Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] watched " in BNC.
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| 1 | In autumn my father watched for boys who climbed in to steal his apples but was stumped by their shamelessness even when caught red-handed . |
| 2 | My father watched us go with a worried face . |
| 3 | And then he beat me , and my father watched — and did nothing ! ’ |
| 4 | My master watched him go . |
| 5 | Her contacts watched horse sales across the country and Mrs Calzini made regular checks with breeders , trainers and slaughterhouses . |
| 6 | There were a few scares at the death , nothing happened , just they got their first corner after about 90 mins … and after last year … however nothing came of it ( or their second and last corner 3 mins into injury time ) , except one header which Lukic watched wide . |
| 7 | Her eyes watched the flame of the clock-candle sink ever lower . |
| 8 | The experiment consisted of two phases in which subjects watched films , first a judgment phase and second a recognition phase , the first phase lasted approximately 20 minutes , the second phase approximately 40 minutes . |
| 9 | None of the television which Boy watched for so many hours made sense in a conventional way , because he watched television as if it was one continuous programme . |
| 10 | Against these points must be set the fatalism with which Law watched his country drift into civil war ; the patriotic party became begetters of rebellion , the party of order suborned crime and mutiny , and the leader of the opposition in parliament approved and supported the destruction of both the practice and the authority of parliament . |
| 11 | And so , for the next two hours , Grace and her parents watched the wreck of the Forfarshire through the telescope . |
| 12 | Enya 's grandparents are buried there , and she often talked to Roma about her feelings that her grandparents watched over her and guided her still . |
| 13 | Her husband watched her , concerned for her , for his family . |
| 14 | The old woman stared at him and her eyes were bright and piercing and the silver thimble had fallen to the lap of her dress , and her fists were clenched now as if she searched for a memory , and her husband watched her anxiously as if he witnessed that she was at war within herself . |
| 15 | Her husband watched her reading and finally lost touch with her . |
| 16 | Jean Coulter and her friend watched the group in conversation and were impressed by what appeared from across the room to be the relaxed self-control of Joan and Derek . |
| 17 | She was fifteen , lithe , conscious of her own body and beautiful in her art , and all the while as the spectators ' enthusiasm grew her father watched her , drinking Jerez , nodding his head and smiling . |
| 18 | Her father-in-law watched her , sleepily , admiringly , then asked for one too ; she handed him the fruit whole . |
| 19 | Every day I used to row or sail there , while the Queen and her ladies watched . |
| 20 | The hamlet of Castle , a mile South of Lostwithiel , has also been suggested as the site of the palace from which Iseult watched for her Tristan across what were then tidal waters but is now a small stream . |
| 21 | It was then that the signal fire was lit which Allen watched from his tree-top. from end to end of the forest smoke rose in response , and when to east , to west , to south , and north the signal stations were assembled the message went out from the outlaws ' camp : ‘ The Cage is Open . ’ |
| 22 | Having made their name as the most mischievous men in pop , their audience watched uneasily as Madness turned down the corners of their mouths . |
| 23 | This father of a three-year-old also said parents should control what their children watched — as he did . |
| 24 | From the corner of the compound the raised machine-gun and its minder watched and bided their time . |
| 25 | Her brother watched her , with love and anxiety , as she checked the contents of her handbag . |
| 26 | Even as her mother watched , a fourth man swooped from nowhere like a bird of prey and snatched the girl into his arms . |
| 27 | Her mother watched her . |
| 28 | Carpenter and her colleagues watched the humming-birds in the mountains of California . |
| 29 | Beside him Carol watched the modern-day gladiators as they came at each other . |
| 30 | In this case the offender was caught within minutes , his movements watched from a central control room a mile away . |