Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb mod] be see [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In autumn it glows like a beacon , especially if planted where it can be seen with the late sun shining through its leaves . |
| 2 | Finally , the particle hmm is not dismissable as just a " performance error " or a " filled pause " ; it has specific interactional functions , best explicated in terms of the system for taking turns at speaking in conversation , where it can be seen to be ( amongst other things ) a turn-holding device ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 3 | But although it could be seen as the fashion of protest — ‘ what could be more defiant at a time of recession and social decay than seemingly lavish , luxurious clothes ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If it can be seen from here then let Mitch look and take photographs . |
| 5 | Treves wrote : ‘ As a specimen of humanity , Merrick was ignoble and repulsive ; but the spirit of Merrick , if it could be seen in the form of the living , would assume the figure of an upstanding and heroic man , smooth browed and clean of limb , and with eyes that flashed undaunted courage . ’ |
| 6 | The medical consequences of high alcohol consumption are well known but even doctors are reluctant to use the term " alcoholism " because it may be seen as a personal insult rather than as a justifiable clinical diagnosis . |
| 7 | Mythopoeic thinking will fade away because it will be seen to be , as Max Muller called it , " a disease of language " . |
| 8 | The document is especially interesting in retrospect because it can be seen to be a fairly crude thought about the need to escape the deadening effects of 16+ examining . |
| 9 | The land itself shows your goodness because it can be seen in the trees and their shade . |
| 10 | This last point is important since it will be seen from reading through the course that for those who wish it , there is considerable flexibility of approach . |
| 11 | Insofar as it can be seen through the confusion of the Alpine orogenesis , this situation is widespread in the Mediterranean lands . |
| 12 | As it can be seen from Table 1 , expert systems have certain fundamental disadvantages against human experts . |
| 13 | Even the now-conventional senior management team can be counterproductive , for it can be seen by those outside it as remote , exclusive and authoritarian . |