Foresaw

Examples

• He foresaw where they were going as soon as their feet touched the staircase. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He was a shrewd man, and therefore, when he withdrew from that trade in 1767, it is probable that he foresaw that he was on the track of something better. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I foresaw your visit this afternoon. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Elizabeth could not refuse, though she foresaw little pleasure in the visit. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• He foresaw the employment of air craft in war. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• And then I think that what he foresaw happened. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He told me--he warned me long ago--he foresaw that I should grow hateful to myself! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He soon foresaw that still greater economy would be necessary for commercial success not alone for the larger territory opening, but for the compact districts of large cities. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I myself always clearly foresaw the consequences, and am not surprised. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Since I began this letter, which will be longer than I foresaw, I have heard from her. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I believe that he foresaw some danger, or else he would not have talked so. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The industrial revolution followed, as he foresaw, upon a revolution in scientific method. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• He foresaw that his own life would be one of struggle, and I must partake his labours with him. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Now, having received the caution, do you still say that you foresaw my visit this afternoon? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Therefore, he foresaw what he would do. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Cartwright, of England, foresaw and met this demand in his _power loom_, in which all of the intricate operations were performed by power-driven machinery. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I foresaw that, being convicted, his possessions would be forfeited to the Crown. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The picture appeared a vast and dim scene of evil, and I foresaw obscurely that I was destined to become the most wretched of human beings. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Now I foresaw this gathering trouble, and avoided it. Plato. The Republic.
• The dilemma is encountered by central stations in a bewildered way, as a novel and unexpected experience; but Edison foresaw the situation and warned against it long ago. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It foresaw nothing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I foresaw what was coming, and I felt that this time I really was gone. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

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