Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] he see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was when he finally reached the end of the turning by the Rotherhithe.Tunnel entrance that he saw the three standing together across the street . |
| 2 | It was only when he moved round to the side that he saw the blue , chapped ears and the hair , frozen and brittle , as if you could snap it off . |
| 3 | It seemed to Creggan that she was surrounded by a powerful diffused light until he saw the mist was thinning and the sun beginning to shine . |
| 4 | Some forms of psychotherapy are based on the work of Reich , an analyst who gave up ‘ talking ’ therapy because he saw the possibility of releasing emotional tension locked into the body , and making faster contact with the sources of conflict that cause pain and distress . |
| 5 | He heard the mestizo curse in fear as he saw the snake . |
| 6 | The court usher was out there talking to the officer , and Donaldson was about to return his attention to the card when he saw the usher deliberately turn and point at him . |
| 7 | As the sun was rising the next morning , Gabriel waited outside his hut until he saw the young woman riding up the hill . |
| 8 | She yawned like a cat and he saw the red inside of her mouth . |
| 9 | Brunel made the broad gauge because he saw the advantage of stability , and making extra room for passengers |
| 10 | It increases our range over our present equipment which is very effective but we can actually detect the motorist before he sees the officer on the side of the road . |
| 11 | A micro-second after he saw the first flash , the bullet which had come from it was embedding itself in his skull . |
| 12 | Alejandro , fed up with Raimundo 's laziness and his exorbitant whining demands , was put in such a good mood when he saw the black eye that he agreed that Perdita could take over the breaking of little Tero . |
| 13 | As he raised her hand towards his mouth his grey eyes widened , then gleamed with laughter as he saw the state it was in . |
| 14 | The young soldier gave a cry as he saw the Doctor . |
| 15 | Puzzlement , as much as anger , therefore sums up his reaction as he sees the wages gap between himself and other workers continuing to widen . |
| 16 | A taxi driver , who was with his parked vehicle at the bus turnabout , told the court that he saw the three other taxi men talking together . |
| 17 | ‘ did use ( or keep ) ’ 'Use' is usually proved by the police officer in the case giving evidence that he saw the defendant driving the motor vehicle in question . |
| 18 | George Male was walking to Upton Park tube station when he saw the bill : ‘ Herbert Chapman Dead . ’ |
| 19 | Although he was a leading member of the Danzig Party it would probably be fair to describe him as a misguided liberal who only realised his mistaken alliance when he saw the brownshirts pulling on their kicking boots . |
| 20 | Gabriel forgot his own sadness when he saw the bitterness and deep despair on the farmer 's face . |
| 21 | Jane Davis , prosecuting , had earlier told the court that Orchard , of Farringdon , London , had been walking his dog when he saw the girl in a playground in the King 's Cross area one evening last July . |
| 22 | ‘ Lately , he 's been very much in love because he saw the April issue of Dogs Today with Julian Clary 's dog , Fanny , on the cover . |
| 23 | A cry of horror came from the artist when he saw the terrible face in the portrait . |
| 24 | This fear reached its climax when he saw the Taj Mahal : ‘ The last time I saw Tage Mehale 's mausoleum I was in the company of a French merchant who , like myself , thought that this extraordinary fabric could not be sufficiently admired . |
| 25 | When he heard of the disappearance of Mrs Wilks , 22 , he drove back down the motorway and noted the marker post number where he saw the car . |
| 26 | He slept well that night , getting up early to climb the wet , mildewed stairs to the top of the church tower where he saw the stars clear in the skies , studying their alignment before they faded with the dawn . |
| 27 | He held up a pacifying hand as he saw the other prepare for battle . |
| 28 | Letterman sees the role of historical adviser in the way that he sees the role of writer , only less so . |
| 29 | I had no idea whether he saw the tenfold rise in numbers applying as a problem to be addressed and , if so , how he would deal with it . |
| 30 | Even Mortimer felt a tingle of horror as he saw the figure approach Ace and laugh , but he was momentarily taken aback when Ace 's hands suddenly whipped round and grabbed the man 's shoulders , and she kneed him swiftly in the groin . |