Example sentences of "[conj] saw the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 It was these communities that saw the greatest pattern of change during the middle ages although , with a couple of notable exceptions , this was a very long process indeed but with some sudden shifts of direction .
2 Then they rounded the last sweeping curve of the driveway and saw the dark bulk of the big house squatting in the near distance , dimly outlined by the fitful moonlight .
3 Raoul turned and saw the long face of the Persian under his black hat .
4 It 's tempting to stop at every village you come across on your travels — at Spili , we paused to drink from a Venetian fountain where stone lionheads spouted clear spring mountain water ; at Preveli we visited the famous monastery which looks out to the south coast ; driving through the Psiloritis mountains we braved the wind to climb down the Kourtaliotiko Gorge and saw the tiny church of St Nicolas .
5 In the motorway restaurant I asked for tea and wholemeal toast , and saw the usual look of incomprehension on the face of the girl behind the counter .
6 She flashed him a withering look , and saw the mocking tilt of his mouth .
7 He looked over the card as he delivered the oath , which he knew by heart , and saw the incongruous green of an army uniform through the glass of the doors .
8 Sharpe peered into the gloom and saw the affable face of the Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque .
9 On the morrow the Cid took Doña Ximena by the hand , and her daughters with her , and made them go up upon the highest tower of the Alcazar , and they looked toward the sea and saw the great power of the Moors , how they came on and drew nigh , and began to pitch their tents round about Valencia , beating their tambours and with great uproar .
10 Matilda and Lavender glanced round and saw the gigantic figure of Miss Trunchbull advancing through the crowd of boys and girls with menacing strides .
11 In his nightmares he had visions of the dead as skeletons and saw the disfigured shape of Mr Townsley at his desk .
12 She looked out of the window and saw the brown strip of plough , and then the line of willows marking the river , and then the green slopes rising , dotted now with the first sheep of the year .
13 Looking back at that period , the crucial difference in Conservative politicians was between those who thought that the last twenty or thirty years had not been too bad , and who were sceptical that anything better could be achieved , and those who hoped that something better could be won and saw the last quarter of a century as a slow but steady decline .
14 I opened my eyes under water and saw the ghost-like shape of Harvey against the darkness all around .
15 He stared dully at the hole he had blasted with his shotgun , and saw the red flicker of flames beyond the door .
16 This was the very thought in her head as she turned the corner of the corridor and back into the waiting room and saw the weeping figure of a woman hunched over and hugging herself with grief .
17 To make sure , she risked using her torch , shielded by her body , and saw the single strand of wire , a mere symbol , that separated the path from the city site .
18 Actually , Simon took it all rather well and saw the funny side of things .
19 As the couple approached him , George could not hear what remarks were passed but saw the dull flush of anger suffuse the shepherd 's face , as the farmer picked up his wrist and spanned it , passing his hands up the man 's arms to judge his muscles .
20 James Stephen would not allow an exaggeration of Clarkson 's contribution but saw the historical memory of antislavery preserved in the names of Wilberforce and Clarkson ‘ not by any human caprice or fortuitous accident but by the selection and appointment of the Master they served ’ .
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