Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pers pn] saw the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 2 | She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face . |
| 3 | The Imperial troops posted to defend the river gates from Kislev fled when they saw the green horde stretched out across the horizon and advancing at full speed towards them . |
| 4 | They would start to jeer at the company , but stopped when they saw the Hearthware sashes and the Myrcan staves and whispered amongst themselves . |
| 5 | Mrs Joe was saying as she came out of the kitchen , ‘ The pie — has — gone ! ’ but stopped when she saw the soldiers . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He stopped when he saw the car and made as if to turn back . |
| 8 | ‘ My heart sank when I saw the hill . ’ |
| 9 | Lieutenant Simon Doggett waited at the crossroads and frowned when he saw the blood on Sharpe 's arm . |
| 10 | ‘ Good God , ’ she breathed as she saw the state of him . |
| 11 | She turned to the window , and her heart leapt as she saw the grey line of the sea . |
| 12 | His heart felt heavy and his legs wobbled when he saw the Bookman still sitting inside , looking very depressed . |
| 13 | Oliver bounded upstairs , and slowed when he saw the figures on the landing . |
| 14 | He felt a sticky wetness on his left leg , glanced down and swore as he saw the bloodstain spreading downwards from around the bullet hole in the denim . |
| 15 | I panicked when I saw the blood . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Suddenly , the track fell away sharply , in front of her feet , and she felt before she saw the expanded horizon . |
| 18 | It carried her into the park and only wavered when she saw the playground . |
| 19 | And I have to say that cos Mr ca n't answer that , that is how the western community of Harrogate felt when they saw the way that this public consultation document was led . |
| 20 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 21 | How can I tell you what I felt when I saw the body ? |
| 22 | My mother nearly died when she saw the mess but little did she know that I was going to do it all again the next day . |
| 23 | They laughed when they saw the tea , and demonstrated in dumb show how it should really be made . |
| 24 | I thought when I saw the pair of you coming that you had just raced through everything , ’ Moran laughed . |
| 25 | Auguste almost laughed as he saw the expression on the Prince of Wales 's face as a plateful of roast goose advanced towards him in the hands of James Pegg , followed by an endless procession , it seemed , of forcemeats , vegetables and gravies . |
| 26 | They entered the Lawnmarket and Corbett shivered when he saw the gibbet and its rotten , swaying human fruit , black figures against the moonlit , summer night sky . |
| 27 | The place was pretty full , and he hesitated until he saw the empty bench at my table . |
| 28 | Tell me what you did when you saw the body . ’ |
| 29 | Nehru wept when he saw the clause accepting safeguards . |
| 30 | Chrissie looked into the playroom , and smiled as she saw the activity at the table-football . |