Example sentences of "[pron] saw that [num] " in BNC.

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1 And as I got in here I saw that one of the men sitting just where you are was Hal MacQuillan .
2 My first instinct was to back the car and find a different way round , but then in the headlights I saw that three or four men were all dressed in black shirts .
3 The party was about to depart when the mother of the dead girl noticed that the earth over the entrance to the tomb had been disturbed , and when she looked more closely she saw that one of the roofing stones had been moved .
4 When Sara glanced back a few moments later , she saw that five liverymen had descended upon the urchin and were giving him a beating .
5 She could n't hear what was being said , but she saw that three caravans were standing inside the field by the gate and that several rough-looking men were raising their fists and shouting at Farmer Yatton , Angela 's father , who was ordering them out .
6 In section 4.1.1 we saw that one of the reasons for building society success was their ability to attract deposits , comparatively cheaply .
7 In Chapter 5 we saw that two people were pre-eminent in influencing the ways in which planning after the war would be determined .
8 As he walked between the lines of cars he saw that one of them was parked so it was sticking out .
9 As he finished tying the cravat into an acceptable knot he saw that one of the cheese-knives had stuck to the table linen by virtue of the butter that had been left on it .
10 When at last they drew back , he saw that one side of their faces was skinless and bleeding .
11 He saw that one fire engine got through okay but the second a slight problem in two places .
12 He saw that two men were now holding me , pushing me down and punching me and he recognized the man who was walking up the stairs .
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