Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] [adv] see [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A creature only ever seen on the magical Isle of Man , Jimmy Squarefoot has a formidable appearance , with the head and tusks of a large boar , the body of a man , and large square feet swathed in calico bands . |
| 2 | A collection so rarely seen as a compact whole , provided many with an eye opener as to the quality and range of the work housed in the University corridors and offices . |
| 3 | Luckier fates awaited the Louis XIV Boulle marquetry console , sold to a telephone bidder under-estimate for $675,000 ( £375,000 ) ( est. $800–1.2 million ) , a small Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle bureau plat around 1700–1710 , sold to Bernard Steinitz for $850,000 ( £472,200 ) ( est. $1–1.5 million ) , a simple Louis XV tulipwood marquetry table à écrire by Bernard van Risamburgh , sold to Partridge for $460,000 ( £255,500 ) ( est. $400–600,000 ) and the skeleton of a charming Louis XVI giltwood lit à la polonaise around 1780 ( est. $100–150,000 ) , a form not often seen at auction , which went to a phone bidder for $440,000 ( £244,400 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ BMS 's intercooled turbo diesel engine combines economy , performance and refinement in a way never before seen in a diesel ’ |
| 5 | Three male kudus are thought to have caught BSE through some form of transmission between animals , a phenomenon not yet seen in cattle . |
| 6 | Certainly , the multi-studio techniques used for the famous 1959 Decca Aida were meat and drink to Karajan ; and although he sometimes thought he knew more than he did , occasionally putting paid to expensive equipment , his mastery was of an order not previously seen in a working musician . |