Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [adv] see [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , the economic costs attributable to the adversary system are not just seen as a function of the frequent reversals of ideologically motivated policies . |
| 2 | Ulcers are not usually seen in one particular specialist department in most hospitals . |
| 3 | They are not often seen on the open sea except on passage . |
| 4 | The collection was formed by the late shopping-centre magnate Sir Harold ( later Lord ) Samuel who , on the advice of dealer Edward Speelman , amassed mainly small , highly finished cabinet pictures on copper or panel that were very much to the taste of eighteenth-century collectors but are not often seen in American collections : notably , five town-views by Jan van der Heyden ; a ‘ Winter Landscape with Skaters ’ by Adriaen van de Velde , and a seven-by-nine inch masterpiece by Jan Steen of a couple sleeping at a table beneath an arbour . |
| 5 | Why is the feral mink regarded as a pest , when in its native America it is not normally seen as a significant problem ? |
| 6 | The oldest part of the farm lies at the rear of the farmhouse and is not easily seen from the road . |
| 7 | But it is not always seen in this way . |
| 8 | Like chancroid and lymphogranuloma venereum , granuloma inguinale is not commonly seen in the United Kingdom , there being only sixteen cases reported in 1976 . |
| 9 | Secrecy can be damaging in that : ( a ) the sources of power and influence are obscured ; ( b ) public servants are not properly accountable ; ( c ) public participation is seriously hampered ; ( d ) justice is not often seen to be done ; ( e ) inefficiency and error are made more likely . |
| 10 | The newt , although fairly common in English ponds , is not often seen by ordinary people because it is a shy and murky creature . |
| 11 | Above : The Silver Scat , Selenotoca multifasciata is not often seen in shops . |
| 12 | The Royal Bank 's own coat-of-arms , granted in 1960 , is not often seen in the Age of the Logo , but does appear on our banknotes and , more recently , made a welcome appearance on the Highline card . |
| 13 | Each national economy is not only seen as part of that world economic ( and social ) system , it is treated as subordinate to its global forces . |
| 14 | Thus , the MSc in Education is not only seen as a regular part of the national system of educational in-service education in Scotland , but it has a strong international appeal . |
| 15 | A South African correspondent noted that the choir is not now seen as ‘ a binding organisation within the structure of the church ’ . |
| 16 | At a local level sponsors so often are involved in the club on a more direct way but it is n't always seen as a problem and can be enormously beneficial to both parties . |
| 17 | Seventeenth-century Russia , poor , remote , deeply xenophobic , was not generally seen as part of the European political system at all . |
| 18 | The course was n't necessarily seen as all that important at first — it got fitted in . |