Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] saw the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er right welcome back B B C Radio York Whaley 's on until er two this afternoon and before we do anything else er a little bit I saw in the paper , Unions about turn , that 's the shop workers ' union known as USDOR erm have done an about turn and they now say because they saw the writing on the wall , that they think Sunday trading is okay , well more or less . |
| 2 | Erm , I mean headquarters as from adminis , the administrative erm part of it I do n't know whether you saw the Barnardos This is Your Life lady |
| 3 | They used to giggle and splutter when they saw the old man , thinking of him sitting on a toadstool in the moonlight . |
| 4 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 5 | The mischief in my veins cooled as I saw the fear in his eyes . |
| 6 | She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face . |
| 7 | The Imperial troops posted to defend the river gates from Kislev fled when they saw the green horde stretched out across the horizon and advancing at full speed towards them . |
| 8 | They would start to jeer at the company , but stopped when they saw the Hearthware sashes and the Myrcan staves and whispered amongst themselves . |
| 9 | Mrs Joe was saying as she came out of the kitchen , ‘ The pie — has — gone ! ’ but stopped when she saw the soldiers . |
| 10 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
| 11 | He stopped when he saw the car and made as if to turn back . |
| 12 | Some indeed , Ramsey recounts , supposed as they saw the fires in rioting Bristol reflected in the night sky , that the English revolution had begun . |
| 13 | ‘ My heart sank when I saw the hill . ’ |
| 14 | SHERYL Garratt says her heart dropped when she saw the ages of the jury . |
| 15 | I almost had a Vulcan mind melt when I saw the colour graphics on this version of Star Trek . |
| 16 | I almost had a Vulcan mind melt when I saw the colour graphics on this version of Star Trek . |
| 17 | Wait until she saw the elbows of his pullover . |
| 18 | Tomorrow they 'll try and put up a sign to ask anyone who was passing if they saw the accident , yeah ? |
| 19 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 20 | From outside it looked like a faded bell but within was a brilliant and sumptuous chamber of fiery gold adorned with most exquisite tapestry , and it moved me as much as I was moved when I saw the dome of the Blue Mosque at Isfahan , the most beautiful building I have ever seen . |
| 21 | Returning from a London party , he was driving down Radnor Walk when he saw the unmarked vans parked by the kerb in front of Tweed 's terrace house . |
| 22 | My memory was vaguely stirred when I saw the authors ' name . |
| 23 | Fabbiano would not mind if he saw the girls beginning to blend in with the guests . |
| 24 | Lieutenant Simon Doggett waited at the crossroads and frowned when he saw the blood on Sharpe 's arm . |
| 25 | Write the Captain 's log for the period that starts when they first saw the strange " whale " and ends when he saw the Monongahela for the last time . |
| 26 | His compassion intensified when he saw the other inhabitant of the bed — a small , shabby teddy-bear . |
| 27 | Quite unable to stop herself , she too reached out to stroke the satin-softness of his skin , her eyes darkening as she saw the many bruises that came from trying to control the incredibly fast cars that flew so low and hard round the Grand Prix circuits . |
| 28 | ‘ If you 're wakeful I thought you might like company in the shape of Emma — ’ He stopped , his eyes narrowing as he saw the expression on her face . |
| 29 | These are often documents that were never included in the original audit — perhaps never existed until someone saw the potential of the new system and decided to exploit it . |
| 30 | His eyes narrowed as he saw the outline of a helicopter by the side of the mansion . |