Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] saw the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American woman strolled over to the riverbank to watch him , and as the fragments of the raw flesh floated away down-stream she saw the water churned to a white froth by shoals of ravenous fish fighting to devour them . |
| 2 | But then I saw the keeper struggling . |
| 3 | Then we saw the sky burst into red , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Then he saw the glider looming up ahead , but slightly below . |
| 5 | Then he saw the signalman leaning out of the signal box window , a pipe clenched between his teeth . |
| 6 | Then he saw the figure standing by the water trough and his voice faded away , with an apologetic , lop-sided grin . |
| 7 | Then he saw the earth moving … |
| 8 | Then he saw the gravel embedded in the tar and watched a spider running over the surface . |