Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] he saw the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 2 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
| 3 | Returning from a London party , he was driving down Radnor Walk when he saw the unmarked vans parked by the kerb in front of Tweed 's terrace house . |
| 4 | His compassion intensified when he saw the other inhabitant of the bed — a small , shabby teddy-bear . |
| 5 | Ross 's voice broke through her unhappy thoughts , his dark eyebrows raised as he saw the half-empty wine bottle on the low table in front of her . |
| 6 | Where there had been one figure faintly outlined in the frame of the staging there were now two — one large , obviously Jotan , and one much smaller , a child Alexei thought until he saw the muscular build and shortened legs and realised that Jotan had caught a dwarf . |
| 7 | The place was pretty full , and he hesitated until he saw the empty bench at my table . |
| 8 | He flailed for balance with his sabre arm , then screamed because he saw the heavy sword coming at his throat . |
| 9 | Bodie entered the gallery and sat down next to Cowley , grimacing as he saw the open-heart operation below . |
| 10 | He smiled as he saw the beautiful face in front of him , and for a moment he felt happy . |
| 11 | Kenneth smiled when he saw the hand-painted sign at the outskirts of the village that said , ‘ Thank You . ’ |
| 12 | The lights in its eyes faded and he saw the pricked ears descend . |