One person even went as far to say that "the town vanished before our eyes."
They would want to know what had become of the Prince, how he could have vanished before their eyes.
His smile vanished before the significance of what he had to say.
Perhaps they were trying to understand the man's head which had unexpectedly appeared and then vanished before their eyes.
All thought of church and school grounds vanished before this new danger.
He marveled at the way they were able to simply vanish before his eyes.
Don't be surprised if all the bread vanishes before you order.
An older people had vanished before the coming of the Dalesmen.
Men often spoke of trying to chase away the figures, only to watch them vanish before their eyes.
And on many of those occasions, the game in which he was to appear vanished before the curtain rose.