Example sentences of "[was/were] see [prep] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It was the historic moment when the rule of the people , the idea of democracy , was seen as the only legitimate form of government and as the key to sweeping away the rule of individual despots and arrogant oligarchies , and when articulate voices were not afraid to proclaim their faith in the virtues and good judgement of the people as a whole .
2 As it happened , re-emigration was a non-starter , but it remained government policy and , until the war , it was seen as the only long-term solution to the refugee problem .
3 As Jo Grimond he was MP for Orkney and Shetland for thirty-three years and was seen as the last traditional Liberal .
4 The tender has been in a finished condition for some time and was seen at the last Open Day some two years ago .
5 As seen in the FAP cases , a proliferating compartment was seen in the lower two third portion of the crypts ( lower histogram ) .
6 This was seen in the first five patients treated , by serial cholangiographies through indwelling nasobiliary catheters .
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