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

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1 She opened her eyes and saw Rodier standing by the bed with the nurse hovering behind him .
2 When she opened her eyes and saw Patrick standing in the room she started up with a cry .
3 He saw Dobson standing in the library .
4 He looked up and saw Jed standing in the doorway .
5 Slater saw Sara standing at the door of the room .
6 When Jed turned round , he saw Celia standing on the road .
7 When he emerged on to the vast concourse he saw Kuhlmann standing at the entrance to one of the platforms opposite the ticket office .
8 Behind him , as he staggered from view , Jimmy saw Barbara standing with the neck of a broken whisky bottle in her hand , seized from one of the Christmas party tables .
9 She saw Tig standing on the enclosure wall , his arms stretched out to the sides , his head thrown back .
10 She carried the glass back to the sitting-room , and came to an abrupt stop when she saw Luke standing by the window , reading the paper , which she 'd left open at the horoscopes .
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