Example sentences of "see [that] he [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would imagine so , seeing that he 's going to be working here ! |
| 2 | She was surprised to see that he was struggling for words — something he had not done since the day two years before when her brother Thomas had been murdered by the English . |
| 3 | She was surprised to see that he was trembling . |
| 4 | It was easy to see that he was running for his job then . |
| 5 | It is good to see that he was remembered so kindly by at least one of his colleagues . |
| 6 | She looked up into his face , anger seething through her , and was surprised to see that he was smiling . |
| 7 | She found that deeply comforting and was mentally able to see that he was carrying her pain and helplessness . |
| 8 | ‘ I said I would think about it , ’ Ven cut in , but she was pleased to see that he was relaxed still , and in no way hostile at her bringing the subject up again . |
| 9 | He had taken something from his jacket pocket and Harry could see that he was writing on it . |
| 10 | He was shipping water at a furious rate and could plainly see that he was drowning . |
| 11 | In his hand , Catherine could see that he was holding her article on the NSPCC . |
| 12 | The guitar was not a suitable instrument for this piece and Alice could see that he was providing only a background strumming . |
| 13 | ‘ Where is it , Watson ? ’ he whispered , and I could see that he was shaken by the scream . |
| 14 | ‘ I could see that he was touched by my offer , but of course his wife would not have allowed that . |
| 15 | She could see that he was searching for the right words , the very thing that would describe what he had felt , what he had experienced at that moment . |
| 16 | As he came nearer I could see that he was wearing a velveteen suit which was full of holes and splattered with wet clay . |
| 17 | He was a brave little fellow and one could see that he was trying not to be scared by the Gorgon who towered above him . |
| 18 | She liked Yeats well enough , and although poetry meant little to her , she could see that he was destined for great things . |
| 19 | Jimmy was silent for a while , and Cardiff could see that he was reappraising the situation . |
| 20 | Burun could see that he was deciding what to do next . |
| 21 | Particularly in the music-hall connections of his plays ( which later became their West End connections ) we can see that he was attempting to do this in his own creative work at the time . |
| 22 | He stopped , and Allen could see that he was undoing the neck of the sack to look into it . |
| 23 | She could see that he was concussed . |
| 24 | The Communist convener could both feel and see that he was losing control . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's your brother , ’ he said , holding up the phone so she could see that he was pressing the mute button . |
| 26 | I could see that he was wondering just how far we had gone in our relationship , and how long it might last . |
| 27 | She could see that he was smiling . |
| 28 | Miguel saw that he was getting nowhere , and gave up on that topic . |
| 29 | When she turned to ask him she saw that he was blushing painfully . |
| 30 | At the end of the hallway he turned a corner and saw that he was facing a dead end , doorless apart from a fire exit , the walls dappled with scabs of paint and sick yellow neon light . |