Example sentences of "saw him [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only the Headingley crowd would testify to this ; Lillee , Thomson and their friends saw him reach his century from 71 balls against them in 1975–6 , and go on to his highest Test score of 169 . |
| 2 | Such an assessment of Washington 's ability to play well on different surfaces was borne out by his performances last year which saw him reach four semi-finals on four different surfaces . |
| 3 | The boys ' draw was headed up by Barry Cowan ( Lancs ) , whose consistency on ground-strokes and swinging left handed service saw him reach the final with a semi final victory over Essex 's Matthew Coombs , until recently a member of the Dewhurst Academy . |
| 4 | As Julie saw him reach for the doorbell a third time she opened the door and eased it back to the extent of the chain . |
| 5 | Jehan saw him reach across to catch hold of her reins . |
| 6 | In a dream , she saw him reach out and take her possessively by the elbow . |
| 7 | Lucie saw him wave and pointed a jeering finger , saying aside to his daughter , ‘ Yah , look at the little Pope blessing the faithful ! ’ |
| 8 | Her hopes that he might leave something to chance and throw her the opportunity to make her own way back faded as she saw him lock up and pocket the key . |
| 9 | ‘ Who ? ’ she said , and she saw him shrug . |
| 10 | She saw him draw in his breath as he drank in her youthful beauty . |
| 11 | They saw him leave the room where they were sitting and begin to walk across a bar which lay between it and the entrance to the building . |
| 12 | I never saw him leave . ’ |
| 13 | Patrick saw him unzip a small pocket . |
| 14 | He stepped forward towards Mr Smith 's desk , Smith sat back , surprised , Grout saw him exchange looks with Dan Ashton , and thought he could see the older man nod , or give some sort of sign or signal to Mr Smith . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't I ? ’ he responded , and she saw him leer down at her , as he clutched at her . |
| 16 | I never saw him talk to anybody . |
| 17 | I told her I saw him clear as day . |
| 18 | They saw him stare , his face already horrified — then he shouted , incomprehensibly , ‘ Come on ! |
| 19 | She saw him fold his long body into a crack between two rocks that jutted like teeth along the ridge . |
| 20 | The early Eighties were a strange purgatory for Allen , which saw him oscillate between nearly making it very big and slipping into total obscurity . |
| 21 | She saw him blush , the way Mike might have done if someone told him his salary at the bank was inadequate . |
| 22 | Adam stirred suddenly beside Ruth ; she saw him lift his white face . |
| 23 | He was half turned towards her , and Maria saw him lift a hand and watched it move towards her , coming to rest against her bare midriff , warm fingers shaping themselves lightly to its gentle curve . |
| 24 | She saw him lift his head , alert as a hunter for the slightest weakening in his quarry . |
| 25 | Trent saw him stuff white powder into his nose . |
| 26 | As one in a dream , unmoving , clogged with weighted air , she saw him shift . |
| 27 | Wishart was waiting for him , sitting behind his long , polished table almost as if he had not moved since Corbett saw him last . |
| 28 | Now they say he will be assessed by the same doctor who saw him last time , so I 'm very worried that he wo n't be sent to a secure unit as he should be |
| 29 | They were in chronological order and I saw him grow older before my eyes . |
| 30 | Before it came shoulder-high , Thorfinn killed him and saw him drop bleeding over his friend . |