Example sentences of "i see [that] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was he who told me to see that the room was prepared for you . ’ |
| 2 | Then I saw that the policeman coming out of the darkness was wearing the blue of a Gardai , rather than the green of an RUC man . |
| 3 | ‘ When I saw that the Law meant one thing and the Gospel another ’ , said Luther , ‘ I broke through . ’ |
| 4 | I saw that the cell was clean but that several English names had been written in pencil on the wall . |
| 5 | Now as I looked at the tree I saw that the great things had been there all the time but I had mistaken them for the background . |
| 6 | Here at the bottom of the sky , I went with him in imagination by the rocks of the mind 's shore and I saw that the sky was thin and could not hold and my mind was set free . |
| 7 | ‘ I could not have done , I have been at the high-road seeing to my traps ; but I saw that the rooks were disturbed . ’ |
| 8 | He sucked on a cigarette and I saw that the fingers of his right hand were stained a deep yellow by the nicotine . |
| 9 | I saw that the driver ( passenger ) was not wearing it . ’ |
| 10 | Continuing on my way , I saw that the outer and inner ash pits were filled with rubble and rubbish of every kind . |
| 11 | IT lifted my sorrow when I saw that the Mirror finally shamed the blundering DSS into paying a disabled man 's benefit increase after a nine-month delay . |
| 12 | When I had a close look at it , I saw that the inside of its mouth , which should have been pink , was very pale and frothing . |
| 13 | Then I saw that the disease had also struck the right leg . |
| 14 | I saw that the great , noble , ‘ advanced ’ countries established themselves by expelling what was ‘ strange ’ ; excluding it but not dismissing it ; enslaving it . |
| 15 | And I saw that the shed window had been boarded over with some plywood , and the board had a number beneath which was the signature ‘ Popova ’ . |
| 16 | After this the orchestra expanded , and I saw that the people round the edge of the hall were musicians awaiting their turn to practice . |
| 17 | Then I saw that the hills were my legs , and that my head was being pushed between them . |
| 18 | When I returned , to my astonishment I saw that the sailors were already in the boat . |
| 19 | Three men ran in front , and I saw that the one in the middle was the blind man . |
| 20 | But the second my eyes cleared floor level I saw that the relics had gone ! |
| 21 | This is just about to run out , so I was overjoyed when I saw that the Halifax had brought out another fixed rate offer . |
| 22 | At nine of the night I opened my door That stands midway between moor and moor , And all around me , silver-bright , I saw that the world had turned to white . |
| 23 | I think even then I saw that the single life , the celibate life , was to be part of God 's plan , and I did n't rebel against it . |
| 24 | Once I was outside , however , I saw that the sky was almost free of cloud and the moon had set . |
| 25 | Peering between the uprights of the gate , I saw that the horse stood before Frankenstein 's gate harnessed to a phaeton — or so I believe that type of carriage was called ; it was open and had four wheels . |
| 26 | It was then that I saw that the folder I 'd left on the coffee table was gone . |
| 27 | After a few minutes ' silent reflection , however , I saw that the difficulty arose because we had read the phrase in quite different ways . |
| 28 | I saw that the expression in his eyes was now one of slight amusement . |
| 29 | I saw that the wing commander engineering , who also was a pilot ( but in those days they did an engineering course as we had no Engineering Officers , at least I do not remember any ) opened his window in the office and climbed out . |
| 30 | I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress , and like the flowers , and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken dress . |