Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [pron] saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That afternoon he saw the King , who tried to dissuade him , but , as lying George V recorded it : ‘ He assured me that it was absolutely necessary for him to appeal to the Country as he had gone so far that it was not possible for him to change his mind . ’ ’ |
| 2 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 3 | But whoever it was , they were determined to catch Artemis , for when Artemis stole another look she saw the horse behind was really stretching out . |
| 4 | ‘ Attempt to drive ’ can be proved by the officer in the case or another witness who saw the defendant attempting to drive . |
| 5 | This time they saw the church in all its Moorish exuberance . |
| 6 | After that war we saw the rise of communism and fascism and of Hitler . |
| 7 | And in that moment he saw the shape formed by the moving depths . |
| 8 | As it also happens to be the only drinker on the Cherwell until you get to Islip , the murderous conspiracies and dark plots which so excite the Kidlington Kops amount to nothing more than the fact that when I opened my curtains that morning I saw the sun shining in a cloudless blue sky and decided to go for the longest and most pleasant of the river walks open to me . |
| 9 | In that same instant he saw the menace he faced . |
| 10 | Any witness who saw the incident and could identify the accused could prove this point . |
| 11 | Any witness who saw the offence could prove this point . |