Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] seen [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was seen to be afebrile with a tender rigid abdomen on admission to her local hospital . |
| 2 | Male carers are often omitted from detailed study because they are seen to be unimportant or assumed to be so few in number . |
| 3 | Agreement with the objectives will help to ensure that they are seen to be important and that activity will be directed towards their achievement . |
| 4 | She proposes an alternative model of mind in which feelings are paid sufficient attention , and in which , through language , they are seen to be intelligent rather than rational , non-rational or irrational . |
| 5 | The primary concern of the judiciary , said Lord Hailsham , must be ‘ to retain the respect of the public for their independence which involves not merely their real independence of mind , but also the belief which the public can have that they are seen to be independent in every respect ’ . |
| 6 | It is easily visible with the naked eye , and is striking in binoculars ; with × 12 there is some resolution of its outer parts , and with × 20 it is seen to be starry . |
| 7 | This point may sound very obvious , but it is seen to be crucial when one party to the contract is looking for a way to get out of his contractual obligations and is able to seize upon an ill-defined point . |
| 8 | Throughout the early reports there is a constant emphasis on the level and content of the work , in an obvious attempt to stress that adults in ‘ deprived ’ areas are capable of undertaking sustained , demanding education if it is seen to be relevant to their needs . |
| 9 | Explain the system carefully and do ensure that it is seen to be fair . |
| 10 | It is seen to be fair . |
| 11 | Partly because of this distinction in favour of processions at common law , it was seen to be necessary for the police to be given statutory powers to control potentially disruptive processions ( but not meetings ) in the Public Order Act 1936 . |
| 12 | On opening it was seen to be empty . |