Example sentences of "[noun prp] saw [that] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwin saw that his theory must explain the pressure towards divergence and specialization , and it was not until the mid 1850s that he solved the problem . |
| 2 | When he turned towards them , his son and Jacques Devraux saw that his fingers were bright with blood . |
| 3 | Burun saw that his bow was uncased and ready to hand . |
| 4 | All of a sudden , Jack saw that his father was a sort of hero — a maddening , eccentric hero but a man whose decency , courage and good humour were as unshakable as his sincere piety . |
| 5 | Gazing up at gay Shepherd apprehensively , Jack saw that his eyes were nugget hard , as if any kindness or compassion had disappeared years ago . |
| 6 | Dalgliesh saw that his desk top was almost clear . |
| 7 | ‘ Not having any trouble with your eyes , are you ? ’ he asked smoothly as he rinsed off the reagent strip , but Belinda saw that his own eyes were alert beneath the veiling fringe of sooty lashes . |
| 8 | Out of the corner of her eye , Belinda saw that his glance took in both of them , but she said nothing . |
| 9 | Nuadu saw that his hands were hidden by dark gloves , but that they were thin and hard-looking . |
| 10 | She had not noticed before , but now Ashley saw that his face was gaunt and there were dark circles beneath his eyes . |
| 11 | Michael saw that his brother 's mind had moved — not far , hardly at ail , but still he had moved . |
| 12 | Rostov saw that his hair had been drawn back into a neat queue which had been tied with ribbon then folded decoratively forward across the top of his head . |
| 13 | The trousers were tucked into high boots , and Rostov saw that his son 's eyelids had been stained a shade of silver-blue . |