Example sentences of "[be] seen [prep] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The king and his brother are seen from time to time , if infrequently — and appear lively and in good health . |
| 2 | Killer whales and pilot whales belong to the group known as ‘ toothed whales ’ ( and are related to the dolphins ) and both are seen from time to time around Shetland . |
| 3 | As the frequency of a periodic nonsinusoidal signal becomes lower and lower , it can be seen with reference to figure 11.2(b) that its harmonic spectral components become bunched closer and closer together . |
| 4 | The Thomas Harris referred to was closely associated with the composer , and his signature may be seen as witness to Handel 's will and to its first three codicils ; in the fourth and last codicil he actually becomes a beneficiary . |
| 5 | To understand any part of society , such as the family or religion , the part must be seen in relation to society as a whole . |
| 6 | Here in Mixed Life , a text that must be seen in relation to Scale 1 and Scale 2 , Hilton adumbrates the same progress in chapter fourteen : Following Augustinian theology , he locates the very essence of Christian life in the continual sustained desire for God — the only way in this life to perceive the nature of the love which joins God and man 's soul . |
| 7 | Henceforth it was to be seen from time to time on route 16/18 . |
| 8 | The princes were seen from time to time when , with a strong guard , they rode through the streets of the City . |
| 9 | And that small , dark young man Simon Westward , who was seen from time to time around Knockglen , he was Eve 's first cousin . |
| 10 | Govan car sheds were reputedly haunted by a figure which was seen from time to time in a driving compartment of a car but on investigation the figure had disappeared and was nowhere to be found ; the cab was empty yet strangely cold ! |
| 11 | In our study , however , no release of VIP was seen in response to luminal infusion of bile . |
| 12 | Less noticeable phosphorylation of the receptor was seen in response to EGF in liver plasma membranes isolated 24 hours after partial hepatectomy and in TAGH infusion ( Figs 3 and 4 ) . |