Example sentences of "[subord] she saw [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many times she had felt a lift of excitement when she saw that sign and knew that Riverstown was only ten minutes away . |
| 2 | But the smile lasted less than a heartbeat and vanished entirely when she saw that fitzAlan continued to watch the small party until it disappeared from view . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , but you do n't want to … ’ she began to deny , but her voice faded when she saw one eyebrow ascend — as if it was unheard-of for anyone to tell him what he wanted or did not want to do . |
| 4 | Isabel could have bitten her tongue when she saw one corner of fitzAlan 's mouth kick up . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes ? ’ she queried , cross at being interrupted , but her expression changed when she saw Ace standing outside . |
| 6 | ‘ A guest , Colonel Merrick 's wife , was in one of the rooms upstairs brushing her hair by candlelight in front of the mirror , when she saw this face peering over her shoulder . |
| 7 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 8 | In fact , a rather strange expression crossed her face when she saw Jessamy standing there , as if she was n't in the least pleased to see her . |
| 9 | She waited a moment and , as she saw light dawn on the other woman 's face , she started to think that they were getting somewhere . |