virtue of superior military strength . |
| 16 | LIVERPOOL second division action saw Devonshire House score a 3-2 verdict over Village Eagle with goals from Mick Brooks , John Garner and the winner from player manager Bob Lee . |
| 17 | And it was then that she saw Christie Goldsborough coming towards her along the path , his spectacular , fur-lined driving-cape swinging loose around his shoulders , his feet encased in the finest quality leather , his carriage — a shiny , high-perch sporting phaeton — waiting for him just there , in the road beyond the church wall , whenever he had a mind to take the reins in his gloved hands and go dashing off to drink champagne and eat bride-cake at Frizingley Hall . |
| 18 | Four of Mr Brown 's police protection squad told ABC News they saw drug use at his Los Angeles home . |
| 19 | They even saw Judy Garland 's fence . |
| 20 | A quick break by St Albans in the last minute of the first half saw Ian Plummer score into an open net to give his side a 2–0 half time lead . |
| 21 | From the corner of her eye she saw Ian Woodall make a bee-line for Joanna , and they greeted each other with evident pleasure . |
| 22 | ‘ She saw Ian Paisley as a responsible man on the spot who would be able to distribute the money . ’ |
| 23 | I think I saw tide tables in the post office . ’ |
| 24 | From the first moment I saw Inverness Doogie and his Welsh wife , Miranda , I had them down as a sort of suicidal Sonny and Cher . |
| 25 | Cooper , who saw striker John Gayle sent off after an off-the-ball clash with Daniel Delicari in the 70th minute , stormed : ‘ With a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition , I thought the players would really have gone for it . |
| 26 | Keegan called for cool heads in tonight 's home clash with Cesena after the explosive finale to the Ascoli match three weeks ago saw striker David Kelly sent off . |
| 27 | Wednesday 's players are still furious over the controversial refereeing that saw striker David Hirst sent off in the 3–1 first leg defeat in Kaiserslautern . |
| 28 | You said you saw Jim Lancaster , Maggie Parkin and David Parkin all go out of the boardroom . ’ |
| 29 | Grant saw Jim Miller grab Louise by the hand and turn away , pulling her after him . |
| 30 | The last time anyone saw Jim Eggleton alive was 10.30 on Boxing day . |