Example sentences of "and saw the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We met Taplow in prison and saw the poor bastard die ! ’ |
| 2 | Suddenly , there was a commotion at the door and I looked up and saw the skinny preacher walk in . |
| 3 | I lifted my weary head and saw the skinny preacher standing in front of me . |
| 4 | He then visited Quebec Barracks and saw the new brick buildings there which had only just replaced the old South African war huts . |
| 5 | He swept the torch beam round the short passage and saw the two cell doors on his left were ajar . |
| 6 | Then they rounded the last sweeping curve of the driveway and saw the dark bulk of the big house squatting in the near distance , dimly outlined by the fitful moonlight . |
| 7 | Richards sprayed shots wildly and saw the second German swerve away . |
| 8 | Raoul turned and saw the long face of the Persian under his black hat . |
| 9 | Then Neva had a better idea ; she looked up to heaven and saw the mighty sun travelling across the sky overhead , darting his gold rays down like arrows . |
| 10 | It 's tempting to stop at every village you come across on your travels — at Spili , we paused to drink from a Venetian fountain where stone lionheads spouted clear spring mountain water ; at Preveli we visited the famous monastery which looks out to the south coast ; driving through the Psiloritis mountains we braved the wind to climb down the Kourtaliotiko Gorge and saw the tiny church of St Nicolas . |
| 11 | I lived in York for 17 years before returning home and saw the outer ring road being built there . |
| 12 | Tensely , the airmen looked below and saw the crowded train reach the North Queensferry side in safety . |
| 13 | I looked up at Granny 's picture and saw the black crepe paper had slipped again — but then it always did when the door was slammed . |
| 14 | In the motorway restaurant I asked for tea and wholemeal toast , and saw the usual look of incomprehension on the face of the girl behind the counter . |
| 15 | Jenny 's daddy did n't know how to thank her enough , either , when he came up — especially when he and Miss Clinton went down to the Brownies ' Bridge and saw the swollen river and realised how very brave Jenny had been to cross it . |
| 16 | She flashed him a withering look , and saw the mocking tilt of his mouth . |
| 17 | But you can imagine my surprise when I angled said state-of-the-art bins to the street , watched the long black car as it rolled up and saw the self-same guy step out of it . |
| 18 | He looked over the card as he delivered the oath , which he knew by heart , and saw the incongruous green of an army uniform through the glass of the doors . |
| 19 | She held a candle aloft and saw the other child looking at her with eyes like saucers . |
| 20 | No it 's , when I phoned her , went and saw the other night . |
| 21 | Sharpe peered into the gloom and saw the affable face of the Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque . |
| 22 | Shiona followed his gaze and saw the ante-room door that had quite escaped her notice before . |
| 23 | But when Siegfried drove away , the activity stopped abruptly and as I was leaving with my pockets stuffed with the equipment for my round I glanced into the sitting room and saw the young man stretched in his favourite chair . |
| 24 | Carl looked up and saw the young air hostess . |
| 25 | Carl looked up and saw the young air hostess staring at them . |
| 26 | She stared into his eyes , and saw the suppressed hunger there , and her heart seemed to contract then swell inside her . |
| 27 | On the morrow the Cid took Doña Ximena by the hand , and her daughters with her , and made them go up upon the highest tower of the Alcazar , and they looked toward the sea and saw the great power of the Moors , how they came on and drew nigh , and began to pitch their tents round about Valencia , beating their tambours and with great uproar . |
| 28 | Moore looked up , and saw the great rat coming down towards him . |
| 29 | Then he looked up and saw the great rat . |
| 30 | She followed the direction of his eyes and saw the bloodied sheet . |