Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] see in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The muddy or sandy beds and long damp grass make ideal habitat for such birds as dunlin , which are mainly seen in winter , and of course a variety of ducks and geese .
2 This in turn could make them more likely to survive a second mutation at the p53 locus ( which is frequently seen in cancer cells ) , or indeed at any other locus .
3 Tissue type plasminogen activator in stomach carcinomas , however , showed a significant reduction in activity compared with normal stomach tissue , which was not seen in tissue type plasminogen activator antigen concentrations .
4 They are best seen in daylight , naturally . ’
5 They are not seen in shelter or on broken surfaces .
6 They are mainly seen in pub gardens and street cafes on the continent to offer shade and add colour .
7 Nobody knew what legal matters they had to sort out as they were spied from Martindale 's Gate traversing the shrubbery paths of The Hall in deep conversation , and they were rarely seen in company in the village except on an occasional outing together to buy postage stamps .
8 Conversely , whereas personal selling is the single most important means of promoting industrial goods and services , it is rarely seen in consumer markets .
9 It is clearly seen in water and grass in the milking cows and in the cows that give us meat .
10 It is often seen in competition , but for safety reasons the heel strike is substituted for the sole of the foot .
11 It is often seen in nature , but becomes much more obvious when natural hazards are removed in captive and human populations .
12 The oak trees had not yet lost the vivid yellow-green of their late springtime , a colour so bright , so fresh and so unparalleled elsewhere in nature or in art that no one has ever been able to emulate it and it is never seen in paint or cloth or women 's dresses .
13 Denial is found in any situation of acute stress and is , for example it is commonly seen in bereavement , redundancy , dismissal , divorce and in major disease or injury .
14 He features in Kirby 's Wonderful Museum ( p. 34 , vol. 4 , 1820 edition ) where he is described as having been ‘ tall and very slender ’ and ‘ as he was never seen in company , or speaking with any person , his real name and character remained enveloped in profound mystery , so that he was generally known by no other appellation than the ‘ Walking Rushlight ' ’ ' .
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