Example sentences of "he see [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then suddenly he sees Piquet go into a spin and does n't get back into the field for a long time . |
| 2 | One day , just as he is about to throw himself off a cliff , he sees Custer riding for Little Big Horn . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh no , ’ said Ralph as he saw Tubby clutching in one hand his knee and the other a bloody stump . |
| 4 | Jimmy halted between the two policemen when he saw Cardiff sitting behind a desk , rain pelting against the outside window . |
| 5 | Seb pushed his way through the circle of men and in the dancing light of breeze-blown torches he saw Jacob kneeling on the ground . |
| 6 | He saw Owen redden with pleasure , and laughed , flinging an arm about his shoulders so forgetfully that it was a worthy as well as a willing sacrifice Owen made for him , containing the pain of the embrace . |
| 7 | Only four horses were entered for the five furlong race , and he saw Bellevin beaten by Winkfield Pride . |
| 8 | The knowledge sent a fierce surge of possessiveness through him , which almost translated itself into violent action when he saw Isabel emerge from the inn with Ralf hovering attentively over her . |
| 9 | The order was obeyed , and as Mr Brownlow turned to go down the street , he saw Oliver lying on the pavement , shaking , his face as white as death . |
| 10 | He saw William looking at him curiously across the crowd and then detach himself from the group he was with and move towards them . |
| 11 | In the large tent where meals and drinks were being served , he saw Bathsheba talking to a man . |
| 12 | Petion dropped to the ground beside her , struggling to catch his breath , and cursed as he saw Mait vanish into the night . |
| 13 | He saw Madra fighting with her reins , hair wild ; then a face out of a nightmare lunged up at him , and for the second time he confronted the tusked maw of a grypesh . |
| 14 | To his surprise he saw Timothy nodding at him through the dimness , before he 'd finished speaking . |
| 15 | When he straightened up he saw Laidlaw looking at him across the roof of the car , a faint smile on his lips . |
| 16 | He saw Gilleis shrink in Adam 's arm , and turned his face away into the shadow of his hand , wishing the words back . |
| 17 | He saw Amaranth pinned in a corner by a tiny man who was waving a piece of paper under her nose , while a bevy of journalists tried to attract her attention . |
| 18 | That happens in the opening verse of our lesson ; we 're told that Jesus was in his own city , almost certainly Capernaum , and he saw Matthew sitting in the tax office . |
| 19 | He saw Celia sitting under a large cedar tree in the garden when he drove up the long drive and swung the car round into the forecourt . |
| 20 | And then he saw Creed sitting in the back of a black car parked on the Crumbles . |
| 21 | He saw Tim standing on his knee . |
| 22 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 23 | He was on his way back to Newcastle , but when he saw Joe racing across the field that bordered part of the drive , he paused a moment before deciding to follow him . |
| 24 | Through the glass in the door he saw Barry running across the road . |
| 25 | Because when , after seven or eight long seconds of genuine respect , he saw Howard looking at him out of the corner of his eye , he hastily hid the bottle of sherry behind his back and bowed his head . |
| 26 | He saw Mariana scrabble at the grass , desperate for purchase . |
| 27 | When Pascoe looked into the hallway , he saw Singer leaning against the door of his room , his back half-turned . |
| 28 | ‘ What the fuck … ’ shouted McCann as he saw Hitch turn on the other two men . |
| 29 | ‘ What the hell are you … ? ’ began Cardiff , and then he saw Duvall reaching into his overcoat pocket , sensing his tension as the elevator light pinged ! and the double-doors slid open . |
| 30 | He saw Burun grin at Arghatun 's confusion . |