Example sentences of "[be] seen the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A few miles from where the tiny ships first ‘ debouched from the Strait ’ is a spot which marks one of the suture-lines of the planet , one of those rare sites where can be seen the brushstrokes of creation .
2 ‘ This part of the country ’ , wrote Eliza , ‘ resembles for miles a succession of parks thickly dotted with tall slender trees of the Eucalypti kind and the ground covered with luxuriant verdure where during the past season not a blade of grass was to be seen the bones of many bullocks which died on their way from the upper Hunter to Maitland rill still remain by the roadside a momento [ sic ] of the excessive drought . ’
3 Directly above this the courtyard roof had a large pentagonal opening through which could be seen the stars , hanging above them in the heavens .
4 Inside there is a piscina and in the bedrooms can be seen the outline of old windows that have been filled and plastered over .
5 The church dates back to the 14th century , and in the grass fields to the south of Station Road can still be seen the ridge and furrow of the open field arable strips which probably originated before the charter .
6 If you leave it too long it 's there to be seen the rest of the day .
7 As will be seen the courts have not applied this test literally .
8 As can be seen the trend analysis once again confirms that although the business is expanding in terms of sales costs are escalating ahead of sales .
9 In this view from the Round House towards THE SQUARE — a typical contradiction — can be seen the Trocadero on the corner of the substantial block of buildings which replaced the ‘ bankers ’ .
10 As can be seen the bulk of binding activity eluted with 1.0M NaCl buffer D ( lanes 13-15 ) .
11 On the same canal may be seen the Chirk aqueduct and tunnel .
12 It was a curious evening , a backward look to pieces in which could be seen the seeds of the choreographic gift that was to develop , sometimes into epic stagings , in the years ahead .
13 In this paradox can be seen the dilemma experienced by professionals .
14 In the more elaborate tombs can be seen the manner of domestic interior design , for the rock has been hewn to imitate rafters and ridge-piece .
15 These cords trail away into the distance , and there can be seen the hands of Drachenfels himself , drawing the essence out of the soul and into his own hands .
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