Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] saw the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American woman strolled over to the riverbank to watch him , and as the fragments of the raw flesh floated away down-stream she saw the water churned to a white froth by shoals of ravenous fish fighting to devour them . |
| 2 | Glancing up he saw the senator beckoning for his sons to join him . |
| 3 | But then I saw the keeper struggling . |
| 4 | Then we saw the sky burst into red , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Then he saw the glider looming up ahead , but slightly below . |
| 6 | Then he saw the signalman leaning out of the signal box window , a pipe clenched between his teeth . |
| 7 | Then he saw the figure standing by the water trough and his voice faded away , with an apologetic , lop-sided grin . |
| 8 | Then he saw the earth moving … |
| 9 | Then he saw the gravel embedded in the tar and watched a spider running over the surface . |
| 10 | But this week I went along to ‘ the other Headingley ’ where he plies his trade week-in , week-out to talk to him about his hopes and ambitions and how he saw the season panning out for his big-spending club . |
| 11 | I also experienced it ( it came upon me ) when I signed the marriage register as well as when I saw the pig slaughtered . |
| 12 | Refer to where you saw the vacancy advertised . |
| 13 | They might prefer to work out a general letter and simply insert the details such as where they saw the job advertised and the name given to the vacancy advertised . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He was layering a hedge in one of his top fields when he saw the party riding along the road towards the forest . |
| 16 | Mr Farrell , of Ross-on-Wye , Hereford and Worcester , showed them where he saw the car parked and pointed out a skid mark on the hard shoulder . |