Example sentences of "when she saw the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jay was knocked out by his work , Francis ecstatic over his tight torn jeans , and Lucy 's eyes lit up when she saw the portfolio . |
| 2 | Charity nearly choked when she saw the title ‘ Other Interests ’ . |
| 3 | Especially when she saw the guns ! |
| 4 | My mother nearly died when she saw the mess but little did she know that I was going to do it all again the next day . |
| 5 | Mrs Clamp , still ignorant and quite enraged , appeared with the medicine he had demanded , then almost fainted when she saw the mess between my legs . |
| 6 | It carried her into the park and only wavered when she saw the playground . |
| 7 | Mrs Joe was saying as she came out of the kitchen , ‘ The pie — has — gone ! ’ but stopped when she saw the soldiers . |
| 8 | ‘ Your mother … ? ’ she asked swiftly and when she saw the surprise in his eyes she went on hurriedly , ‘ Sybil told me . ’ |
| 9 | Her first impulse , therefore , when she saw the vicar 's sister-in-law , Penelope , walking from the underground station just in front of her was to hurry past and pretend she had n't seen her . |
| 10 | But when she saw the church clock she realised she was too early for the bus — nearly three-quarters of an hour too early . |
| 11 | She turned , and when she saw the offworlder , she smiled . |
| 12 | She got up early to muck him out and groom him and exercise him , and she babysat nearly every evening to keep him in good oats ( not Uncle Knacker 's ) and shoes , and when she saw the riders she was up against in the collecting ring , with their adoring parents and their fat cheque-books , it just made her all the more determined to beat them , because determination was all she had . |
| 13 | Thus when she saw the priests kneel in darkness lit only by burning torches , to place the crucifix and Host in the Easter sepulchre to symbolise the darkness of the physical death and burial of Christ prior to the joy of resurrection , this ritual precipitated her inner sense of the significance of the Passion and a corresponding outpouring of love and compassion in tears as she spread her arms like her crucified Lord . |
| 14 | When she saw the money she was dumbfounded , and said , ‘ What are you doing ? |
| 15 | She checked only momentarily when she saw the chaos in the room . |
| 16 | SHERYL Garratt says her heart dropped when she saw the ages of the jury . |
| 17 | He looked up when he heard her , and Fran felt a ripple of heat curl along her veins when she saw the smile curving his lips . |
| 18 | Hurriedly she licked them from her fingers , then looked up and felt her pulse jerk when she saw the way he was looking at her mouth . |
| 19 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 20 | Only when she saw the outline of a man 's head in a peaked cap sitting in the driver 's seat was the mystery explained . |
| 21 | Rosie handed the doll to her new employer , who when she saw the doll 's broken face flashed a look of pure hatred at the child before her . |
| 22 | She held the tip of it just inside her pouting snatch , and only sank down on to it when she saw the door opening . |
| 23 | ‘ Are you all right ? ’ she queried when she saw the expression on Susan 's face . |
| 24 | She instantly regretted the question when she saw the expression that crossed his face . |
| 25 | Robyn was about to say , ‘ The Government , ’ when she saw the trap : Wilcox would find it easy enough to argue that the Government had not been troubled by the strike . |
| 26 | She inhaled sharply when she saw the figure there . |
| 27 | Her voice died away when she saw the strain on Jenna 's face and she came round the bed , her eyes racing over Jenna 's pale face . |
| 28 | There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice , which she immediately regretted when she saw the anger flicker across his face . |
| 29 | Peeping up at him , she just as quickly looked away when she saw the devilry in his eyes . |
| 30 | She turned to look towards the shore , relieved when she saw the Sea-Fret making good headway back to Brides Haven , then a flock of screaming gulls startled her into resuming her climb , and soon she was on the Neck and starting the last , steep push towards the plateau . |