Example sentences of "they see the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | As they passed the third cave , the golden bee flew out of the woman 's sleeve , and they saw the lightning flash and heard the thunder crack behind them . |
2 | They saw the man reach for a list , run his finger down it and nod . |
3 | They saw the election coverage being presented predominantly in competitive terms , like a horse race , with predictions about likely winners and losers . |
4 | Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns . |
5 | Ten days after they had left Ralarth Rorim they saw the silver sword-glitter of a river in the distance . |
6 | ‘ did drive ’ Driving is usually proved by witness statements to the effect that they saw the defendant drive . |
7 | They saw the railway line at the bottom of the hill , and the big black opening of a tunnel . |
8 | He and his staff reject the option of off-site provision and argue for an individually tailored solution involving guidance ( pastoral ) and curricular staff : They see the assessment panel as providing an alternative , non-punitive role , for guidance teachers . |
9 | I know , but what I mean is that when they see the city centre , the people who are walking up and down the city centre , they see all the national charities , they do n't necessarily feel that they 're organised in the same way and therefore that they should be participating , and the whole palaver of getting a licence and applying is actually quite difficult , it 's not a simple , it 's not something , we get numerous telephone calls in the office saying ‘ Well can I go out next Saturday and rattle a tin for such-and-such ’ , and you say ‘ Well , you ca n't ’ , and it 's left much too late , so that people do n't know about the way you get licenses to rattle tins in city centre . |
10 | ‘ Everybody says they see the Opera ghost , but there is n't really a ghost . |
11 | They see the living room and its furnishings as a ‘ front ’ , one way in which individuals and families could both express themselves as individuals and yet still present themselves as part of a social group . |
12 | Baldly expressed , those who subscribe to that theory see it as important to explain the process of public policy-making since that is regarded as the essential stuff of British politics itself ; they see interest groups as of central and determining influence in that process ; and they see the group process as enhancing of democracy in Britain . |
13 | Well , if they 'd like to come at the fire station with their money today , barring fire calls , when we 'll be out of course , or if they see the fire engine driving round Didcot and it has n't got its blue lights on and they want to flag us down , they 're more than welcome to . |
14 | Instead they see the root cause as being prison officers ' alarm at developments which they see as having undermined their ‘ authority ’ . |