Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adv] seen [conj] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , Local Government and Local Council work is often seen as being very drab and indeed we all know that it 's becoming probably less exciting nowadays with the constraints that there are and what Councils still require er in abundance are characters , people who bring a bit of excitement to Council affairs w i at whatever level and I think that one thing that has is character , sadly missing in so many younger politicians I must say . |
| 2 | Exercise is now seen as being an important aspect of lifestyle which is associated with health status . |
| 3 | The criticism is then seen as being political and if the electors of Greater London disapprove of what is done in their name by their representatives , the remedy lies in their hands at the next election . |
| 4 | This writer would certainly have preferred the option for moving everything out of the main glen , but the fact that the centre is now seen as being a mistake is encouraging and the partial solution is vastly better than the centre being a rapidly-growing monster . |
| 5 | What at first would appear to be an ideal set of models for those concerned with supporting children 's reading is soon seen as being too ‘ pat ’ — too set in a particular culture and in a particular moment of time . |
| 6 | A sedentary lifestyle is now seen as being a very important risk factor for heart disease and other conditions . |
| 7 | Speech is somehow seen as being transparent to that meaning in a way that writing never can be , because writing is conventionally thought to copy speech rather than the ideas themselves . |