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

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1 To what extent such metrical methods will be used only in specialized analyses remains to be seen , for as Stewart ( 1954 ) suggests , it may be rather a waste of effort to measure such specimens simply to verify what can so quickly be seen by eye .
2 Until then these infections had only really been seen in people whose natural defences had been damaged by cancer or by drugs which suppress the immune system .
3 All cultural norms about basic needs for food , shelter and so on are seen by contrast as expressions of subjective desire , even though these desires will have been shaped by the standards of a particular society .
4 Changes in water quality brought about by changing land use may thus not be seen for decades .
5 STEAM , even if a little smaller than is hoped will run on the line , could once again be seen at Radstock .
6 This dense material would more commonly be seen in aquarium filtration , and may require a pre-filter brush set-up to avoid frequent clogging .
7 The difference between an offer and an invitation to treat can most clearly be seen in auction sales .
8 A critic who saw the rushes said : ‘ It will probably not be seen by Kylie 's younger fans because of its content .
9 The challenge to take hold of the world and mould it into the Utopia so desired has so far not been seen by humanity to be what it is .
10 It stated : ‘ Although the voluntary system , as we have shown , was once the chief form of collective action outside the Poor Law , it can now best be seen in terms of the ways in which it complements , supplements , extends and influences the informal and statutory systems ’ ( p. 26 ) .
11 There are therefore different aspects of the functionalist style which can most readily be seen as tensions between empiricism and rationalism or positivism and idealism .
12 The constitution of subjects , and the simultaneous constitution of the occupants of particular roles would then both be seen as forms of legitimation .
13 This would almost certainly be seen in Britain as constituting an infringement of private property rights .
14 Boswell 's and Johnson 's footsteps can no longer be seen around Armadale and Sleat ; so far , only Corry retains their memory , in that old stretch of white crumbling wall .
15 LIVERPOOL against Manchester United , one of the brightest jewels in ITV 's Barclays League programming , will almost certainly not be seen on television this season .
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