Example sentences of "but [pron] saw [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , but I saw Mark lurking in the background as though he did n't want to be seen . |
| 2 | But I saw torches moving , less powerful than lighted matches against the first crack of tarnished gold in the eastern sky . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't say anything , but I saw Bob Lamb going along the beck , so I sent her off that way , too . |
| 4 | ‘ I have n't heard how they got on but I saw Mick just before he went and he was very positive , ’ said Ronnie . |
| 5 | But I saw judgement in your face , and it shattered me , precisely because I know I must seem to deserve the very worst that anyone could imagine . |
| 6 | Well I expect she did but I saw Debbie Thursday night and she said about her and er I said er how long has she been in , she said Tuesday she had the op she said and she 's due , she 'll probably be coming out tomorrow |
| 7 | Not a day went by but she saw Anthony 's face , and superimposed on it the face of Stavros , smirking slightly as he had been in the cemetery . |
| 8 | Blood gushed from a wound on her temple , running down into her eyes , but she saw Nahum Morey 's fatal collapse just before she crumpled into unconsciousness at the foot of the stairs . |
| 9 | In part it involved differences in perceptions about the boundaries of people 's work and what they contributed : in general , professionals and parents tended to see themselves as concerned with the young person and their life as a whole , but they saw others as being restricted in their work and concerned only with limited aspects of the young person . |
| 10 | Neil was ready to knock Blaine down , had come out of the trance which had held him silent under Havvie 's insults to the girl he loved — but he saw Sally-Anne 's face , and read there only guilt , not the shame which gripped her . |
| 11 | But he saw Baldwin on the Sunday morning and told him that he had no doubt that Curzon would be chosen , although his own turn would come in due course . |
| 12 | But he saw things differently : |
| 13 | England No 2 Laurie McMenemy arrived late and missed the Corky and Ferdinand goals — but he saw Deane spurn a gift of an equaliser before finally striking with a header . |
| 14 | He spoke of being perfect , but he saw perfection as abandoning ourselves to God , seeking to do his will . |