Example sentences of "[adj] to be see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Pertwee says there is no longer a stigma attached to cannabis research in the scientific world , although pharmaceutical companies have been less willing to be seen to be working with cannabis-like substances . |
| 2 | She did intend to join a nearby sports club , where she could swim regularly , as soon as she was slim , but meanwhile shyly admitted to feeling too embarrassed to be seen in a swimsuit . |
| 3 | He was armed , but the dragonrider observed with some interest the strange way in which the man held the sword in front of him at arm 's length , as though embarrassed to be seen in its company . |
| 4 | An exhibition of moving toys has just opened , with not a single battery , microchip or flashing light to be seen . |
| 5 | One explained : ‘ I have to be careful about what I say publicly because it is just not acceptable to be seen adding to the depression . ’ |
| 6 | The NGC numbers have more or less superseded the lists compiled by William Herschel , a contemporary of Messier 's , though we still find some Herschel numbers ; for example the irregular galaxy M82 in Ursa Major ( too dim to be seen with binoculars ) is also known as NGC 3034 and as H.IV 79 , the 79th object in Herschel 's fourth catalogue . |
| 7 | There was nothing more interesting to be seen than if this had been the entrance to a rabbit warren , nothing but a tunnel that led down into darkness . |
| 8 | There he could entertain certain people who might be useful — people with information to give but who were afraid to be seen entering a barracks or Dublin Castle … . |
| 9 | He was not afraid to be seen deep in conversation with a Samaritan woman whom he knew was cohabiting with another man after having gone through five husbands . |
| 10 | NOW that the dreaded NHS frames are part of school folklore , youngsters are no longer afraid to be seen in specs . |
| 11 | NOW that the dreaded NHS frames are part of school folklore , youngsters are no longer afraid to be seen in specs . |
| 12 | He was fortunate to be seen as an anti-appeaser by the time Chamberlain was negotiating with Hitler and coercing the Czechs into surrender during the Czechoslovakian crisis of September 1938 . |
| 13 | These , then , were some of Orkney 's councillors who were n't afraid to speak out , who were glad to be seen to be supporting the stricken families . |
| 14 | I 'll lend you my suitcase , yours is n't fit to be seen … . ’ |
| 15 | He was horrified that women like that should think they were fit to be seen in leotards and striped leggings . |
| 16 | I will own that I have often said and lamented that the library was not fit to be seen … |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , ’ my father said , ‘ I shall go and take you two girls if you are fit to be seen , and it wo n't do your mother any harm either . ’ |
| 18 | The creature is not fit to be seen until it is properly trained . |
| 19 | Mrs Bauwens claimed the story made her out to be a ‘ social leper ’ not fit to be seen with a Government Minister . |
| 20 | I suppose you could take me out somewhere nice for dinner , but I 'm not fit to be seen anywhere nice . |
| 21 | They had all been lucky to be seen out with him . |
| 22 | Later the collision fenders were painted white to be seen in the blackout and sticky netting fixed to the window glass to prevent splintering ; there was a small diamond shaped hole in the centre , through which passengers were expected to discover where they were . |
| 23 | We are likely to be seeing even more of him on television . |
| 24 | If internal criticism is unwelcome , the views of outsiders are even more likely to be seen as hostile and derogatory . |
| 25 | Their 10-year-old daughter , Jessica , who is likely to be seen with her head buried in The Beano or a Roald Dahl novel , has provided the inspiration for many of her parents ' books . |
| 26 | If it does go through it will provide a double benefit for the UK-based telecommunications group and is also likely to be seen as a significant plus for Hong Kong 's stock market . |
| 27 | Priced at around $3,500 — expensive , but still less than 5% of the cost of a new Mercedes Benz sports car — it is more likely to be seen in Beverly Hills than in Baltimore . |
| 28 | If they have stopped working , they are likely to be seen as dependents — to be looked after more or less generously by the provision of pensions and health services , but with little relevance to educational policy ; simply , they are seen as a cost . |
| 29 | The Children Act 1989 will replace care orders in truancy cases with ‘ education supervision orders ’ , likely to be seen as a more constructive and less punitive form of order ( see below ) . |
| 30 | Thus profiling is always likely to be seen as of peripheral importance to the academically able , central only to those who have already been deemed unsuitable for further or higher education . |