Example sentences of "saw the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We suddenly saw the wizened old man in a new light . |
| 2 | The visitor , whoever it was , came in silently , and looking round , not knowing who or what to expect , Molly saw the tall sad-looking dog , its eyes wet and its pink tongue lolling , which Buck had apparently abandoned to the Castello Crocetto . |
| 3 | People put their heads out of windows and saw the tall white-faced man and the little girl , with their arms around each other . |
| 4 | He saw the tall grey horse stumble , or seem to stumble , and recover but lamely . |
| 5 | As they watched , they saw the tall red mainsail crumple and fall in great folds on the top of the cabin . |
| 6 | So , for instance , they saw the Roman Catholic Church as representing a ‘ Petrine ’ approach , over against which Protestantism had emerged as a ‘ Pauline ’ antithesis ; and both should ultimately be reconcilable in a ‘ Johannine ’ synthesis . |
| 7 | She heard the front gate squeak open , and as she saw the two young Garda officers look up at the window and come slowly up her path , Kit Hegarty suddenly knew without any doubt what they were coming to tell her . |
| 8 | He saw the two young people and stopped in front of them . |
| 9 | I saw the two young people put extra food on the blind man 's plate , although they were hungry themselves . |
| 10 | All I needed was a little bit of luck and as I pressed , dry mouthed , along the empty street it seemed I had found it The shock when I saw the two burly SPs strolling towards me was like a blow but was immediately followed by a strange calm . |
| 11 | His heart will have started to race as he looked left and right and saw the two main practice strips . |
| 12 | Brown Owl made a sympathetic noise when she saw the two huge blisters . |
| 13 | He touched Doyle 's shoulder and saw the two gaping wounds , then noticed the third in the chest , above the heart . |
| 14 | Mr Wolski was among the group of keepers who first saw the escaped golden eagle . |
| 15 | As she went upstairs she saw him toss something in a little glass down his throat in one gulp and she saw the swollen nicotine-stained fingers and the watery bad-tempered eyes . |
| 16 | I saw the largest bare belly I 'd ever seen in life . |
| 17 | The reign of Catherine the Great ( 1762–96 ) saw the largest territorial acquisitions since the sixteenth century . |
| 18 | The late sixties and seventies saw the continued sporadic appearance of gay characters in television plays , most notably John Hurt 's 1975 portrayal of Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant . |
| 19 | Then there was another , and others behind it , and I saw the long bare tail like a whip , the narrow head , the yellow teeth that seemed too big for the jaws , the glittering red eyes . |
| 20 | To my left I saw the long purple curtains twitch in the window and for a moment I thought it was her just making sure I 'd gone . |
| 21 | The relationship of this picture with that provided by Salvian and his fellow moralists , who saw the early fifth century as a period of destruction , is not immediately apparent . |
| 22 | In his rear view mirror he saw the solid yellow wall blocking the whole road . |
| 23 | Looking down he saw the final fearful act of that day . |
| 24 | She was panting hard by the time she saw the narrow white ribbon that was the road to Coton . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , it is fairly clear that he saw the democratic political movement as the principal force creating this new social order , for it is the democratic regime that assigns pre-eminent value to the wellbeing of the greatest number , establishes an open and mobile society by destroying the old hierarchy of ranks , and encourages the development of trade and manufacture . |
| 26 | TV viewers saw the distinctive white vehicle in action in February , carrying BBC newsman Martin Bell and his crew during a Panorama documentary . |
| 27 | In the distance she heard the faint sounds of voices from the pool , and her dazed eyes rested on the green palm trees out on the terrace , while the dim light of the courtyard shut out the horrors of the morning , and she saw the gleaming white tower of a mosque against the deep sky and the far-off mountains , just as they had looked in the travel brochures . |
| 28 | A mixture of demanding bowling and lax batsmanship saw the four important wickets fall post-lunch . |
| 29 | As they entered the room , Duncan saw the four square holes in the door , big enough for men to look through and also rest the muzzle of their guns on . |
| 30 | They all saw the small black flag in the snow , two kilometres in front of them . |