Example sentences of "be seen [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All learning can be seen to affect the behaviour of an organism if by eliciting this behaviour it is rewarded . |
| 2 | A story ballet demands that the circumstances and events occurring as the plot unfolds will be seen to affect the lives and personalities of the characters involved and that dance and gesture will express moods ' emotions and action . |
| 3 | The often-repeated criticism made of elite and traditional theorists that they assume what they should be proving — namely the distribution of power — may from this perspective be seen to miss the point of elite analysis , since it is not typically concerned with the question of whether the minority that exercises power is a significant proportion of the entire population . |
| 4 | The three from the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College are to be seen enjoying the atmosphere at Brannegans and taking part in a lively debate in Club Lucy 's in East Street . |
| 5 | Callaghan took great pains inside the Cabinet to be seen to let the notion of an alternative strategy have a fair run . |
| 6 | Pressure to ‘ cope ’ , and not be seen to let the side down . |
| 7 | Firstly , it viewed the company as distinct from its shareholders and therefore , unlike the contractual model , it could be seen to support the theory that it was the company which was liable for any debts . |
| 8 | They must been seen , their decisions must be seen to reflect the interest and wishes of members currently employed in the section , and as we have always believed industrial and negotiating policy is best made by members at work in the sector who feel the day to day pressures , know what is going on , motion one one one A seeks to ensure that this will happen . |
| 9 | near the church , the mere , a large expanse of water fed by natural springs and formerly a mill pond , is a picturesque area attracting many birds to overwinter , whilst in summer whole families are to be seen feeding the ducks . |
| 10 | While it might help submarines to detect fishing activity , it should not be seen to take the onus of avoiding fishing vessels away from submarines . |
| 11 | In times of great trouble , the ghostly outlines of the White Ships can be seen sailing the waters of the Inner Sea . |
| 12 | Under the old system , the Leader of the PLP would be seen to enjoy the confidence of that body because it had elected him through an exhaustive ballot . |
| 13 | More simply , the similarity transformations can be seen to describe the growth and form of mollusc shells ( Figure 3b ) . |
| 14 | Looking ahead from Bull Pot , a long plantation will be seen descending the hillside ahead . |
| 15 | Quite clearly the bombs could be seen leaving the aircraft ; sometimes one , sometimes two , sometimes even a salvo of four — small grey forms . |
| 16 | His privilege and independence might further be seen to confer the trappings of a ‘ humaneness ’ which in truth was only a benign counterpart of the more brutal colonialism that appalled him . |
| 17 | The writings of HM Inspectorate can be seen to reinforce the commitment to a national framework for the curriculum . |
| 18 | The cool thing would be , during the three-day end of year exams , when you 're allowed to do them at home , to be seen drinking the Students ’ Union or in a pub around here , being terribly laid back while everyone else was hunched over their desks in their rooms . ’ |
| 19 | ( 11.32 ) This can be seen to include the Stoyanov factor ( 11.30 ) , and to reduce to a Szekeres solution with when . |
| 20 | The novels enjoyed a limited success , but because most novelists were concerned at the time to redefine the relation of the individual to society in terms of changing values , it was all too easy for readers to focus on the social dimension of Brooke-Rose 's fiction and to overlook those aspects which can in retrospect be seen to prefigure the problems and techniques of her later work . |
| 21 | In retrospect it can be seen to mark the beginning of the end of the Pahlavi dynasty , which the Shah 's father had founded just fifty years before . |
| 22 | In Act v , Scene v , of Jonson 's Volpone Mosca enters dressed as a gentleman ; it is a moment which might be seen to mark the arrival of the urban impostor , he or she who knows that mimicry and impersonation possess the potential not just to deceive and usurp , but also to subvert social differentiation and identity itself : |
| 23 | Presidents , naturally , do not want to be seen to condone the taking of drugs ; the public temper is for stiff penalties and the locking up of offenders , not tender care . |
| 24 | The maria and small plains in the highlands can readily be seen to postdate the craters on their borders . |
| 25 | Inside dark , vaulted rooms whose mahogany shelves are heavy with jars , bottles and vials , elderly white-bearded men can be seen feeling the pulse of heavily-veiled women ; behind , in the shadows , their assistants are busy decanting liquids like mediaeval alchemists : white powders are mixed with grey crystals then , slowly , crystal by crystal , dissolved in a vat of bubbling , frothing liquid . |
| 26 | The theory that planetary movements can influence sunspot activity and thus the solar wind , which in turn affects the magnetic field of the Earth to which nature is attuned , may well be seen to endorse the Hindus ' views about the Graha . |
| 27 | This could be seen to increase the gulf between special and mainstream education and lessen the chances of functional integration . |
| 28 | Moreover , the ‘ curved path ’ , ‘ whirling mass ’ , ‘ cosmic wheel ’ or spiralling vortex described by the ancients as the integrating pattern of cosmic universal energy , can only be seen to have the endorsement of modern research and understanding . |
| 29 | On the other hand , the introduction of staff external to it could be seen to guarantee the objectivity of the exercise for all concerned . |
| 30 | Craftsmen can be seen working the willows into traditional Baskets , Hurdles , Rose Arches , Bowers , Garden Seats and Summerhouses . |