Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [pers pn] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beneath the shirt I saw the outline of her breasts . |
| 2 | Far out to sea to the west I saw the bright lights of the Athens boat . |
| 3 | Then he pushed him towards the light , and in the light he saw the face of a boy of twenty . |
| 4 | But looking out of the window he saw the hills again . |
| 5 | From the window I saw the flats opposite , their even lines making them look like children 's drawings . |
| 6 | I stop at my usual vantage point and even before I have switched off the engine I see the otter . |
| 7 | In the sand you see the iron although it broke it more but this plough he 'd kept the thing fairly together . |
| 8 | Reaching the bottom he saw the Emperor Frederick with a long beard , sitting on a golden throne . |
| 9 | When he plugged in — Sonic The Hedgehog I saw the fantastic graphics and nearly fainted . |
| 10 | Both David Whitaker and Verity Lambert had been captivated by Terry Nation 's Dalek story right from the moment they saw the first ‘ treatment ’ ( story idea ) . |
| 11 | They 're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel . |
| 12 | The moment I saw the church , although there were considerable differences — the main and obvious one being it was not on a hill — I accepted it as my church . |
| 13 | Whatever it was , the moment I saw the Parsons I knew them for British as surely as though they 'd had the word stamped on their hides like bacon . |
| 14 | I had n't come to this place with the conscious intention of divesting myself of my now cumbersome virginity ; but from the moment I saw the actor again — certainly from the moment his arms went round me and I felt the sense of fond familiarity , of affection rediscovered — I knew it was inevitable that we should , sooner or later , make love . |
| 15 | At the moment she sees the mainstream industry benefiting from the wealth of new perspectives , the risk-taking and experimentation that the grant-aided sector encourages , but for how much longer ? |
| 16 | The tanker driver , Derrick Worrell from Bath told the coroner he saw the car coming straight at him on the wrong side of the white line . |
| 17 | And through the window of the spaceship they saw the Moon before them , cold , white and beautiful ; and under the Moon , there was the Moon colony ! |
| 18 | After the interval we saw The Two Pigeons with Sandra Madgwick , Michael O'Hare , Anita Landa , and Chenca Williams in the leading roles . |
| 19 | There was no sign of them in the next field , but ahead of him at the top of the hill he saw the young dog , looking black against the morning sky . |
| 20 | Away to the right I saw the flat gleam of the loch . |
| 21 | I was in the apple barrel the night we saw the island , and I heard every word you said . |
| 22 | Before he could take his first step into the water he saw the fish . |
| 23 | As she went round to the boot she saw the furtive movement in one of Mrs Aldiss 's bedroom windows . |
| 24 | On the whole they saw the British as allies from the point of view of protection , as insurance against massacre , and as offering opportunities for advancement . |
| 25 | ‘ I could hear their croaking and their arguments and they came ever nearer until suddenly out of the mist I saw the grey shadow of a wing and wet spike of a beak . |
| 26 | ‘ In the fort I saw the finest set of buildings in the world — but no one was caring for them . |
| 27 | ‘ The day we saw the outstanding location of Crystal Springs House was the day I decided to develop my first hotel . |
| 28 | That was the day she saw the first crocuses around the roots of the tree . |
| 29 | Enlightenment was urged on me the day I saw the old Jew float to the surface of the deep latrine , how he splashed and struggled into life , and was hoisted out by the jubilant guards , his clothes cleansed by the mire . |
| 30 | On the television he saw the President waving at the cameras before the doors on Air Force One closed . |