Example sentences of "saw [noun prp] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Before he saw Nicandra alone on the stand , he had noticed a different kind of tension ; it was in the bar , where Andrew was having a drink with Lalage , while now , he guessed , Nicandra would be getting the money on to Lalage 's horse .
2 .0 A SECOND successive goalless draw saw England through to the World Cup finals here yesterday , when Poland practically burned themselves out in an often scintillating hour and yet fanned an ember in the last minute when Ryszard Tarasiewicz 's shot struck Peter Shilton 's crossbar .
3 He saw Maud once in the Kurfûrstendamm , eating alone in a cafe and looking a little desolate , with a stack of coins already piled beside her plate although her meal had only just come .
4 The outbreak of war saw Bennett still in the navy blue of Imperial Airways and he heard the Prime Minister 's broadcast , declaring war on Germany , with much the same feeling as most of us who remember it .
5 I saw George outside under the station lights and watched him set off towards the rear of the train .
6 ‘ I do n't think Father ever saw Hubert again until the trial .
7 Anne and Sarah saw Terry off at the station , and Anne tactfully went to the station bookstall while Sarah and Terry said goodbye .
8 Trent saw Mariana up on the forest edge when he went to fetch wood from the carport .
9 When Shanti had been with us for a few days , a friend said to me , ‘ I saw Michael out with the baby in the pram , and I do n't think I 've seen a man look happier in my life . ’
10 Saw James over by the accordion earlier .
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