Example sentences of "when he saw a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Slade told the court how he had been approaching a road junction when he saw a man and a woman arguing . |
| 2 | The High Court in Edinburgh heard today that Graeme Ralph ( 16 ) was waiting for the Inverness-London sleeper at Falkirk Grahamston station when he saw a man throwing a trolley from a bridge . |
| 3 | When he saw a gang trying to break into a car in Gateshead he and a neighbour chased the youths . |
| 4 | He set out on foot as it was getting dark , and had already walked three or four miles when he saw a cart , half-full of hay , by the side of the road . |
| 5 | He was just about to stitch my up again when he saw a movement and pulled out an inch-and-a-half-long botfly larva , at which point the nurse in attendance fainted . ’ |
| 6 | Any vestige of friendship Grassi might have retained was to disappear when he saw a letter from Florence claiming that the Jesuits would be powerless to answer Galileo 's arguments . |
| 7 | On their way to the Hotel Colombi , their shoulders stooped to ward off the falling snow , Horowitz paused when he saw a car hire firm which was still open . |
| 8 | When he saw a car crash then catch fire outside his house , he ran out and managed to pull both driver and passenger free . |
| 9 | He had nearly reached the church when he saw a group of people approaching him . |
| 10 | For example , one director commented that when he saw a topic referred to a few times then it would ‘ click ’ in his mind , and he would then consider if it could have some significance to his company . |