Example sentences of "[conj] see [that] it was [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He had gone down to the stable earlier and seen that it was missing , so he went to look for it .
2 William looked up at the clock and saw that it was nearing four o'clock .
3 Mrs Crump expressed her gratitude with the eloquence of total silence but with a little look which , as Hope noted and saw that it was noted , signalled that she was pierced to the heart .
4 When its flapping had started to irritate me , I snatched it from him and saw that it was ruled like a timetable .
5 Any way that was it and you st and you f forked them all round and you after it was er up you was put up to do the tramping round and round and you Every forkful you took it and saw that it was laid down and tramped it round like this , round and round and round and then the next one , till it was up .
6 He said he was going to and see that it was done
7 He would ask young Alex for the ring , and see that it was put well on Mary 's finger , he would wish them to be happy and fruitful and true to one another and that nothing would ever part them .
8 Confronted with a problem he would reduce it to its essentials , get on with producing a solution , and see that it was put into effect .
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