Example sentences of "saw [noun prp] [vb infin] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw Lukic launch into the tackle and it looked , for all the world , like it was going to end up as a foul but I could n't see if it was outside the area . |
| 2 | Petion dropped to the ground beside her , struggling to catch his breath , and cursed as he saw Mait vanish into the night . |
| 3 | Flavia saw Andrée glance at the square of oil-cloth off which she ate her meals . |
| 4 | Bryan Robson began a move which saw Webb run from the halfway line down the right . |
| 5 | The knowledge sent a fierce surge of possessiveness through him , which almost translated itself into violent action when he saw Isabel emerge from the inn with Ralf hovering attentively over her . |
| 6 | ‘ What the fuck … ’ shouted McCann as he saw Hitch turn on the other two men . |
| 7 | She saw Pedro disappear among the trees , called after him vainly , then stood in the rain , hands holding the hood tight over her ears . |
| 8 | The prosecution said that drinkers at the Volunteer Inn at Great Somerford saw Mantack go into a phone box with a large tape recorder . |
| 9 | This was how the visual comedy of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em was conceived , although this was not to be the opening episode of the series ; Michael Mills felt the couple needed to be introduced in another story , which saw Frank go for a job as a door-to-door salesman — one of many jobs — and bungle the practice session in his own inimitable way . |
| 10 | Rachaela saw Ruth come to the door of the flats and disappear . |
| 11 | ‘ As the pile-up happened and before the commentator spotted him , I saw Foinavon pop over the fence for he was wearing distinctive yellow blinkers which I had had especially widened for the race to prevent mud from getting into his eyes , ’ Kempton said . |
| 12 | Through the railings overlooking the small entrance hall , he saw Gwen appear from the kitchen . |
| 13 | From the front window I saw Jo climb into the BMW and as the interior light went on , I could make out the shape of the man driving . |
| 14 | Sexplosion was just getting busy when Tony Jones saw Tippy walk through the door . |
| 15 | And as I fled I looked back and saw Gorias die into the dark behind me ; the gold towers of Paradise sank like fading flames . ’ |
| 16 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 17 | Diversification in the 1950s and 1960s saw Cornwall move into a number of other product areas . |
| 18 | Millions of television viewers saw Cossey over-react to a push on the shoulder from Hateley , who was promptly sent off with no action taken against the Belgian . |
| 19 | They saw Gwion fall with a smashed skull , a Ralarth ‘ Ware hurled down to the street below ; and then the enemy Myrcans confronted Isay and Riven . |
| 20 | ANOTHER excellent performance saw Toft progress to the fourth round of the Cheshire Cup with an emphatic win over Liverpool Competition side Birkenhead Park . |
| 21 | The first came as Steve Brown handled , sorry as Steve Brown tackled in the area , that saw Armitage score off the underside of the cross bar , and from the second , Armitage centre struck Andy King on the hand , and a penalty was put away by Bernie McConnell . |
| 22 | England , defeated by these two then , now saw Akram go for a duck , a nifty piece of stumping by Russell from a curving , cutting ball from his captain . |
| 23 | Jimmy and Cardiff both saw Rohmer reach into the inside of his overcoat . |
| 24 | A determined back movement by CI saw Drummond cross for the visitors to leave the scoreline 6–8 at half time in the visitors favour . |
| 25 | Dexter looked back and saw Russell drain off the last drops of his lager . |
| 26 | A brilliant 30-metre solo try by Allan Bateman and two tries from John Devereux and Rob Ackerman saw Wales roar into an 18-4 lead . |
| 27 | He saw Mariana scrabble at the grass , desperate for purchase . |
| 28 | As she turned into the lane leading to the village , she gradually slowed and came to a halt as she saw Leo descend from the local bus . |
| 29 | His voice faltered as he saw Michael slip through the doorway . |