Example sentences of "she saw that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Arriving , she saw that the front door was still open : perhaps she had not been gone long , perhaps they had not yet missed her .
2 As she carried the flowers into the other room she saw that the other boy had an arm that was twisted , very twisted , like a clever but grotesque sculpture , and his face was oddly formed like a plasticine model interrupted by a child 's clumsy fingers .
3 And glancing swiftly at it , she saw that the named cigar was listed as a box of one hundred for thirty-five shillings and sixpence , while its superior compatriot was fifty-four shillings and sixpence ; and its sample of five was three and six , whereas five of this particular brand was only one and ten pence .
4 This door , strangely , was n't locked , but when she removed her hand from the handle , she saw that the thick rubber glistened with some oily substance , and was glad she had put the gloves on as a precaution .
5 Then she saw that the last cutting was new to her .
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