Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] saw the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For example , if we saw the sequence PQZT , we would know that it could not possibly be an English word . |
| 32 | If they saw the state of you , you 're going to get pay day . |
| 33 | I never sold a garment or got an order from this source , I wonder if they saw the light of day . |
| 34 | Tomorrow they 'll try and put up a sign to ask anyone who was passing if they saw the accident , yeah ? |
| 35 | It sounded well enough until they saw the size of the rations . |
| 36 | But although delegates opposed the Home Secretary 's proposals , they decided to put the motion on ice until they saw the strength of his final document on the matter , said Chris Burgess , secretary of the Suffolk Police Federation . |
| 37 | It seemed to give him a purpose which , up until he saw the sign , he had n't had . |
| 38 | It seemed to Creggan that she was surrounded by a powerful diffused light until he saw the mist was thinning and the sun beginning to shine . |
| 39 | The King grasped his wrist tightly , squeezing hard , not satisfied until he saw the Frenchman wince . |
| 40 | How could they have known he was going to that cinema when he had n't known himself until he saw the name at the station ? |
| 41 | It would make the association feel that it had had a better hearing if it saw the Minister face to face rather than pursuing the matter in correspondence . |
| 42 | It was my heart that broke when he went , yet I never had him searched for ; I durs n't think what 'd come , if he saw the lad now . |
| 43 | We 'll have to send people round all the houses in the street , see if anyone saw the person who left the car here . ’ |
| 44 | Blackburn could now get within 7 points — if anyone saw the game last night ( I saw the last 30 mins ) , when Liverpool scored their 3rd scums defence was absolutely sh*tting itself EVERY time someone put the ball into their area . |
| 45 | But if I was a referee now unless I saw the forward actually trying to stay on his feet I would view all of those fouls very suspiciously . |
| 46 | Oh well that 's easy , because I saw the photograph . |
| 47 | But she likes the lumps in er , I was gon na buy some pickled onions today , till I saw the price ! |
| 48 | Maybe because she saw the killing and could identify the man who did it . |
| 49 | She never associated him with the missing lad till she saw the picture . |
| 50 | Because they saw the Pope as the Antichrist of the Book of Revelation and the Roman Catholics as apostates , they fiercely attacked all Church of England rites and ceremonies which followed those of Rome , including its set prayers , its administration of the Sacraments , the use of altars instead of tables , its celebrations of saints ' days , its music and its vestments . |
| 51 | Because they saw the world as composed of groups rather than of individuals , they found it easy to articulate rules of general application , to which exceptions required specific dispensation . |
| 52 | Er right welcome back B B C Radio York Whaley 's on until er two this afternoon and before we do anything else er a little bit I saw in the paper , Unions about turn , that 's the shop workers ' union known as USDOR erm have done an about turn and they now say because they saw the writing on the wall , that they think Sunday trading is okay , well more or less . |
| 53 | Because they saw the search coming their way . |
| 54 | Perhaps the man was excited because he saw the chance of making more money , Kirov rejected , in the hope that reminding himself of the mercenary side of the Jew 's character might make his job a little easier . |
| 55 | Brunel made the broad gauge because he saw the advantage of stability , and making extra room for passengers |
| 56 | Some forms of psychotherapy are based on the work of Reich , an analyst who gave up ‘ talking ’ therapy because he saw the possibility of releasing emotional tension locked into the body , and making faster contact with the sources of conflict that cause pain and distress . |
| 57 | Elizabeth 's reign is now seen to be of crucial importance because it saw the completion of the Protestantization of the English people and witnessed the creation of a uniquely English style of Protestant church which was later to be labelled Anglicanism . |
| 58 | ‘ It 's only since we saw the video that we found out whose boot it was . |
| 59 | Before I saw the school I heard children 's voices : one class was chanting its tables , another counting together , another reading out loud . |
| 60 | But not before I saw the speedometer register over 100 mph and decided to fasten my seat belt . |