Example sentences of "watch he [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evelyn shuddered as she watched him crouch for a second , then spring up and take off jauntily like a half mangled insect . |
| 2 | Paige watched him go with a sinking heart . |
| 3 | Cranston watched him disappear behind a wall . |
| 4 | She watched him sprawl in a cane chair on the terrace , light a cigar , and pick up a book , uncaring of the many and varied insects homing in on the light above him . |
| 5 | Shufflebotham watched him work for a few moments . |
| 6 | I watched him dip into a bucket and throw a scoopful of water on to the hot stones of the fire . |
| 7 | Mrs Orton took it upon herself , watching him pick at a little heap of sprouts and chestnut , to observe that he had very likely made himself ill with being faddy . |
| 8 | Leonora sipped her tea in silence , watching him dispose of a large slice of cheese and several wholewheat biscuits . |