Example sentences of "[was/were] see [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Edward came to Corfe from a hunt , and while his attendants were seeing to the dogs she allured him to her with female blandishment and made him lean forward . ’ |
2 | Lynch made amends before long and equalised from close range , but that was all the reward Southwood were to see for their efforts . |
3 | Overall incidence — For both sexes , highly significant increases in the incidence of anal cancer ( fig 1 ) were seen during 1943–87 ( p for trends<0.001 ) . |
4 | Most common cavity episodes had a single transient UOS relaxation , but up to five were seen during a single episode . |
5 | They were seen for one further session during which it was possible to help them reach a suitable compromise . |
6 | The situation on the farm was an ever-changing one for the wife and examples of these changes were seen on many holdings . |
7 | However , very few skins were seen on the streets between 1972 and 1976 . |
8 | The first signs of the new eruption were seen on 23 March 1902 when a rambling party were making an ascent of the volcano . |
9 | However , no effects were seen on prostacyclin production acutely after the start of insulin treatment . |
10 | Birds were seen on the cliffs in East Sussex as early as 1950 , but despite a considerable increase in numbers , breeding was not proved until 1976 . |
11 | Most birds were seen on open downland , levels and coastal marshes , but Hen Harriers winter fairly regularly in Ashdown Forest , and some have recently wintered in large tracts of forestry plantations . |
12 | From then on until the closure years , both man and dog were seen on many occasions from Swithland signal box and the platform at Rothley Station . |
13 | The fences on either side of the track were in poor repair and in April 1965 children were seen on the line . |
14 | Puffins were seen on the island for the first time in years . |
15 | Christmas and New Year services were seen on Soviet television for the first time early in 1990 . |
16 | Complementary pits were seen on the E-face . |
17 | Nodules with a maximum diameter of 3 mm were seen on three of the 13 pancreatic sections in the PBD group only No nodules were seen in the sham operated animals . |
18 | No embolic signals were seen on recording from the right middle cerebral artery . |
19 | Mr Watson said the defence would now be looking for a ‘ courting couple ’ who were seen on the bus at the time of the incident . |
20 | The earliest displays of Etruscan and Greek art in Republican Rome were seen at the triumphal parades of loot and prisoners held in the centre of Rome to celebrate the victories of Roman consuls , senior magistrates who led the army into battle . |
21 | Bateman 's fine turn of speed and immaculate crosses were seen at their best in Palace 's drive to promotion from the newly-formed Football League Division Three . |
22 | Birds showing the characters of the race carolinensis were seen at the Midrips between 19 and 22 March 1961 , and in the Cuckmere Valley on 21 and 22 March 1975 . |
23 | Three were shot on the Crumbles on 15 August 1903 ; three were seen at Warnham Mill Pond on 20 March 1908 ; one was seen on Amberley Wildbrooks on 24 March 1926 ; two , one of which was eventually shot , were present in the Rye/Midrips area from 17 November 1946 to 22 February 1947 . |
24 | Velvet Scoter are virtually confined to the sea or sometimes tidal waters , but oiled birds may visit fresh water near the coast ; there are two very old inland records , and single birds were seen at Weir Wood Reservoir on 1 February 1970 and Darwell Reservoir on 12 November 1972 . |
25 | All but seven of these birds were seen at or near Beachy Head , where watching for passage raptores has been carried out regularly since 1965 . |
26 | Most records are of one or two birds , but seven together were seen at Arlington Reservoir on 6 August 1971 and five on 7 August 1976 . |
27 | The third-floor blaze in Brighton , East Sussex , started just after 2am when flames were seen at a window . |
28 | But though composed in ignorance of rival works , many of these writings were seen at the time , naturally and unhesitatingly , as the product of a single mood and of a single set of mind . |
29 | His most recent ideas for stage sets were seen at the recent production of Hölderlin 's ‘ Oedipus ’ at the Schauspielhaus in Bochum . |
30 | Though separated from his Guard , Napoleon apparently remained in company with Soult , Bertrand and Drouot who , together with a few officers and an escort , were seen at Quatre Bras at 1 a.m. on 19 June . |