Example sentences of "saw [noun] standing " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while I saw Nour standing on the low wall gleaming naked in the dark light , looking defenceless and young . |
| 2 | She opened her eyes and saw Rodier standing by the bed with the nurse hovering behind him . |
| 3 | When she opened her eyes and saw Patrick standing in the room she started up with a cry . |
| 4 | He saw Schellenberg standing beside his Mercedes , waved and turned towards him . |
| 5 | Looking up , he saw Georgina standing at the open door with a welcoming smile . |
| 6 | He saw Antony standing talking animatedly to a rather bewildered looking police constable who looked relieved to get away . |
| 7 | He no longer saw Benny standing before him , but a dark-skinned woman , whom he barely recognized after such a long time . |
| 8 | That autumn saw Eva standing on the steps of the dark brick building in Denmark Hill , with its high surrounding wall , and predominant tower . |
| 9 | He opened the door but the dimness inside was such that for a moment he could see little ; then , as his eyes accommodated , he saw Maurice standing , pressed against the far wall as though he wanted to vanish through it . |
| 10 | He saw Donald standing over him , a can of beans in his hand . |
| 11 | He saw Dobson standing in the library . |
| 12 | He looked up and saw Jed standing in the doorway . |
| 13 | They saw Sharon standing in the plastic-flowers aisle . |
| 14 | Slater saw Sara standing at the door of the room . |
| 15 | When Jed turned round , he saw Celia standing on the road . |
| 16 | When he emerged on to the vast concourse he saw Kuhlmann standing at the entrance to one of the platforms opposite the ticket office . |
| 17 | The photographer and his wife Jane had been about to go through into the concert hall when Leeson saw Lowell standing on his own . |
| 18 | Behind him , as he staggered from view , Jimmy saw Barbara standing with the neck of a broken whisky bottle in her hand , seized from one of the Christmas party tables . |
| 19 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 20 | Reeling , Cardiff saw Rohmer standing stock still , hands fastened to his ears in an almost business-like fashion , still staring straight ahead at the wall . |
| 21 | She saw Tig standing on the enclosure wall , his arms stretched out to the sides , his head thrown back . |
| 22 | I saw Signe standing among the red-roofed airport huts even before we landed , and while we taxied in she was running and waving and smiling a gigantic smile . |
| 23 | It was n't until Ronni stood up at the shore 's edge that she saw Guido standing watching her , bare feet planted in the sand . |
| 24 | She looked up sharply and saw Felipe standing on his balcony next door , half hidden by shadows . |
| 25 | She carried the glass back to the sitting-room , and came to an abrupt stop when she saw Luke standing by the window , reading the paper , which she 'd left open at the horoscopes . |