Example sentences of "i [vb past] i saw a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was just But I do n't er I do n't seem as though er it was er sometimes I saw I saw a spot of blood , but it |
| 2 | I dreamed I saw a boy giving himself airs — preening himself like the Queen of Sheba . |
| 3 | Just for a moment I thought I saw a flicker of emotion in her eyes , but it was probably a trick of the light . |
| 4 | That in itself is startling , but there are precedents for mystical encounters of various kinds or , to be less extreme , a choice of persuasions to put down to fancy ; until — " My God , " says a second man , " I must be dreaming , I thought I saw a unicorn . " |
| 5 | True , her face was perfect of feature , but I thought I saw a coldness there , a pinched look about the mouth , which a younger man might have missed . |
| 6 | I thought I saw a packet then . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought I saw a face in one of the windows — a queer , white face … |