Example sentences of "[noun pl] saw [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the porters saw him come in , and they wo n't talk ! |
| 2 | But only a small group of teachers and parents saw it get underway . |
| 3 | One of the stewards saw him a-doin' this and he say : |
| 4 | When Sunderland came to the Manor in the league in December less than 2,000 Weirsiders saw them lose 3-0 . |
| 5 | His younger days saw him helping with cubs and scouts and he 's is so popular that already residents and storekeepers from the villages have started a fund to help him' |
| 6 | The loco remained in service until 1947 but those final years saw it take on a neglected appearance but it remained at Gorton intact until 1950 . |
| 7 | Minutes later eyewitnesses saw it spiral out of the sky and crash just thirty yards from the firm 's buildings . |
| 8 | Viewers saw him explode with fury at militiamen who tried to stand in the way of aid convoys , and shake with emotion at the tragic plight of victims of ethnic cleansing . |
| 9 | Several rucks at Elland Road confirmed Cantona 's previous billing as the enfant terrible , but French TV viewers saw him live up to his new label as Manchester United 's ‘ Gallic Gazza ’ after the striker burst into tears before an estimated 15 million audience . |
| 10 | Although he has only been rallying for one year he has already appeared on the BBC Top Gear championship series when viewers saw him win his grand touring class . |
| 11 | ‘ There is no doubt , the prosecution suggests , that this young defendant must have realised what had happened , but witnesses saw him accelerate away . ’ |
| 12 | Witnesses saw him dump it , and the Dutch authorities were able to prove a case against him , at last , when the drug was recovered . |
| 13 | England winger Andy Sinton bagged a glorious hat-trick but goalkeeper Neville Southall 's deliberate handball after 19 minutes saw him receive the first red card . |
| 14 | A five-metre scrum in the closing minutes saw them splinter the Quins pack for Charles to touch down . |
| 15 | Greenside experts saw him miss three birdie opportunities , from six , 10 and 15 feet . |
| 16 | ‘ Her friends saw her catch the bus and say she was behaving normally , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 17 | Not only the Headingley crowd would testify to this ; Lillee , Thomson and their friends saw him reach his century from 71 balls against them in 1975–6 , and go on to his highest Test score of 169 . |
| 18 | We left the bar together ; one of my friends saw us leave and winked at us . |
| 19 | But when your German friends saw us doing this , they hooted with derision . |
| 20 | One of the bridge players saw me dressing and said : |
| 21 | ‘ The wounded men were taken off and other fellows saw what happened to the men who were killed . |
| 22 | His fellow travellers saw him praying to the Emperor , as he had been schooled to . |
| 23 | A false report of a bid for Williams Holdings by the Barclay brothers sent its shares leaping 55p to 280p before denials saw them crashing back to 239p . |
| 24 | A false report of a bid for Williams Holdings by the Barclay brothers sent its shares leaping 55p to 280p before denials saw them crashing back to 239p . |
| 25 | The other two men saw him looking at it . |
| 26 | The watching men saw him duck his head to catch the latest radio transmission from Grant and Larsen . |
| 27 | Police saw him go into a flat in West London but by the time they entered he 'd gone . |
| 28 | Early stage shows saw them recreating the famous Iwo Jima flag-erecting ceremony , while the cover of their great ‘ One Nation Under A Groove ’ album took the American flag to new psychedelic heights , the red , white and blue coloured in all manner of drug-crazed hues . |
| 29 | When the others saw her heading for home after the latest sports or debating session they would say " Look out . |
| 30 | A great late run by Chats saw it fizzle as the winning post came too soon for them , victory went to the in form Likely Lads team of Patsy McGee , Kieran Ferry , Eamon Devlin , Frank Ferry , Daniel O'Connell and Brian Deehan . |