Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] saw [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know how you feel — your sister 's problems — and the fact that you saw this Australian woman perform a kind of miracle . |
| 2 | one of the things that we saw open last week was a hissing gauge which was designed so that even disabled could produce them . |
| 3 | It should not be thought that Unionists enjoyed such a situation , for they certainly did not , but nor can it be suggested that they saw any real alternative , for in truth the basis of agreement on which parliamentary government " rested had all but broken down . |
| 4 | Well , I called in there today for cigars and I saw this young woman ; and you remember the one that was in the sweet shop , she was so nice and obliging ; well I thought I was looking at her twin . |
| 5 | Nevertheless he exuded pheromones and she saw two elderly ladies from the ferry clutch each other 's arms and whisper . |
| 6 | Drizzle was falling again , and she saw two RIC policemen patrolling past , their capes gleaming . |
| 7 | We saw leading brewers thinking about segregating property from brewing , and we saw one major brewer thinking about introducing new styles of lease , which is the main burden of the hon. Gentleman 's criticisms . |
| 8 | Indian mynahs were common and we saw several strange-looking mutants with bald yellow heads . |
| 9 | We saw some wild boar which paid little attention to our passing elephants , and we saw several magnificent peacock and a number of monkeys ; to me the monkeys were bandar log , straight out of Kipling 's Jungle Book . |
| 10 | Cos I w he was , he was in the Post Office one day and he saw this old woman and she 'd just cashed all her giros and this bloke just nicked it in the Post Office . |
| 11 | Then hoofbeats pounded to Sharpe 's left and he saw another French officer galloping furiously down the high road . |
| 12 | I mean you can see that bloke stopping cos he saw this poor girl lying in the road . |
| 13 | I think I can date the change in her since she saw that new doctor . |
| 14 | But my spine seemed to turn to cold stone when I saw two other groups converging on the scene of combat . |
| 15 | and it was in quite a big space , I could off got in behind him and then changed if I 'd reversed in but when I saw this other chap sat in his car and then he indicated he wanted to pull out , so I let him go |
| 16 | I did n't even notice that , but I did notice her across the road at Mrs and know so right she 'd been there I just did n't notice where she went , but I heard the bell ring and I could see this anorak through there and me mind thought Mrs , perhaps it 's Mrs but then when I saw this this lady well I just did n't know what to think really . |
| 17 | They 're kept warm When you saw those little babies last week that were born very , very premature , apart from being very small , if you looked at those arms and legs and their bodies what was the noticeably different about them than a full term baby ? |
| 18 | She frowned when she saw five different tranquillizers and sedatives listed : no wonder Nell looked bewildered and depressed . |
| 19 | There 's very little traffic on that road and she knows most of the people , so when she saw this strange car she noticed it . ’ |
| 20 | The same could be said of Sparta and her internal relations ( which as we saw affected external relations too ) . |
| 21 | People living near the factory alerted the emergency services when they saw thick black smoke pouring out of the roof of the plant 's smelting room . |
| 22 | On our return to London , David Attenborough kindly came over to watch the rushes with us , and when he saw this particular episode he shrieked : " You fools ! |