Example sentences of "[subord] i saw the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ Let ’ rule has stood since 1880 without too much fuss and I think I might get annoyed if I saw the fifth set in a Wimbledon final decided by a serve which simply hit the net and ‘ died ’ on the receiver 's side . |
| 2 | I parked the van in one of the perimeter car parks and walked through the campus buildings reading the graffiti until I saw the amended sign reading Stundent Onion , and one which had n't been vandalized saying simply Bar . |
| 3 | For example , I recently came across the word ‘ homerun ’ and tried for several seconds to read it as ‘ homer-un ’ , until I saw the correct morpheme structure . |
| 4 | Jamie must have taken a cigarette even though I knew he did n't smoke , because I saw the lighter go up , igniting in front of my eves in a shower of sparks like a fireworks display . |
| 5 | One survivor says : ‘ When I saw the first bomb fall , I knew that it was going to be a bad day for America ’ . |
| 6 | I mean it was cursory , it became cursory when I saw the bloody pile of stuff that I 'd got to read , and I thought , ‘ Well I 'll you know we 'll skip that and I 'll just say what a wonderful lot you are for doing so much . ’ |
| 7 | When I saw the awful shape that was coming towards us out of the fog , my blood turned cold . |
| 8 | I was just going to the exit door when I saw the young girl s standing at the second bedroom , crying . |
| 9 | As a conservator in Europe , involved with the treatment of stone and marble affected by the ravages of twentieth-century pollution , I was delighted when I saw the great marble buildings at Agra seemingly unaffected by such problems . |
| 10 | When I saw the potential ability of so many of my opponents and how young so many of them were , I realised that I would have to devote more time to practice than there was in a day just to become a moderate professional . |
| 11 | When I saw the next auberge coming up , I drew in to the side of the road , put on my raincoat , and walked along to it . |
| 12 | When I saw the red dress , I knew that was the one I wanted . |
| 13 | And I cursed my weakness , dashing the back of my hand over my traitorous eyes , for I saw the American woman look at me . |