Example sentences of "[noun sg] he saw a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sailed for Algiers in March 1943 and during the last days of the Tunisian campaign he saw a mere fortnight 's active service . |
| 2 | In his mind 's eye he saw a faceless man marching over the child 's body . |
| 3 | As he walked through the centre of the town he saw a large group of navvies sauntering across the wide market square , whistling at the women and calling out to any particularly young or good-looking girls — or those of any age who were careless enough to throw a smile in their direction . |
| 4 | But in the room he saw a young man who had once been his friend . |
| 5 | Walking into the dining room he saw a huge man about seven or eight feet tall standing behind the desk at the other end of the room . |
| 6 | Among the fragments of blackened paper he saw a used safety match , the unburnt half of the stem clean and white as if it had only recently been struck . |
| 7 | As he reached the front door he saw a strange sight . |
| 8 | But on the opposite side of the road he saw a little restaurant . |
| 9 | In the churchyard he saw a new headstone , on which was written : |
| 10 | D. A. A friend of mine was posted to a beat in Allerton and one summer 's afternoon he saw a young lad — about fifteen years of age — getting into a car . |
| 11 | On screen he saw a big hand closing over the struggler 's head . |