Example sentences of "saw [noun prp] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An extrapolation of this responsibility saw Hermes designated as the conductor of the souls of the dead to HADES , as well as being a god of sleep and dreams . |
| 2 | He turned his head and saw Hrun crouched by the pit , his sword a blur as it hacked at the tentacles racing out towards him . |
| 3 | Once Tam darted a terrified glance over his shoulder and saw Kim sprawled across the writing-table ; white faced and trembling from head to toe , he had his eyes closed and his fists were clenched tight as he summoned up every last ounce of courage in his eleven-year-old body to endure his father 's beating without weeping or crying out . |
| 4 | He turned and saw Tock bent over the handle . |
| 5 | The four weeks preceding Christmas 1984 saw Britain locked in the desperate late stages of a long , cold and bitter conflict . |