Example sentences of "see [prep] an [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dehaene , 51 , came from the trade union wing of the Flemish Christian Socials ( CVP ) ; he had negotiated the formation of the last coalition in 1988 [ see pp. 36047-49 ] and was seen as an expert mediator . |
| 2 | Investors have argued that the involvement of the French government , which provided cheap land and finance for , and is promising a rail link to , the project , is seen as an insurance project . |
| 3 | Mannerism is usually seen as an RCA development ; but once again we find that it was already developing during the Sun period , notably in ‘ Baby Let's Play House ’ ( 1955 ) . |
| 4 | Yesterday the party called for non-renewal of the US bases agreement , but perhaps that should be seen as an opening bid . |
| 5 | The division of labour is closely linked with exploitation in all the works considered here , and its development is usually associated with the growth of slavery , which , together with serfdom , is seen as an intermediary step towards the development of the ‘ free ’ labour of capitalism . |
| 6 | DENIS LEARY , the uncompromising comedian currently to be seen as an MTV link man , has signed a record deal with A&M . |
| 7 | Again it is between Roger Fleming , John Blackwall , Anthony Blackwall ( now described as a stocking weaver ) from Litton in Derby , Penelope Wright and Roberta Maria Anna Wright both of Longston in Derby , and Daniel Morley ( now seen as an Iron Master ) of Ashbourne also in Derbyshire . |
| 8 | Either way , when seen through an electron microscope , the result is often one of startling and beautiful variety in miniature . |
| 9 | In Britain , waiting times for being seen in an outpatient clinic , followed by those for surgery , ensure that most children have waited a considerable time before grommet insertion , adenoidectomy , or a combination can be performed . |
| 10 | The door opened to show a young woman who was both tall and slender , and baggy and voluminous , for she wore battledress in khaki and green , similar to one which Alice had seen in an Army Surplus shop not long ago . |
| 11 | The autumn statement contains something that I have never seen in an autumn statement before — a chart designed to show not figures showing what might happen in the economy but estimates of consumer confidence based on Gallup poll evidence . |
| 12 | Such a crack is far too small to see under the optical microscope and might be hard to see with an electron microscope . |
| 13 | Slowly people began to realise it was not a miracle after all , but the reward for an enormous amount of hard work , planning and discipline which ensured they were the fittest and best-prepared England team ever , ; a very professional approach which saw them practising endlessly ; high-class line and length bowling , backed up by excellent fielding , which had the West Indian batsmen constantly under pressure ; sound batsmanship to build on the bowlers ' successes ; and a crackling team spirit fostered by Gooch which one could not remember seeing in an England team in years . |
| 14 | Throckmorton and several other conservative country gentlemen used to meet in the Queen 's Head Tavern in Fleet Street to discuss parliamentary affairs , and they probably formed the nearest thing the Reformation Parliament saw to an opposition group . |
| 15 | Spurious indicators of difficult concepts such as ‘ dependency ’ can result ( see for an example Booth ( 1985 ) ) , which can both alter service provision and lead to new forms of labelling . |