Example sentences of "[was/were] seen [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often , as the night drew on , a number of people were seen to lie down in odd places , both in Partisan Street and on the Embankment . |
| 2 | The horse collapsed after crossing the line and boos rang out as Amelchenko was seen to hit out with his whip as his mount went down . |
| 3 | And Madge Grimsilk was seen to lean back in her chair instead of sitting upright and swallow a surprisingly large quantity of Willi 's excellent wine . |
| 4 | He was seen to bend down at two drains near his home . |
| 5 | At about 07.50 , a series of deafening detonations was heard , and a great black cloud was seen to issue out from near the top of Mt Pelee . |
| 6 | Some through passage is also noted , particularly in November , March and April , and one was seen to fly in from the sea at Selsey Bill on 1 May 1968 . |
| 7 | Even Mervyn , whose hands were flying across the keys of his accordion , was seen to gape up towards the thing dancing like a huge firefly in the dusk . |