Example sentences of "[conj] she saw the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs James then told the court how she and Mr Loxton had been transported by the police to Nottingham some time later , where she saw the same man in a street there . |
| 2 | It was as they stepped from the dodgem stand and Rachel turned from helping Belinda down the steep steps to the grass that she saw the little group of her family watching them . |
| 3 | At the end of the summer , a beautiful girl passed , and she saw the tall weed , and plucked it and put it in her dress , where it blushed a glorious red and died content ; the weed on the bank saw it die , and laughed , and reflected that it would live till the next year . |
| 4 | He turned his head a little and she saw the blue glass flowering from his skull , its silken stamens drooping elegantly as he moved . |
| 5 | Then her vision cleared and she saw the familiar objects , the Aga and the gas stove with the nearby working surfaces , the table of polished oak in the middle of the room with its four elegantly crafted chairs , and at the far end Alice 's office with the walls covered with bookshelves and her desk piled with proofs . |
| 6 | Since the baby 's birth and its mother 's death her whole view of life seemed to have changed abruptly , as though someone had shaken a giant kaleidoscope and she saw the whole world and herself in a different light . |
| 7 | She sat down beside him , instinctively putting her arm out to support him , but he jerked forward with a sharp gasp , and she saw the brown lines of dried blood across the back of his shirt . |
| 8 | And she saw the big staircases leading up to the libraries and the lecture halls . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's a relief , ’ he said , but he did n't sound relieved and she saw the sombre look in his eyes deepen . |
| 10 | ‘ Seven hundred years of British rule , ’ Kevin declared , and she saw the tight line of his mouth . |
| 11 | Guy 's response was calmly matter-of-fact , but she saw the tense concern in his eyes . |
| 12 | But she saw the intellectual side of Ken as well . |
| 13 | Suddenly , the track fell away sharply , in front of her feet , and she felt before she saw the expanded horizon . |
| 14 | The door was opened by the clergyman 's daughter , who ran off terrified when she saw the fearsome-looking tramp standing docilely on the pavement . |
| 15 | She turned from her and ran down the stairs and into the yard , there to stand for a moment petrified when she saw the young fellow lying on his side , the blood oozing from somewhere above his ear . |
| 16 | She was wandering down an arcade when she saw the new Tissot boutique . |
| 17 | Susan turned white when she saw the bandaged hand , and Breeze had some difficulty in reassuring her . |
| 18 | She felt especially depleted by the No Bath indulgence , and even more uneasy when she saw the delightful supper prepared for her ; honey sandwiches and cocoa with cream floating on its surface . |
| 19 | She called out to the night-nurse who scurried over when she saw the red smear on the stiff white pillowcase . |
| 20 | But when she saw the little girl , she cried in surprise , ‘ Matthew , who 's that ? |
| 21 | After a moment or two to pull herself together and wash her face , she went back through the bedroom , her stomach heaving again when she saw the crumpled disorder of the bed . |
| 22 | Helen Sandberg heard the bangs too , and when she saw the white light , she thought the plane was burning . |
| 23 | She arched a brow at him , feeling a shudder of pure sensation when she saw the open admiration in his dark eyes . |
| 24 | Her song was cut short when she saw the filthy knapsack sitting on the new , pink broadloom and making a smudge against the blush pink wall . |
| 25 | Nausea rose in her throat , threatening to choke her , when she saw the bloodied arrow clutched in her hand . |
| 26 | SINEAD O'CONNOR has admitted she was thrilled when she saw the Daily Mirror 's pictures of Fergie 's romp with John Bryan in the South of France . |
| 27 | Carrie felt sad when she saw the worried looks on their faces as they sat talking quietly , their hands cupped around mugs of steaming hot tea . |
| 28 | She darted a glance across the table and coloured when she saw the piercing intelligence in his dark eyes . |
| 29 | Quite unable to stop herself , she too reached out to stroke the satin-softness of his skin , her eyes darkening as she saw the many bruises that came from trying to control the incredibly fast cars that flew so low and hard round the Grand Prix circuits . |
| 30 | She looked up eagerly at the sound of footsteps , but then , as she saw the two women , with an almost human expression of disappointment she turned her head away and with a heavy sigh lowered her head to her paws . |