Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [pron] saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the end of that season , when he won his first championship by a large margin , I had little doubt who had achieved the triumph : Niki is no braggart , but in the first of many longish talks , he explained to me that his nature was such that he really just could n't stand the second-rate ; and if you saw the second-rate around you , you had a clear choice — either you cleared out and found yourself the first-rate or you simply demanded that second-rate people became first-rate . |
| 2 | And when they saw the rash then they were , but , but tt oh , I see , she says . |
| 3 | And when they saw the star , they rejoiced with exceeding great joy . |
| 4 | And when I saw the landlady there she said that she did have a Mr there but he 'd left a few days ago , did n't know where he 'd got to . |
| 5 | And when I saw the face on the screen , I agreed . |
| 6 | Er and when you saw the figure or figures did you say anything then ? |
| 7 | Georgiades had a man on that route , too , but there was only one of him and when he saw the man coming he did not risk leaving his post to run and tell them but watched the man until he was safely inside the shop . |
| 8 | ‘ Your mother … ? ’ she asked swiftly and when she saw the surprise in his eyes she went on hurriedly , ‘ Sybil told me . ’ |
| 9 | She turned , and when she saw the offworlder , she smiled . |
| 10 | Bet went to see Nancy and when she saw the body , she started screaming and would n't stop . |
| 11 | In the light of the lamp her naked body was glistening with rain and perspiration and when she saw the desire in his eyes she fell to her knees beside him . |
| 12 | And when she saw the family cottage , it seemed to be part of her body and life , as it always did . |
| 13 | As the prophetic people flocked around Jesus , and as they saw the transformation in the lives of his disciples and heard the words of life and hope , they longed for a rebellion against the Roman occupation of Judea or a reformation of the Pharisaical law . |
| 14 | Once again I felt the mysterious pleasure of being in an elevated Oxford chamber at night , among cloud and star , — so that I seemed to join in the inevitable motion of the planets , — and as I saw the sea of roofs and horned turrets and spires I knew that , although architecture is a dead language , here at least it speaks strongly and clearly , pompous as Latin , subtle as Greek . |
| 15 | She brought up her clenched fists to beat at him , and as he saw the dirt on them Benedict did let her go , stepping back out of the way . |
| 16 | You will say I ought to have informed you I would not part with the boy in such circumstances as you had taken trouble to describe but until I saw the girl I was not sure in my own mind what to do and only made it up when confronted with her and not taking to her at all . |
| 17 | ‘ But when we saw the tape we realised they were n't world beaters after all . |
| 18 | If I 'd had time to think , I would have used my bat , but when I saw the ball , it was just about to start its downward path . |
| 19 | When Cliff went to Bangladesh he was already a member of Tear Fund but when he saw the suffering he felt that he had to do more and was ready to give up his singing career and follow his religious instincts to help these people . |
| 20 | But when he saw the strength of the gale he was seized with fear ; and beginning to sink , he cried , ‘ Save me , Lord . ’ |
| 21 | But when she saw the church clock she realised she was too early for the bus — nearly three-quarters of an hour too early . |
| 22 | But as she saw the man out Folly felt her mood unaccountably dampened . |