Example sentences of "[noun] and watched " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Panopticon , the flow of information was dependent on a special architectural configuration : it arose from a specific spatial ordering of the relationship between watcher and watched . |
| 2 | Instead she opened her eyes and watched a small cloud move across the sky . |
| 3 | I closed my eyes and watched the sheets of warm colour that came as I relaxed or increased the tension of the lids . |
| 4 | ‘ We can confirm that Det Chief Insp Keith Free of Heathrow CID did visit the offices of the Sunday Mirror , interviewed journalists and watched a video tape showing a man who claimed to be Phil Wells , ’ said a the spokesman . |
| 5 | I went to the top of Ludgate Hill and watched exhausted men being carried out of the Old Bailey , then down side streets to where the steeple of St Bride 's church was tottering and the bells had gone crashing down minutes previously . |
| 6 | Valenzuela choked out a reply and watched while Bratti was shot by ‘ Fifa ’ Palma Ramirez , one of the most savage officers . |
| 7 | Katherine sat back in the warmth of her seat and watched Central Park give way to the shops and office towers of midtown Manhattan . |
| 8 | Joshua found a seat and watched Hyacinth Scragg being put through her paces . |
| 9 | A man sat in a low leather bucket seat and watched a TV screen . |
| 10 | They squatted in the bushes and watched the doubled guards patrolling up and down . |
| 11 | I sat with him in the canteen before a programme and watched him eat his way steadily through eight Eccles cakes with a glass of milk . |
| 12 | I sat with him in the canteen before a programme and watched him eat his way steadily through eight Eccles cakes with a glass of milk . |
| 13 | And , like a drunk will try to focus on a stationary object to stop him turning , turning , Elisabeth planted a buddleia in her mind and watched as the purple emperors mated on the white tresses . |
| 14 | Chola and Mina stood on the roof and watched them go . |
| 15 | Kalchu , Chola , Nara , Kāli and the twins stood on the roof and watched them go . |
| 16 | He sipped the hot mug of tea and watched Molly lay out his clothes by the fire with one hand , and remove her curlers with the other . |
| 17 | By three o'clock she had asked her several times if there was anything she wanted , brought her biscuits and tea and watched the clock for an hour . |
| 18 | After they had left , she stood in the doorway and watched them walking down the main street past the square . |
| 19 | He paused in the doorway and watched her go into a dim hall , calling , ‘ Hoo-hoo ! |
| 20 | Behind him , two men in long overcoats stepped out from the shadow of a doorway and watched the young man turn to the left again , heading up the main backstreet that led to Joseph Hyde 's flat . |
| 21 | Pete stood in the doorway and watched as she bounced a little and made the mattress creak . |
| 22 | Rain sat in the turquoise chair with the purple footstool , Oliver was on the settee not far from the replacement Chinese screen , Cobalt fingered the bronze bird , Tim stood in the doorway and watched the downpour slanting over the deck . |
| 23 | Jessamy stood in the doorway and watched him in angry astonishment . |
| 24 | Lisa stood in the bedroom doorway and watched her go . |
| 25 | De Villiers was left talking to the air , a very thoughtful look on his face as he leaned against the doorway and watched fitzAlan stride across the bailey , towing Isabel behind him . |
| 26 | Paige stood in the doorway and watched his retreating figure until it was no more than a deeper patch of dark in the gathering gloom . |
| 27 | He lay back on the couch and watched the camera pan a sun-drenched American cityscape and dip between the buildings into a traffic-clogged street . |
| 28 | After the patient had gone , he hitched one hip up on the couch and watched her clear up . |
| 29 | The man nodded his thanks and watched the girls walk away . |
| 30 | Martin spat out the toothpaste and watched the cock as he bent to rinse his mouth in running water . |