Example sentences of "they saw a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them saw a list of their original haul when they visited Coventry . |
| 2 | Then to David Stirling 's fury they saw a convoy of light armoured vehicles moving across their line of advance . |
| 3 | They went on a little farther , and ahead of them they saw a village . |
| 4 | They saw a squirrel and ran onwards , hoping to find more , but the path petered into nothing and Victoria tore her hem on a bramble . |
| 5 | When they arrived at the house , they saw a man whom they had good reason to suppose to be the assailant washing blood from himself . |
| 6 | They saw a man curiously like and curiously unlike himself ; like , in that he was no man 's man but his own , and what he pledged , he would perform ; unlike in his innocence , pride and primitive simplicity . |
| 7 | They were waiting for the lift when they saw a man come hurrying in through the swing doors . |
| 8 | The race used to be cash-orientated but these days attracts more enthusiasts than those determined to be first over the line , said Mr Brown , who was reminded of the film made about the race when they saw a man in a huge Alvis wearing what appeared to be an animal . |
| 9 | Erm it may be erm er worth , in that , in that context , saying something about erm to get a contrast effect between y'know sort of how people would feel if they saw a man and a woman kissing in public and they may be perfectly alright about that but they may er feel particularly disgusted when it 's sort of two men or two women . |
| 10 | More than once they saw a passer-by , soaking wet , shout threats and curses at an open window . |
| 11 | In the late afternoon Dangerfield and Killion were flying together on their fifth patrol when they saw a formation of five Pfalz fighters climbing towards them . |
| 12 | The few that did live near the quarry tended to wander off hurriedly in the opposite direction whenever they saw a nome . |
| 13 | If they saw a case of apples or anything , they would break it open — did n't regard it stealing . |
| 14 | The following day they saw a column of vehicles approaching from the wrong direction to that from which Timpson should have appeared . |
| 15 | The band was playing in Switzerland when they saw a building on fire . |
| 16 | They were to take the road to Foligno , turn right towards Cannara just beyond Santa Maria degli Angeli and drive until they saw a telegraph pole with a yellow mark . |
| 17 | They rode a wave for a while , thinking they saw a pool of talent that could be exploited and a cultural scene rich in potential stories which , together with the relative cheapness of British film production , would be enough to guarantee success . |
| 18 | When they walked off the boat at Harwich , they saw a news hoarding with ‘ ultimatum ’ in large letters . |
| 19 | They saw a news item about the deaths on television and advised Gore to give himself up to police . |
| 20 | It was while they were having breakfast on the following morning that they saw a car pull up outside . |
| 21 | It is interesting to note that a number of new users , rather than inject , snorted heroin as they previously had done with speed and coke until they saw a television programme on Hong Kong which ‘ instructed ’ them how to chase the dragon . |
| 22 | The brave mum , who has two daughters and a son , was out shopping with her husband in Friern Barnet , North London , when they saw a robbery going on . |
| 23 | So I asked them in the lodge like do n't do any damage and Tom was in e he gave them a good lecture so and the lads in the lodge said , Well look you tell them as well not to do this attitude and perhaps you 've seen it on these flumes when they saw a crowd that was there they were changing gear with the Land Rover and through you know like anybody in the way you 'd be underneath . |
| 24 | Four out of ten wives felt that attending the course would help them assist their husbands , indicating that : ( a ) they saw a need to help their husbands , and ( b ) they most probably felt a desire to be more helpful on the farm . |
| 25 | Like Apollinaire , they saw a rift between the old century and the new . |
| 26 | They saw a house ahead of them — a rambling , red-brick place . |
| 27 | What was it the air-raid wardens shouted when they saw a house with a chink of light showing ? |
| 28 | Neighbours did n't suspect when they saw a team of men loading furniture into a van — because Jackie was waiting to be rehoused . |
| 29 | As they moved out onto the entrance steps , they saw a breakdown wagon thundering by and raising up dust in the square . |