Example sentences of "[conj] saw the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Raoul turned and saw the long face of the Persian under his black hat . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She flashed him a withering look , and saw the mocking tilt of his mouth . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Sharpe peered into the gloom and saw the affable face of the Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Matilda and Lavender glanced round and saw the gigantic figure of Miss Trunchbull advancing through the crowd of boys and girls with menacing strides . |
| 10 | In his nightmares he had visions of the dead as skeletons and saw the disfigured shape of Mr Townsley at his desk . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I opened my eyes under water and saw the ghost-like shape of Harvey against the darkness all around . |
| 13 | He stared dully at the hole he had blasted with his shotgun , and saw the red flicker of flames beyond the door . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Actually , Simon took it all rather well and saw the funny side of things . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 ’ . |