Example sentences of "[was/were] see in [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geographically , France produced ‘ an outstanding result ’ , and ‘ encouraging trends ’ were seen in Spain and Asia Pacific . |
| 2 | Only 68 cases were seen in England in 1976 and these were mostly seen in or near ports . |
| 3 | Then : ‘ You were seen in Nice , by somebody who knows the drugs scene . ’ |
| 4 | That those unexpected interests in colour are still valid has been confirmed by Ryman 's ‘ Versions ’ , a series of sixteen recent pictures employing a thin layer of white pigment washed over coloured grounds laid on fibreglass , which were seen in Shaffhausen and at Pace , the artist 's New York gallery , in an exhibition which closed last month . |
| 5 | Mr Lyons has been part of the team which restructured Labour 's industrial policy , the fruits of which were seen in John Smith 's alternative Budget . |
| 6 | These losses , politically damaging , and bad for morale ( they were seen in Louis the Pious 's entourage as divine retribution on former rebels ) , weakened Lothar 's resistance to his father 's pressure . |
| 7 | ‘ You were seen in Woolworth 's . ’ |
| 8 | Thus , up to 5,000 together were seen in Rye Bay in early 1947 , and the winters of 1955/56 and 1962/63 produced flocks totalling several hundreds along the coast . |
| 9 | A favourite comparison among the book 's enthusiasts was to see in Uncle Tom a ‘ Christ figure ’ . |
| 10 | On October 13th 1933 , railcoach 200 was seen in St. Annes Square for the first time , when it operated from there on a private hire to Fleetwood . |
| 11 | What was presented in America as a bid to resolve Europe 's economic problems was seen in Moscow as an attempt , using US dollars , to subvert the Soviet hold on eastern Europe , Russia 's hard-won prize in the war . |
| 12 | They currently co-operate well on an informal basis but there could be a case for a more formal liaison such as was seen in Germany . |
| 13 | ‘ Strange , ’ Benedicta mused ‘ I meant to tell you , Brother , Lady Maude was seen in Southwark over a week ago . |
| 14 | Perhaps the clearest demonstration of the need to conceal and the compulsion to reveal , the need to bring the always-denied and never-happening into the light of day , was seen in North 's attitude towards the diversion of funds . |
| 15 | In 1989 this was seen in Liverpool where the pain of the deaths of ninety-five football supporters was transformed into a collective sense of mutual caring and support . |
| 16 | However , the most significant impact of the resident tutor model was seen in Essex and , especially , in Norfolk . |
| 17 | The exhibition of Ramsay 's paintings that was seen in Edinburgh is in London at the National Portrait Gallery until 17 January . |
| 18 | A similar trend towards increasing authorship number was seen in JCO ( fig 2 ) . |
| 19 | It was the first time professional ballet was seen in South Africa , and the performances caused much excitement . |
| 20 | During the past year , the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery , which already boasted one of the handsomest displays of any gallery in the country , has hosted two major international exhibitions — neither of which was seen in London . |
| 21 | Nothing like it was seen in Roundhay in 1959 . |
| 22 | ‘ We ca n't find out where he was going on Friday evening ; you know that he was seen in Albert Terrace , apparently on his way to Moorgate ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You know that Riddle was seen in Albert Terrace on Friday evening ? ’ |
| 24 | The sacrifice of Tiutiunnyk and his men , because sacrifice was how it was seen in Bazar , lingered for twenty years as a whispered obsession in the minds of the townspeople . |
| 25 | Comprising eight installations selected from a working career of fifteen years , the exhibition is the most comprehensive survey of his art yet to be mounted , and has been organised in conjunction with the Kunsthalle in Basel , where it was seen in April and May . |
| 26 | Look at the facts : she was seen in Alexandra Road at 11.15 , the very time at which Gerald found the yard door barred against him . |
| 27 | Widely expected to have won last year 's Turner Prize , which was , in fact , awarded to Grenville Davey , Wilding is , nevertheless , enjoying a high profile , with a museum exhibition of ten sculptures from the last ten years having been organised by the Newlyn Art Gallery , where it was seen in March , and now transferred to IKON in Birmingham ( to 5 June ) . |
| 28 | For several decades Britain 's policy had been splendid isolation , and that Europe 's most powerful nation should emerge from that isolation by concluding an alliance with Japan was seen in Japan as a triumph . |
| 29 | had staged the epochal exhibition ‘ Manet and the Post-Impressionists ’ at the Grafton Gallery , when the work of Paul Cézanne , Gauguin , and Vincent Van Gogh was seen in England virtually for the first time . |
| 30 | But yesterday it was seen in Chaura and in Chhuma , running through the outskirts of the villages : and the day before , a dog like that had chased a sheep in Pere , and clutched it by the neck , shaking it from one side to the other until it died of shock . |