Example sentences of "saw [pers pn] coming [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had an old inspector , a Manx man , he used to laugh when he saw them coming in with the blood pouring down their heads , fighting and everything . |
| 2 | Ah it 's sweet enough , I saw you coming in with a black one . |
| 3 | The sergeant was chasing you round and if they came round and saw you coming out of a shop , you had to have a good explanation . |
| 4 | Our enemy would guess I was here if he saw you coming out with food , or with important news . |
| 5 | I saw you coming back from the communion rails , with your eyes down and your hands folded , as if you were n't putrid inside , but I know . |
| 6 | ‘ According to George , Bunny saw her coming out of your basement . |
| 7 | He was depressed — I saw him coming slowly up the lane , I heard the reluctance of his words to face the world . |
| 8 | I saw him coming over |
| 9 | You saw him coming in , did n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | The London-Manchester air race saw him coming in third , a position to which he was not accustomed |
| 11 | And he 'd be there once or twice and then on the Wednesday evening as was his custom , he went down to the village , he had a date with my mother and there she was standing by the shop in the square and when she saw him coming down she turned and said , , she said and swirled her skirts round . |
| 12 | Once after hitching up there , I waited around in the car park until I saw him coming out — and I 'm ashamed to say I followed him home . |
| 13 | He turned quickly and saw it coming up the slope behind him . |
| 14 | And they shouted at in a while they saw it coming up again , they give another warning . |
| 15 | well that 's I thought when I saw it coming out I thought oh goodness this is gon na be ten P a week , that 's the same for everybody , very good |
| 16 | She saw us coming out of the restaurant and … . ’ |
| 17 | When he saw us coming back from the movies every Sunday , discussing the film , he would say , ‘ I do n't believe it . |
| 18 | ‘ All the people waiting at the bus stops were shrivelled up with the cold ; they looked so miserable standing there but cheered up when they saw us coming along . |