Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] seen [prep] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the remainder of the known fortified sites are plotted on a map ( fig. 7.1 ) most of them are seen to be distributed along three routes : |
| 2 | You are seen to be pulling a large load across the stage . |
| 3 | This means that we are seen to be thinking with our partner rather than thinking against them . |
| 4 | Differentials do exist between blue- and white-collar workers , but they appear to be narrower than in most Western companies , and they are seen to be justified by different educational qualifications . |
| 5 | As far as I am concerned the whole point of Punch is to attack those in authority when they are seen to be acting in a way not worthy of respect . |
| 6 | It does not matter whether the overall burden of tax increases , as long as they are seen to be reducing personal taxation . |
| 7 | They are more likely to do this if they are seen to be making a direct and positive contribution to the school 's consultative and decision-making processes , rather than observing from a distance in a way that underlines the ‘ us-them ’ relationship . |
| 8 | They might get at least some credit if they were seen to be laying better long-term foundations for the economy . |
| 9 | They were seen to be working in the same direction and although it has not yet been possible to gauge the extent to which they help in the task of managing new education , their contribution to quality assurance should , by tradition , be valuable . |
| 10 | The move caused some surprise in Whitehall , where the belief is that it would be damaging to Mr de Klerk if he were seen to be making reformist moves because of external pressure . |
| 11 | The United States thus finds itself in a no-win situation : the more it is seen to be intervening against him , the more it is likely to reinforce his position . |
| 12 | At long length , the slope of the ridge , so far imperceptible , becomes more pronounced , raising hopes that the summit is near — but disappointment follows when , on topping the rise , it is seen to be succeeded by others . |
| 13 | Collectively , however , the service was not well regarded in the schools since it was seen to be enact many of the tendencies referred to earlier . |
| 14 | He said he saw no sign of a white stick until after the accident when it was seen to be folded up . |
| 15 | ‘ … that it would look much better if he was seen to be supporting indigenous native art as well as looking to Africa or Latin America . |
| 16 | The passive is certainly more impersonal and factual than the active construction but nevertheless one feels that an analysis such as that of Palmer and Higgenbotham , which equates He was seen to walk away and He was seen to be walking away as both having the reporting " see that " meaning , loses sight of a slight but real semantic distinction . |
| 17 | He was seen to be attacking the moral , manly roots of English public life with the aid of effeminate , aristocratic tastes . |