Example sentences of "when he saw the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | A cry of horror came from the artist when he saw the terrible face in the portrait . |
2 | His compassion intensified when he saw the other inhabitant of the bed — a small , shabby teddy-bear . |
3 | When asked what use it was , Franklin gave the same reply as when he saw the first balloon ascent in 1783 … ’ |
4 | The Merkut clan was camped along the curve of a small lake , and when he saw the first yurts Burun kicked his st'lyan into a gallop , his spirit soaring with anticipation . |
5 | when he saw the stranger change into Doctor Jekyll in front of his eyes . |
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 | Look at the splendid sight , ’ he waved his hand , just as Mr Blackwell the owner appeared , but who almost disappeared again when he saw the vast crowd about to troop up and down his narrow staircase and crowded rooms . |
8 | Alejandro , fed up with Raimundo 's laziness and his exorbitant whining demands , was put in such a good mood when he saw the black eye that he agreed that Perdita could take over the breaking of little Tero . |
9 | When he saw the finished portrait Cocteau was shaken and described it privately as ‘ diabolical ’ . |
10 | He was furious when he saw the rubbishy episodes . |
11 | Kenneth smiled when he saw the hand-painted sign at the outskirts of the village that said , ‘ Thank You . ’ |
12 | So when he saw the 301 project it gave him the idea of using ultra-modern airframe and engine technology and aerodynamics to achieve the same magic numbers with a single turboprop instead of two kerosene-guzzling pure jets . |
13 | I found a plumber , but when he saw the solid fuel monster in the kitchen , he paled visibly . |
14 | Returning from a London party , he was driving down Radnor Walk when he saw the unmarked vans parked by the kerb in front of Tweed 's terrace house . |
15 | When he saw the blue uniforms of the New York police , did Buddeke show them some sort of identification or did he just leave ? |
16 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
17 | Wayne 's antennae went onto visible alert when he saw the two of them emerging from the Hall . |
18 | When he saw the black-haired woman sitting beside the stream , he thought at first she was simply another ephemeral vision transmitted by the trees . |
19 | Gorphal picked up the parchment and raised one eyebrow slightly when he saw the familiar ideograms of the Golden Empire . |
20 | He obediently followed her into the back kitchen , and gave a delighted whoop when he saw the big pot of homemade faggots and mushy peas simmering on the polished black range . |
21 | FitzAlan glanced over his shoulder , turning fully when he saw the ugly discolouration along her cheekbone and the narrow line of dried blood where she had been cut by a ring . |
22 | In the end , when he saw the red crosses , he let us go . |
23 | One of the works engine drivers had a traumatic experience when he saw the old tramp pass straight through the train of works wagons as he was moving them . |
24 | And of course the old keeper knew what was there alright when he saw the old dog coming out . |
25 | Laidlaw glanced at it , turned it over , and was about to discard it when he saw the handwritten note scrawled across it . |