Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be seen [subord] [be] " in BNC.

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1 This career framework should not be seen as being wholly rigid or fixed .
2 Despite occasional conflicts between bishops and comites , and the apparent restriction of comital power in some towns , secular power and ecclesiastical authority should not be seen as being in conflict .
3 Obversely he comments that , whilst the history department at Birkbeck College in London got a well-deserved five in the latest research assessment exercise — neither the quality of the research not its subject area could possibly be seen as being solely dependent on the strengths of the library of that college .
4 The Scottish Office is now reassessing the costings but its judgments will hardly be seen as being completely impartial .
5 The setting might appear incongruous but it can also be seen as being particularly poignant .
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