Example sentences of "saw [noun] [prep] his [noun] " in BNC.

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1 School had broken up on the Thursday of that week , and on Friday evening Cassie saw Ben at his car , packing his holiday luggage in the boot .
2 She looked up and saw admiration in his eyes .
3 She looked up at him , and for the first time she saw emotion in his eyes .
4 She saw kindness in his face and compassion , and she whispered , ‘ I did love him so .
5 He ran in Alexei 's direction , saw Alexei in his path , and turned and scuttled back the way he had come .
6 When her sight cleared , she saw Adam on his feet , off balance , as if he 'd started round the table towards her .
7 Bal Kundra , who runs the cafe next to the funeral parlour , said he saw Murrell at his sister 's home four months ago .
8 Thomas saw Sara in his mind 's eye .
9 Nor can Kundry , a woman who saw Christ on his way to Calvary , and who is being used by a magician , Klingsor , to tempt Parsifal to fall into sensuality .
10 Patrick answered the door himself and smiled in delight as he saw Kate on his doorstep .
11 She looked back at Ferg , saw tears in his eyes .
12 Turning her head , she saw tears in his eyes .
13 It was , however , after Palace had acquired Cliff Holton and Dickie Dowsett that we saw Allen at his vintage best , spraying the passes and plying the crosses from which those big fellows scored the goals which first of all kept us in Division Three , and then took us up to the 2nd Division in 1963–64 .
14 Although there is no direct evidence that the Baron saw cricket on his visits , he must have been well aware of its traditions of Play Up and Play the Game .
15 He saw Ranulf on his knees , his arms wrapped around his straining chest .
16 She kept her eyes lowered when Feargal stood to speak , because if he glanced at her , and she saw contempt in his eyes , she would probably lose her temper , and that would n't be fair , not on Terry 's day .
17 He looked down in the hole and he saw Mossycop in his uniform .
18 He saw letters behind his name , a professorship even .
19 I did n't think I saw condemnation in his eyes .
20 She saw perfection in his face , his intelligence , and his soul .
21 As soon as Moran saw McQuaid on his feet again he knew the evening , all the evenings , were about to be broken up and he withdrew back into himself .
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