Example sentences of "[noun] when [pron] saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ There was no way I could have got out of the car when I saw the lorry coming towards me , ’ Adam , 26 , said yesterday . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | She instantly regretted the question when she saw the expression that crossed his face . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I was almost at the centre of the group when I saw the light in the trees . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | George Male was walking to Upton Park tube station when he saw the bill : ‘ Herbert Chapman Dead . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Can you describe your feelings when you saw the body ? ’ |
| 12 | Gabriel forgot his own sadness when he saw the bitterness and deep despair on the farmer 's face . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The method of working was fine and you would n't have known there were any interruptions when you saw the programme . |
| 15 | The album 's apparent randomness made more sense when you saw the movie . |
| 16 | Jessamy was halfway down the drive when she saw the car approaching . |
| 17 | I just broke down in tears when I saw the letter . |
| 18 | I was half way up the road when I saw the fire engine come . |
| 19 | Mrs. E. Moore of Lion Lane , Haslemere was prompted to send in this photo when she saw the picture of the club 's novelty dress cricket team ( Peeps March 13th ) which was possibly taken around the same time . |
| 20 | I remember the shock of fear when I heard her scream and the sickening jolt of pain through my stomach when I saw the angle of her hand to her arm . |
| 21 | Her heart did a flip when she saw the ring binder that lay open on his desk . |
| 22 | Shirley put her hand to her mouth in horror when she saw the blaze . |
| 23 | Just for a second her determination not to look at Luke wavered , and she felt her temper rise when she saw the amusement on his face . |
| 24 | Dr Edward Kandiyali thought Stanley Kitchen , who had tried to commit suicide , was lying on the shard when he saw the X-ray photo at Hull Royal Infirmary . |
| 25 | ‘ We had been to the pub down the road and were walking towards the crossing when we saw the train was coming , ‘ she said . |