Something that he seemed to see there held his attention.
His attention was held by something.
He was unable to see anything.
Jon said he had been self-taught.
There is no viable way or need to measure effect.
A woman is by the water.
This is unclear everywhere.
I cut off my reproductive efforts earlier than I should have; I treated my own children as more important than those of others.
People always agree with each other when they give evidence.