Example sentences of "[be] see from [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One of the design 's eccentricities is that the gear never retracts fully , leaving a stub of tyre to be seen from each wheel .
2 As he remembered the description , the pedestal was a single ruby of gigantic proportions and everything between the pillars was carved in crystal so that the inside of the dome could be seen from any angle .
3 Ironically , it was a track which Lauda had always opposed on safety grounds and there had been much discussion about the Ring 's lack of safeguards and medical access ( the track is so long , – kilometres , that marshals and safety equipment were not only widely scattered but often whole stretches of the track , such as that where Niki 's car went off , could not be seen from any marshal 's post ) .
4 Of these , the most northerly is the orange K-type Theta , with a declination of 36 degrees south ; therefore it rises anywhere south of latitude 54 degrees north , whereas the two Pointers to the Southern Cross , Alpha and Agena , can not be seen from any part of Europe .
5 Just as the term ‘ literacy ’ itself turned out to be more precise than in general use , and we were able to pin down the distinction ‘ literate/non-literate ’ to ‘ literacy in classical Greece ’ as opposed to literacy or non-literacy elsewhere , so the grand consequences of the literacy being described can be seen from this passage to hinge on very particular distinctions .
6 It will be seen from this passage that the question whether or not conduct can be insulting may depend upon a complex mixture of objective fact and the maker 's intention which the new Act does not entirely manage to disentangle .
7 It can be seen from this explanation that sociolinguistics is basically comparative , comparing the usage of one group ( for example women ) with another ( for example men ) .
8 ‘ The show needs to be seen from this height ! ’ he shouted as a rivet gun started battering the iron frame of the tower behind them , ‘ but it 's not a domestic environment , not at all . ’
9 It will be seen from this extract that at a baptism sometimes both parents ' names were recorded , but occasionally only the father 's .
10 It can be seen from this figure that the contango is measured by F t - S t , while the normal backwardation ( E ( S T ) - F t ) represents the risk premium , that is , the profit required to compensate traders for assuming the risk of fluctuations in the spot price at delivery .
11 It can be seen from this account that the mechanism by which nerve cells operate can be strongly affected by psychoactive drugs and poisons .
12 The market for control may be seen from this perspective , therefore , as having a negative side-effect in so far as it gives shareholders an opportunity to make unfair gains at the employees ' expense .
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