Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elizabeth , poor Elizabeth ran into the sunlight and he stopped the car and he got out and Elizabeth ran towards the car until she saw the girl . |
| 2 | It seemed to Creggan that she was surrounded by a powerful diffused light until he saw the mist was thinning and the sun beginning to shine . |
| 3 | Some forms of psychotherapy are based on the work of Reich , an analyst who gave up ‘ talking ’ therapy because he saw the possibility of releasing emotional tension locked into the body , and making faster contact with the sources of conflict that cause pain and distress . |
| 4 | The virtues born during the millennia of delusion before everybody saw the importance and inevitability of becoming American will be replaced by ‘ economic calculations , the endless solving of technical problems , environmental concerns and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands ’ . |
| 5 | In fact once submerged they had to find a red rod and drag themselves along it to the other side of the stage ; more than one mother screamed in fear when she saw the show . |
| 6 | ‘ There was no way I could have got out of the car when I saw the lorry coming towards me , ’ Adam , 26 , said yesterday . |
| 7 | He heard the mestizo curse in fear as he saw the snake . |
| 8 | Can you imagine my disappointment when I saw the sort of riff-raff that had also been invited — a distinctly dubious businessman , a scruffy rabbi who I think makes his living as a stand-up comic , a second-rate academic ? |
| 9 | But although delegates opposed the Home Secretary 's proposals , they decided to put the motion on ice until they saw the strength of his final document on the matter , said Chris Burgess , secretary of the Suffolk Police Federation . |
| 10 | Brunel made the broad gauge because he saw the advantage of stability , and making extra room for passengers |
| 11 | Riven sat up , then jumped to his feet as he saw the glitter of the eyes and the shadows moving amongst the trees . |
| 12 | She instantly regretted the question when she saw the expression that crossed his face . |
| 13 | As he raised her hand towards his mouth his grey eyes widened , then gleamed with laughter as he saw the state it was in . |
| 14 | Digging into the pocket of her jacket , she produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips , and Fran had to swallow an almost hysterical gurgle of laughter as she saw the expression of near-disbelief on Luke Calder 's face . |
| 15 | She never associated him with the missing lad till she saw the picture . |
| 16 | Elizabeth 's reign is now seen to be of crucial importance because it saw the completion of the Protestantization of the English people and witnessed the creation of a uniquely English style of Protestant church which was later to be labelled Anglicanism . |
| 17 | The young soldier gave a cry as he saw the Doctor . |
| 18 | None has arrived but if his death took place as I saw the angel pass I would not hear from my sister Ellen for some time . |
| 19 | All thoughts of where they were and what was happening fled abruptly as she stared at him with a shock that soon turned to joy as she saw the expression on his face . |
| 20 | He looked up when he heard her , and Fran felt a ripple of heat curl along her veins when she saw the smile curving his lips . |
| 21 | I was almost at the centre of the group when I saw the light in the trees . |
| 22 | My door was open and I was halfway across the room when I saw the snake curled just outside , as if in wait for me . |
| 23 | Juliet saw the sign before she saw the house . |
| 24 | It was easy to imagine what relief the miners must have felt at the end of a long day 's work in those conditions when they saw the mouth of the tunnel framing the daylight before them . |
| 25 | ‘ I used to have the impression that I should feel almost privileged to work at certain big-name establishments when I saw the size of my pay packet , and I never used to know my general manager . |
| 26 | George Male was walking to Upton Park tube station when he saw the bill : ‘ Herbert Chapman Dead . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Can you describe your feelings when you saw the body ? ’ |
| 28 | They might look like cornflakes , ’ she added in inspiration as she saw the packet on the shelf , ‘ but , believe me , they 're rice crispies ! ’ |
| 29 | Gabriel forgot his own sadness when he saw the bitterness and deep despair on the farmer 's face . |
| 30 | Jane Davis , prosecuting , had earlier told the court that Orchard , of Farringdon , London , had been walking his dog when he saw the girl in a playground in the King 's Cross area one evening last July . |