Example sentences of "[not/n't] seen [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 These were friends not seen for a long time , visited now because there was something to celebrate .
2 The PSI report indicates that roughly half of the London population have serious doubts about the standard of police conduct , although in most cases police misconduct was not seen as a normal , everyday occurrence .
3 Not seen as a serious military problem , these naval and air assets were seized mainly to cut off possible escape routes for Gen Noriega and his supporters .
4 The rhetorical perspective proposed does not view attitudes as being static , for an attitude is not seen as a fixed response pattern located within an individual .
5 However , since the project was designed for small samples , which would encourage certain types of analysis rather than others , the shortfall in the Ipswich control area was not seen as a great disadvantage .
6 In such an optimistic climate it was easier for national governments and interest groups to go along with the economic ambitions of the EEC ; it was not seen as a great threat to their own concerns .
7 Perhaps , though regrettably , they are not seen as a central core of independence which may reside elsewhere-'in my head or in my dreams ' .
8 Despite the phraseology , the Messina declaration did not seem to have much impact at the time ; it was not seen as a dramatic move towards supranationalism .
9 Orgreave was not seen as a local picket during an industrial dispute but a trial of strength in a politically charged struggle .
10 Educational is not seen as a vital part of national right , that must be somebody The wages earned by unskilled workers in Germany are twice as high as those earned by teachers here
11 Within this context setting a pattern of training sessions was not seen as a high priority .
12 On another level policies are not irrational and their disjointed character is not seen as a bad thing by the apologists of incrementalism .
13 Their views on programmes for urban renewal tend to follow similar lines to their views on welfare , with large-scale intervention not seen as a public responsibility .
14 It is n't seen as a feminine quality , confidence ; girls are supposed to be quite demure .
15 Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’
16 And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually !
17 No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these .
18 ‘ I have hit shots this week I have n't seen in a long time .
19 There was an expression on her face I had n't seen in a long time .
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