Example sentences of "[noun sg] she saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the southern side she saw the mandarin silks of the beginnings of civilisation and the huge courage of the Long March ; and on the other , to the north , the eternal silence of the greatest desolation . |
| 2 | Framed in the narrow window she saw the landscape , lit and brilliant as the background of a painting . |
| 3 | In horror she saw the guerrilla 's hand go to the knife at his belt . |
| 4 | But whoever it was , they were determined to catch Artemis , for when Artemis stole another look she saw the horse behind was really stretching out . |
| 5 | Fran regretted her hasty words the very moment she saw the way his mouth thinned into a cold anger . |
| 6 | She had laughed then at the vivid imagination of the child , but now for a brief moment she saw the city as Maggie saw it , basking in the first rays of the sun and oblivious to the dangerous mist below that might suck it in before it could wake up and take wing against the now blue blue sky . |
| 7 | In her mind 's eye she saw the assassin 's mouth open and close , and on them read the syllables of her name . |
| 8 | From the corner of her eye she saw the security guards wrestle him to the ground . |
| 9 | When she examined his eye she saw the splinter , a tiny coil of metal shaving which appeared to be sticking to the iris . |
| 10 | ’ In her mind 's eye she saw the face of her father , and her heart was heavy . |
| 11 | Only in her mind 's eye she saw the image of her father , rather big , fleshy , with bulging expressionless eyes . |
| 12 | He looked up as she came in and to her irritation she saw the amusement was back in his eyes . |
| 13 | When the road dipped down to the curved span of the bridge she saw the water far below , snaking its way between the high rock walls of a narrow gorge . |
| 14 | Looking at the messages which had accumulated in her absence she saw the folly of rushing off to Oxford so close to the start of term and felt faintly annoyed with herself . |
| 15 | With her long sight she saw the size of the fire , and — well , she realised it would need at least five fire-engines . |
| 16 | For from her mirror she saw the driver 's door of the Mercedes open and a tall , aristocratic man step out . |
| 17 | Like a mirage she saw the blackness of the pines , and all at once , the house , small in the distance like a toy . |
| 18 | She was learning to recognize the effect she had on men , and to her surprise she saw the hint of desire creep into his gaze . |
| 19 | Although not a political animal she saw the need to speak up for the Africans ; articulate on their behalf when so often they were not given opportunity to speak for themselves . |
| 20 | Every time she saw the photograph Stella was reminded of someone , but she could never catch who it was . |
| 21 | When she went to the tank she saw the body of her son floating on top . |
| 22 | At Count Begouen 's Pyrenean château she saw the cave art nearby and met the Abbé Breuil . |