Example sentences of "[vb mod] be see from [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As he remembered the description , the pedestal was a single ruby of gigantic proportions and everything between the pillars was carved in crystal so that the inside of the dome could be seen from any angle .
2 The market for control may be seen from this perspective , therefore , as having a negative side-effect in so far as it gives shareholders an opportunity to make unfair gains at the employees ' expense .
3 It will be seen from this passage that the question whether or not conduct can be insulting may depend upon a complex mixture of objective fact and the maker 's intention which the new Act does not entirely manage to disentangle .
4 It will be seen from this extract that at a baptism sometimes both parents ' names were recorded , but occasionally only the father 's .
5 Just as the term ‘ literacy ’ itself turned out to be more precise than in general use , and we were able to pin down the distinction ‘ literate/non-literate ’ to ‘ literacy in classical Greece ’ as opposed to literacy or non-literacy elsewhere , so the grand consequences of the literacy being described can be seen from this passage to hinge on very particular distinctions .
6 It can be seen from this explanation that sociolinguistics is basically comparative , comparing the usage of one group ( for example women ) with another ( for example men ) .
7 It can be seen from this figure that the contango is measured by F t - S t , while the normal backwardation ( E ( S T ) - F t ) represents the risk premium , that is , the profit required to compensate traders for assuming the risk of fluctuations in the spot price at delivery .
8 It can be seen from this account that the mechanism by which nerve cells operate can be strongly affected by psychoactive drugs and poisons .
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