Example sentences of "saw [that] he [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miguel saw that he was getting nowhere , and gave up on that topic . |
| 2 | When she turned to ask him she saw that he was blushing painfully . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The doctor looked into the Englishman 's eyes , saw that he was telling the truth . |
| 5 | And when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing but rather that a riot was starting , he took water and washed his hands in front of the multitude saying , I am innocent of this man 's blood , see to that yourselves . |
| 6 | She turned to look at him and , even in the dim light , she saw that he was gazing at her meaningly . |
| 7 | When she looked back at Petion , she saw that he was watching her with a sympathetic expression . |
| 8 | Cardiff turned back and when Gilbert saw that he was watching , he became instantly silent . |
| 9 | She hesitated , and looked down at Raynor , and saw that he was watching her , and saw , as well , that he understood . |
| 10 | His voice was low , and she glanced up and saw that he was watching her with a strange kind of intensity . |
| 11 | Suragai was hesitating , and Burun saw that he was trying to choose his words to avoid giving offence . |
| 12 | Rostov saw that he was hiding his expression behind his cup . |
| 13 | Cardiff saw that he was wearing gloves and that he was pulling at them nervously , as if afraid that they might come off . |
| 14 | And hearing him Minch was pleased , for she saw that he was learning to understand others and would be ready for the harder lessons she would give him in the coming year . |
| 15 | ‘ If only they had n't scrapped the old grammar school , ’ muttered Dr Frome , and Pumfrey saw that he was beginning to erect in his mind a structure of excuses and evasions that would justify him to himself . |
| 16 | He turned to James in amazement and saw that he was enjoying his surprise , as though it confirmed one of his arguments . |
| 17 | I thought he was only joining in to please me , but before long I saw that he was enjoying it too , chiefly I think because to him it was a novelty . |
| 18 | Then he saw that he was looking at the puzzled , desperate face of Ho Chan . |
| 19 | She saw that he was looking at her . |
| 20 | Saw that he was looking at her . |
| 21 | Raising her unwilling eyes to his , she saw that he was looking down at her intently , his grey eyes shadowed , a slight twist to his lips , as if he was trying to read her face . |
| 22 | When he turned , she saw that he was trembling . |
| 23 | When they looked closer they saw that he was whipping , not a fallen beast , but a spindly-legged Annamese ; both carts , they could see , contained refuse and had shafts front and back that terminated in cane , big wooden halters that were locked around the necks of four sweating Annamese . |
| 24 | The harsh strength in his face did n't weaken , but she saw that he was listening with cold concentration to her words . |
| 25 | When I 'd finished the first prayer and turned to face him , I saw that he was kneeling . |
| 26 | Bernice saw that he was sobbing silently . |
| 27 | When he turned , he saw that he was backed up to a young man with crinkly hair and a baggy silk suit , sleeves turned back to mid-forearm . |
| 28 | I saw that he was examining my face during the same silence . |
| 29 | She turned , and saw that he was examining her . |
| 30 | The traveller then saw that he was sitting right on the edge of a cliff , and if he had leaned over to get the log he would have fallen to his death . |