Example sentences of "saw he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She loved him neither for his even disposition or vast estate — for neither could he offer — and saw him through many tempestuous years of attempts to influence bands and musicians to the floaty sounds that have now met such brilliant commercial success .
2 Crouching down in order to finish dressing his back afresh , she was surprised to feel a lump come into her throat and saw him through sudden tears , making her confused and uneasy .
3 Comfortable Government majorities on two key motions followed a searing fightback by the Chancellor , Norman Lamont , during raucous exchanges which saw him at one stage on the ropes in the face of a furious tirade by , alternately , the Labour leader , John Smith , and the shadow chancellor , Gordon Brown .
4 I saw him at eight o'clock .
5 She saw him at last , but she did n't signal back , she clutched her bag and froze , staring , and the man beside her turned round .
6 well he bought the land and we saw him at different times build his bungalow it 's a lovely bungalow now int it ?
7 We saw him at Old Trafford
8 But we never really believed that John Major was a sports fan until we saw him on that bleak Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge .
9 Yet , when I saw him on this occasion , he seemed more than usually calm and quiet , which , given that the most painful of interrupters might arrive at any hour , showed that when , in the very essay I was delivering to him , he had talked about the necessity for the ‘ discipline and training of the emotions ’ , he meant what he said and practised it .
10 In the strengthening light , Cassie saw him with all the clarity and shock of their first encounter , and her flesh shivered with excitement , as it had done even then .
11 I saw him with that Jones girl , ’ answered his sister Dorothy .
12 As she turned she saw him with startling clarity , brightly instantaneous as a camera flash .
13 I only saw him for half an hour .
14 But true to form , the new season saw him in familiar mood , darting into dangerous positions and scoring with ease as relegated West Ham tried to regain their aristocratic status .
15 She saw him in all his beauty , grace and arrogance — physically the most nearly perfect human being she had ever seen .
16 I realized what a marvellous actor he was when I saw him in this and only wished that he had n't relied so much on the funny voices and hidden behind the easier way out of doing the characters that he could do so easily — and it was easy for him .
17 She saw him from fifty yards away , coming towards her ; then he spotted her and when they came together he was smiling and had a hand outstretched with which he took her elbow .
18 I saw him from some way away , and was struck by his seductive silhouette .
19 I never saw him after that . ’
20 ‘ And you never saw him after that ? ’
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