Example sentences of "saw [noun prp] on " in BNC.

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1 I almost dropped the flowers when I saw Lisabeth on the phone in the hallway as I kicked the door shut .
2 He tried to run for help straight after the crash but then he saw Jason on the road and collapsed with the shock .
3 ‘ Stay where you are , Judy ! ’ she cried , as she saw Judy on her hands and knees about to crawl under the wire to Mandy 's rescue .
4 He happened to glance up and saw Beryl on the landing .
5 What annoyed me when I saw Ochs on stage in productions at that time was that he was played as a grotesque , everything greatly exaggerated .
6 Perhaps he saw Erik on those stairs , and wanted to help us . ’
7 Gascoigne saw MacArthur on 21 May and drew his attention to an article that day in the Nippon Times discussing the dissent within the American government .
8 I finally saw Dundee on my forty-first birthday and I pledged the ten quid to his lovely leathery face and his matchless , understated performance .
9 I saw Ivy on Friday , but she did not mention anything — almost truly ‘ anything ’ .
10 When she reached the top of the stairs and turned to descend she saw Simon on the hall phone and hesitated , wondering .
11 I was specially grateful to the 8 ‘ Men of God ’ ( those who saw Voyager on 18-5-86 will take the point ) who went out into the homes in the Parish as collectors , and as ambassadors for our Church , because the house-to-house collection is such an important part of Christian Aid .
12 And in 1836 a deputation of Birmingham reformers saw O'Connell on apprenticeship ; they could already assume help from Birmingham and Black Country MPs .
13 But I give them a so then I saw Mrs on Tuesday when I was at Ashington .
14 When her sight cleared , she saw Adam on his feet , off balance , as if he 'd started round the table towards her .
15 She stopped short when she saw Shelley on the bed and Miguel standing beside her , his fingers playing gently with her hair .
16 Nor can Kundry , a woman who saw Christ on his way to Calvary , and who is being used by a magician , Klingsor , to tempt Parsifal to fall into sensuality .
17 I saw Sybil on ‘ Top of the Pops ’ the day before I started work on the book and she was wearing a gold bra top , huge fake-gold earrings and black trousers pulled in at the waist .
18 I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear .
19 ‘ I saw Celia on the other side of the road and ran across to her .
20 ‘ I saw Gabriel on the cover of a magazine , and David Mellor was on the cover of something else and I thought , who 's looking funkier ?
21 She says that she and her husband saw Kimberley on the ground below the window .
22 Patrick answered the door himself and smiled in delight as he saw Kate on his doorstep .
23 Mrs Titcomb , who 's eighty two last saw Christine on the night of Wednesday the 18th of November , in a Swindon club .
24 Mrs Titcomb , who 's eighty two last saw Christine on the night of Wednesday the 18th of November , in a Swindon club .
25 ‘ When my mum saw S'Xpress on TV , she said , ‘ Oh my God , whatever you do , do n't join a band like that ! ’
26 He saw Ranulf on his knees , his arms wrapped around his straining chest .
27 He was on the pavement , waiting , when he saw Volkov on the opposite side of the road .
28 Judy knew Brown Owl would be very cross if she saw Mandy on the other side of the fence — but she did n't have time to worry very long about that , for in a minute or two a loud , frightened scream shrilled from Mandy , who had stepped forward and bent to pick up the ball resting on the bright-green surface of the ground — and found herself up to her knees in treacherous , clinging slime .
29 The other day Richard saw Madonna on TV , arriving at a Hollywood film premiere , banks of photographers around her .
30 Two years later , Paul saw Sinead on stage with Ton Ton Macoute in Dublin and witnessed first hand the raw emotion she could generate in a performance .
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