Example sentences of "[adv] and saw [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned suddenly and saw her and she was held motionless by his gaze , caught without any hope of escape , mesmerised by the power and intensity of his whole being . |
| 2 | He shone his torch inside and saw nothing amiss . |
| 3 | Then when he knocked on the door this morning I swallowed a whole lot of saved-up salt and water and pressed my tongue and the timing was perfect , he came in and saw me being sick . |
| 4 | Perhaps they turned up outside , looked in and saw nobody they knew and went away again . |
| 5 | ‘ I came out to call him in and saw you pass . |
| 6 | ‘ I only remembered tonight when I came in and saw you drying your hair , ’ he assured her , his blue eyes gleaming with tender amusement . |
| 7 | When the police from the house rushed down and saw them riding away , they say some of them wore military uniform . ’ |
| 8 | I looked down and saw her lying between my legs , she was so small . |
| 9 | He looked down and saw he had battered his fingers bloody against the wooden lid . |
| 10 | The Trunchbull looked down and saw it and she bellowed even louder and with a swipe of her hand she sent the creature flying across the class-room . |
| 11 | Maggie looked down and saw it moving at some speed ; dust flung up in a stream behind it and it was waiting as they taxied to a halt . |
| 12 | Go down and saw it . |
| 13 | When she read how the Lord looked down and saw his people were ‘ all together become filthy ’ she trembled . |
| 14 | When I went down and saw his studio I came out so elated . |
| 15 | When I went down and saw his studio I came out so elated . |
| 16 | He looked down and saw his colleague still lying in the mud , not daring to move . |
| 17 | I looked down and saw there was blood on his forehead . |
| 18 | Was going to tell her this morning , but when I came downstairs and saw her packing up that cake — when I remembered he was going to be there , that I 'd have to see his smug damned face , hear that ghastly loud laugh of his … |
| 19 | Her question was answered a few minutes later when Matthew himself came outside and saw her at the window . |
| 20 | I turned quickly and saw something moving between the trees . |
| 21 | The captain turned quickly and saw us . |
| 22 | He turned quickly and saw it coming up the slope behind him . |
| 23 | I only felt slightly ashamed when I got home and saw my children . |
| 24 | Peter Eckersley stands out as particularly inspiring ; Ken Cranston , who once hit 289 for Liverpool Pilgrims , seems underestimated by posterity ; Harry Pilling captained once and saw his side make 33 and 501 against Northants in 1977 . |
| 25 | The tramp looked up and saw her . |
| 26 | He looked up and saw her and said , in a puzzled voice , ‘ Bit early , is n't it ? ’ |
| 27 | He looked up and saw her . |
| 28 | It brought a painful flush to her cheeks and at that moment he looked up and saw her . |
| 29 | He looked up and saw her and Robyn blushed furiously , fixed to the spot with embarrassment . |
| 30 | Then fitzAlan looked up and saw her , and the hard look of danger vanished . |