Example sentences of "be see [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The generalised and longer-term values of the former are always likely to be seen to a disadvantage against the more immediate and more publicly ‘ acceptable ’ benefits of the latter . |
| 2 | The world 's clearest sea water has been recorded in the Weddell Sea in early spring , clear enough for a Secchi disc to be seen at a depth of 79 m ( Gieskes et al . , |
| 3 | Products were shown individually and in room settings with the complete new collection showcased on the right-hand pages so that all the designs and colours could be seen at a glance . |
| 4 | He was established as a lecturer in natural philosophy at Edinburgh University for many years , but it was not until the age of fifty-eight that his first publication is recorded , when his work on the structure of crystals culminated in his report ‘ on a method of so far increasing the divergence of the two rays in a calcareous spar that only one image may be seen at a time ’ ( Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal , vol. vi , 1829 ) . |
| 5 | All of these specific special needs can be seen on a continuum ranging from mild to severe , or from temporary and transient to long-standing or permanent . |
| 6 | One previous winner , 14 year-old Alistair Cherry , who was awarded the Fender/Buddy Holly scholarship last year , can be seen on a BBC 2 documentary ‘ The Lowdown ’ , which will be transmitted on August 3 . |
| 7 | i just hope that at least one of the ‘ british ’ teams qualify — but usa94 might take place without all of you guys … but maybe frank will be seen on a telly nearby … |
| 8 | Most of these mountains can be seen on a walk to the watershed of Glen Nevis , but foreshortening robs them of distinctive summits . |
| 9 | Most people ignored this commandment , although I have heard it said that Pike was to be seen with a compass on a number of occasions , trying to align himself correctly . |
| 10 | Mrs Bauwens claimed the story made her out to be a ‘ social leper ’ not fit to be seen with a Government Minister . |
| 11 | Laura was often to be seen with a heavyweight nineteenth-century French novel in her hands , but this pursuit held little appeal for Bernard . |
| 12 | After the war , hardly a man can be seen with a head covering . |
| 13 | The problem can be seen with a definition given by Phyllis Mary Ashraf : |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't be seen with a megaphone . ’ |
| 15 | They are so small that they can only be seen with a microscope . |
| 16 | Ultimately death itself may be seen as a release . |
| 17 | This study could be seen as a pilot study that gives an intimation that if one has the right methodology the data which is yielded can be richer than that created from other methods . |
| 18 | This grading of the offences may be seen as a compromise between the compassionate elements in the offences , which are related to the right to self-determination , and the need to protect the vulnerable from persuasion on such a crucial matter as the ending of life , an argument also derived from the right to self-determination . |
| 19 | The Bradshaw grouping can be seen as a variant rather than an alternative ordering of the fragments . |
| 20 | Thus the curriculum of the primary school , he suggested , should be seen as a beginning , where children are helped to develop an understanding of Mathematics , Science , History and the Arts alongside the mastery of the basics of their mother tongue . |
| 21 | The years that immediately follow the end of compulsory schooling can often be seen as a foundation stage providing a relatively broad base for work in a particular occupation ( as do many craft and technician courses ) or for more advanced studies in a specialized field . |
| 22 | Punctuation should clarify and organise the essay , not be seen as a hindrance or unnecessary . |
| 23 | Thus the Carlism of the Maestrazgo — the mountain region of Lower Aragon — can be seen as a revolution of desperation in the creeping misery of a contracting economy . |
| 24 | Mr Clarke 's undertaking will be seen as a promise to provide more money , if it becomes necessary , in an effort to assuage the doctors ' concerns about the contract . |
| 25 | then you know why should it be seen as a disincentive for them to that and services that had n't been bothered to do that be given money . |
| 26 | In its latter aspect the theory can be seen as a formalization , in associative terms , of the very reasonable suggestion that a stimulus is likely to receive a full measure of processing only when its occurrence is unexpected ( i.e. not predictable on the basis of other , usually contextual , cues ) . |
| 27 | There are promising aspects about the causal theory , and the theory which I shall support can in fact be seen as a generalization from it . |
| 28 | He will soon be seen as a bartender in the comedy The Linguini Incident and he has a cameo as a FBI agent in David Lynch 's Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me . |
| 29 | Relevance can be seen as a concept governing interpretation ( see Sperber and Wilson 1986 ) . |
| 30 | For Locke , it was possible from reason alone to know that there is a God , and the role of revelation tended to be seen as a way to produce belief among those whose reason was undeveloped . |