Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh adv] he saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became aware of someone behind him and was reaching for his Browning when he saw the uniform . |
| 2 | He hesitated for a moment when he saw the girl sitting on one of the large black leather sofas that were ranged along one wall . |
| 3 | Then a reminder of the tragedy came during World War I when a Polish soldier was walking over the bridge one starlit night when he saw the wraith of a man dancing on the parapet . |
| 4 | Ruskin Spear when he saw The Death of Nelson remarked that Minton had painted the deck like an upright fence . |
| 5 | He was layering a hedge in one of his top fields when he saw the party riding along the road towards the forest . |
| 6 | ‘ I know what you 're thinking , ’ Minton teased Tindle when he saw the painting in the studio at Hamilton Terrace , ‘ but it 's too late to change the floorboards now . ’ |