YOU SAID:
James didn't see it coming and he's sorry
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ジェームズはそれが来るのを見ていませんでした
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James did not see it coming
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ジェームズはそれが来るのを見ていない
BACK INTO ENGLISH
James did not see it coming
That didn't even make that much sense in English.