Example sentences of "saw [conj] it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as his eyes grew accustomed , he saw that it was no darker than on any summer evening after heavy rain . |
| 2 | When he came to the river he saw that it was much swollen . |
| 3 | Luther saw that it was not a matter of his own work but God 's work . |
| 4 | He saw that it was necessary to take sides . |
| 5 | Looking at it he saw that it was Mrs Wright 's . |
| 6 | The room had seating capacity for about eighty and Mark saw that it was about half full . |
| 7 | Because she saw that it Was true . |
| 8 | And suddenly he saw that it was right . |
| 9 | And , out of the corner of her eye , Jinny saw that it was true . |
| 10 | Then she saw that it was a grey bird like a station pigeon , yet not trapped beneath a glass roof but sitting freely outside amongst fluttering leaves . |
| 11 | She had suspected in Lucca , all those months ago , that Mrs Browning no longer cared for her as once she had done but she saw that it was worse than that : she was a nuisance , plain and simple . |
| 12 | I got the binoculars and saw that it was narrow and straight ; it was smoke from a small fire . |
| 13 | Now , about to cross , she saw that it was swirling much more swiftly than when she had crossed before and fallen in . |
| 14 | Next instant she had a great thrill , for as the van swung into the lane past her she saw that it was full of Brownies , with luggage all around them ! |
| 15 | She jumped off her bike , pulled at the gate , and then saw that it was padlocked . |
| 16 | Turning it over , he saw that it was sealed up , and broke it open . |
| 17 | I looked at the time and saw that it was a new world record , so I thought that I , too , must have run fast . |
| 18 | She glanced at her watch , which was luminous , and saw that it was past teatime . |
| 19 | She saw that it was covered with badly printed words , amongst which ‘ Wellwisher ’ stood out . |
| 20 | Breeze turned to glance at the man who had just entered the shop , and saw that it was Roger Kenyon . |
| 21 | The door to the dressing room opened and to her surprise she saw that it was Hugo . |
| 22 | But when they had a closer look they saw that it was frozen solid . |
| 23 | A small figure was seated beside the trainer and it was only when the two men got out of the car and walked briskly towards them that Kelly saw that it was Cy McCray . |
| 24 | And in that twilight world between waking and sleeping she saw that it was a face she knew , her own . |
| 25 | After a long time she looked at her bedside clock and saw that it was past midnight . |
| 26 | He fired , but at once saw that it was a Maryland , banking away as it dived vertically for the sea . |
| 27 | The cat opened one eye cautiously , saw that it was true and sprang onto Mildred 's shoulder where it rubbed its head gratefully against her hair . |
| 28 | Through her tears , Constance began to tell the dreadful story — and , hearing it with her aunt 's ears , she saw that it was indeed dreadful . |
| 29 | His wife Jean , 70 , said : ‘ When I saw that it was the only laugh I have had since Theo 's death . |
| 30 | Dalgliesh saw that it was Philip Larkin 's Required Writing . |