Example sentences of "saw that it was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Dierdriu only smiled at him , and Fergus saw that it was the cruel , charming smile of her ancestors , who had lain with the wolves . |
| 2 | As she walked uphill she heard footsteps behind her , and , turning , saw that it was the one person in the whole world she did not want to meet this side of the grave . |
| 3 | His wife Jean , 70 , said : ‘ When I saw that it was the only laugh I have had since Theo 's death . |
| 4 | This answer to the problem of overcrowding is not thought to need any further explanation because it is assumed to be the rational course of action : people saw that it was the only feasible thing to do , and acted accordingly . |
| 5 | I turned and saw that it was the full moon , framed in a space of jagged glass . |