Example sentences of "saw [indef pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Larry saw nothing except the tap dripping in the bathroom and the rug missing from the doorway and the absence of a cat-flap and his own image , his own image everywhere . |
| 2 | He circled the house , looking in , and saw nothing but the bits and pieces of ordinary living . |
| 3 | She faced out to sea and saw nothing but the impression of Fernando 's tortured features before her misty eyes . |
| 4 | I saw nothing of the scenery ; visibility was down to fifty yards . |
| 5 | You know I saw nothing of the sort when I for a fortnight in a . |
| 6 | Whitehill police would like to hear from anyone who saw someone on the roof — a ladder was left behind . |
| 7 | ‘ You saw someone from the group on the train , is that what you 're saying ? |
| 8 | What happened was this : Micky stopped getting the lines , turned round in confusion , then presumably saw someone in the wings pointing a gun at him . |
| 9 | Despite the ominous row of trespassing hatchbacks , we saw nobody on the ridge at all , and luxuriated in the surprising solitude that one should n't expect so near a town like Fort William , which grows more like a Highland Gorbals every day . |
| 10 | The Appearances of the Lord turned their hearts , they saw everything through the eyes of their cherished experience of love revealed in Christ Jesus . |
| 11 | She saw everything except the show . |
| 12 | Then I saw something on the ice in front of me . |
| 13 | I saw something on the television today it 's sitting there said they 've a cause about it |
| 14 | Nosey reluctantly slunk back to Sharpe , then saw something across the river and gave a bark of warning . |
| 15 | I often walked along the shore , and one day I saw something in the sand . |
| 16 | I saw one in the box once when she was trying her pearls on to see if they went with one of the dresses . |
| 17 | Perhaps because I always went there in the heat of the afternoon , I rarely saw anyone in the gardens . |
| 18 | Police want to speak to anyone who saw anything around the train station . |