Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] i saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was no way I could have got out of the car when I saw the lorry coming towards me , ’ Adam , 26 , said yesterday . |
| 2 | Can you imagine my disappointment when I saw the sort of riff-raff that had also been invited — a distinctly dubious businessman , a scruffy rabbi who I think makes his living as a stand-up comic , a second-rate academic ? |
| 3 | None has arrived but if his death took place as I saw the angel pass I would not hear from my sister Ellen for some time . |
| 4 | I was almost at the centre of the group when I saw the light in the trees . |
| 5 | My door was open and I was halfway across the room when I saw the snake curled just outside , as if in wait for me . |
| 6 | I was half way up the road when I saw the fire engine come . |
| 7 | I remember the shock of fear when I heard her scream and the sickening jolt of pain through my stomach when I saw the angle of her hand to her arm . |