Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] saw the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She told you Alex was the father , and suddenly you saw the awful vision of history repeating itself . |
| 2 | Perhaps you saw the two TV programmes on American fundamentalism recently which put the ghastly and unacceptable face of that form of fundamentalism before us . |
| 3 | From the earth bank outside she looked north ; soon she saw the bulkily-furred figures of Morthen and three of the hunters ; they followed the edge of the wood , round to the south , and were soon lost to sight . |
| 4 | I had a good laugh about it and eventually she saw the funny side . |
| 5 | The more I looked at different societies , the more I saw the little traps lurking in the small print … |
| 6 | Once more she saw the attractive man she had noticed in the High Street , and her colour rose as she recalled how she had hoped to meet him some day . |
| 7 | As the ground drifted up he saw the barbarian standing stock still , chest heaving , arms hanging loosely by his sides . |
| 8 | This time it proved to be the tunnel 's end , and as he drew nearer he saw the shadowy outline of a ladder etched against the concrete . |
| 9 | Now I saw the full implications of the concessions I had made , and how compromised I had become . |
| 10 | If she looked left she saw the wider road to Lulling , with a few comfortable houses standing well back in leafy gardens . |
| 11 | Now she saw the true worth of all his protestations . |
| 12 | Dimly she saw the Great Tower peak in a cone of white flame ; Adam seemed not to move , but Fand and Liban fell , and Fincara staggered before the sheeting fire . |
| 13 | Now he saw the missing details in his nightmare . |
| 14 | Then I saw the spare figure of Captain Robins walking towards me , bag in hand : even on land after such a short voyage he had the kind of rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea . |
| 15 | Then I saw the small monster too . |
| 16 | I figured I must be the only fool who was trying to start something ; I was trying to get that big BB King sound and then I saw The Fabulous Thunderbirds , with Jimmie Vaughan on guitar . |
| 17 | And then I saw The Real McCoy that was the last one I think . |
| 18 | I thought about leaving a few of Simon 's visiting cards around , or suggesting they all get together and build a glider in the loft , but then I saw the frosty-eyed Matron in a blue uniform and matching hair rinse clocking me from behind the desk . |
| 19 | Then I saw the top tier of the cake and that has got to be the er piece , piece de resistance I think as the French say and I know that some very exciting ideas are coming out of the South East region . |
| 20 | Then I saw the senior registrar , who had already been briefed by the house officer about my history of abuse . |
| 21 | It was only after I 'd stopped doing that and gone into the corner to have a piss that I looked over into the other corner where there was a pile of rusty cans and old bottles ; there I saw the jagged stripes of the sleeping snake . |
| 22 | Then she saw the major snag with the whole idea . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got the premises already , ’ Emily said and then she saw the surprised look on Hari 's face . |
| 24 | Then she saw the white roses , and her face turned red and angry . |
| 25 | Then she saw the horrible picture . |
| 26 | She jumped back with a startled squeak , but Bridhe laughed ; and then she saw the little girl who had slipped in under her arm to comfort the baby . |
| 27 | Fortunately they saw the funny side . |
| 28 | The essence of what the popes required of the emperors and how they saw the imperial office is enshrined in the imperial oaths taken at the time of coronation and in the prayer at the conferment of the sword . |
| 29 | And then he saw the same look of horror on Jimmy 's face as he pulled him roughly back . |
| 30 | Then he saw the broken string of a relic-bag and realised it was Mael-Isu of Deer . |