Example sentences of "[noun] i saw were " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legs I saw were white . |
| 2 | And Ray er Mr from Nottingham says , I used to work for a circus , I 'm an animal lover and all the animals I saw were treated very well . |
| 3 | From Penhill Crags , where the only bones I saw were those of a less than gigantic sheep , we walked by the disused quarry to Stony Gate and the old drove road of Morpeth Gate , now a peaceful broad green lane and very pleasant walking . |
| 4 | I had rather been hoping that I might see somebody I knew while I was in the town , but the only people I saw were old Mackenzie in the gun and tackle shop and Mrs Stuart in the cafe , yawning and fat behind her Formica counters and reading a Mills & boon . |
| 5 | But now the first thing I saw were the lines on his face standing out like the lines on a charcoal drawing . |
| 6 | He took us up to see the students , and the very first ones I saw were Sonia Lawson , already a highly gifted artist , daughter of my friends Fred and Muriel in Redmire ; and one of my best students from Corsham , the vivacious , beautiful and witty Helen Dear , the shining light of my so-called ‘ duds ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ The only spirits I saw were Jamesons and Glenfiddich . ’ |