Example sentences of "he see that " in BNC.

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1 It was sufficient for him to see that all was normal .
2 The error in the phenomenological approach of Berger is that it does not allow him to see that one of the social processes which affects the success of some theories , in terms of their historical effects , is precisely the process of rational discussion and truth-testing which occurs in science .
3 I trusted him to see that I was equipped for the new life I had chosen .
4 An important clue was his reading of Malthus on population , which allowed him to see that the ‘ struggle for existence ’ caused by population pressure would act within the species , killing off any individuals who were not well adapted to the conditions and allowing only the ‘ fittest ’ ( i.e. best-adapted ) individuals to survive and breed .
5 Nenna thought : I 'm pleased for him to see that I can make a proper job of something .
6 I turned to him to see that his face was white .
7 If he has to marry Janice , that 's his misfortune , but I shall force him to see that if he really loves Kirsty he wo n't force her to share his fate .
8 ‘ Oh , Adam was a gardener , and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener 's work is done upon his knees . ’
9 Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face .
10 It made him see that before its power all of this was nothing and yet , at the same time , without him , or Slorne , or Minch or any of the creatures , imprisoned and free , its power would be nothing .
11 At least now , today , she could ease his suffering , help him forget Madeleine for a little while , make him see that he could still find happiness of a kind without her .
12 At first he had suggested it might be fairer to everyone if he were to leave Kentucky and find work elsewhere — perhaps even return to England — but Cora-Beth had succeeded in making him see that there was absolutely no need for him to do so .
13 After protesting that she simply could n't share her bed with anyone else , she admitted the real reason : she was ashamed to let him see that she had to get up to pee once or twice a night .
14 Well , was n't that what she had wanted — to let him see that she had known all along what lay behind his invitation this evening ?
15 She would n't let him see that he had hurt her in a way that Harry Martin and all his tricks could never have hurt her .
16 But she could n't let him see that it had meant something to her .
17 She loved this man , and he seemed determined , because of some misplaced sense of responsibility , to keep them together , yet she was trying to make him see that it just could n't be — for his own sake .
18 She was n't going to let him see that she would jump at it , although not for the reasons he might suppose .
19 Could n't he see that he was just organizing her even more ?
20 Could n't he see that there was no future for them , no past ?
21 Could n't he see that there was hardly room to sit ?
22 He sees that conflict between various elements in highly developed society can be creative , but that eventually deterioration will follow if connections are not preserved between the various areas of life which , in the primitive model , are integrated .
23 While the city is kept within bounds he sees that this can be healthy , though in both culture and industry a balance between town and country is necessary .
24 He is a media manipulator of genius , so adept at the mechanics of mass communication that he pauses mid-sentence when he sees that my cassette recorder has run out of tape , waiting patiently until I have inserted a new cassette before carrying on with what he was saying from exactly where he stopped .
25 At least he sees that it 's funny , and in Britain , where Bruce Springsteen is just another pop star , albeit rather a famous and successful one , we will probably laugh along .
26 He sees that his pack leader is terrified by the aeroplane and so he , being on a lower level , will accept that this aeroplane represents a real danger .
27 Robin Blackburn ( Letters , 3 April ) has argued in favour of proportional representation because he sees that it will enable a New Left Party to ‘ stand under its own colours ’ .
28 He sees that this thing is in everybody 's interest and gives me protection .
29 He sees that finally the Masai myths have been overtaken .
30 He sees that many of the Hollywood films they admire have undergone a metamorphosis in France from straightforward studio fare to art .
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