Example sentences of "[subord] he saw the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The first he knew of it was a warning call from high above where he saw the angry silhouette of a golden eagle stooping . |
2 | Mr Gyles Brandreth , the broadcaster , won in Chester , although he saw the Tory majority cut almost five-fold to 1,101 . |
3 | Where there had been one figure faintly outlined in the frame of the staging there were now two — one large , obviously Jotan , and one much smaller , a child Alexei thought until he saw the muscular build and shortened legs and realised that Jotan had caught a dwarf . |
4 | As the sun was rising the next morning , Gabriel waited outside his hut until he saw the young woman riding up the hill . |
5 | The place was pretty full , and he hesitated until he saw the empty bench at my table . |
6 | Please believe that , at least , ’ she finished brokenly , not caring now if he saw the naked pleading in her eyes . |
7 | The offworlder 's eyes were troubled , as if he saw the whole past of his kind moving before him . |
8 | He realized that because he saw the new world in the people 's eyes ; and if the populace wanted change , then there could be no return to what had been . |
9 | He flailed for balance with his sabre arm , then screamed because he saw the heavy sword coming at his throat . |
10 | A micro-second after he saw the first flash , the bullet which had come from it was embedding itself in his skull . |
11 | I had no idea whether he saw the tenfold rise in numbers applying as a problem to be addressed and , if so , how he would deal with it . |
12 | A cry of horror came from the artist when he saw the terrible face in the portrait . |
13 | His compassion intensified when he saw the other inhabitant of the bed — a small , shabby teddy-bear . |
14 | When asked what use it was , Franklin gave the same reply as when he saw the first balloon ascent in 1783 … ’ |
15 | when he saw the stranger change into Doctor Jekyll in front of his eyes . |
16 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
17 | Look at the splendid sight , ’ he waved his hand , just as Mr Blackwell the owner appeared , but who almost disappeared again when he saw the vast crowd about to troop up and down his narrow staircase and crowded rooms . |
18 | Alejandro , fed up with Raimundo 's laziness and his exorbitant whining demands , was put in such a good mood when he saw the black eye that he agreed that Perdita could take over the breaking of little Tero . |
19 | When he saw the finished portrait Cocteau was shaken and described it privately as ‘ diabolical ’ . |
20 | He was furious when he saw the rubbishy episodes . |
21 | Kenneth smiled when he saw the hand-painted sign at the outskirts of the village that said , ‘ Thank You . ’ |
22 | I found a plumber , but when he saw the solid fuel monster in the kitchen , he paled visibly . |
23 | Returning from a London party , he was driving down Radnor Walk when he saw the unmarked vans parked by the kerb in front of Tweed 's terrace house . |
24 | When he saw the blue uniforms of the New York police , did Buddeke show them some sort of identification or did he just leave ? |
25 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
26 | When he saw the black-haired woman sitting beside the stream , he thought at first she was simply another ephemeral vision transmitted by the trees . |
27 | Gorphal picked up the parchment and raised one eyebrow slightly when he saw the familiar ideograms of the Golden Empire . |
28 | He obediently followed her into the back kitchen , and gave a delighted whoop when he saw the big pot of homemade faggots and mushy peas simmering on the polished black range . |
29 | FitzAlan glanced over his shoulder , turning fully when he saw the ugly discolouration along her cheekbone and the narrow line of dried blood where she had been cut by a ring . |
30 | In the end , when he saw the red crosses , he let us go . |