Example sentences of "[was/were] see [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most common cavity episodes had a single transient UOS relaxation , but up to five were seen during a single episode . |
| 2 | A few months after their wedding , they were seen as a married couple again — this time , in the film Henry V. |
| 3 | It is unfortunate that the CACs were seen as a political football and they provide an interesting indication of what might possibly happen were all legal services to be funded from local or central government . |
| 4 | The elections were seen as a political victory for Rafsanjani , whose supporters won a majority of the seats , and a setback for the radical faction led by the Speaker of the majlis , Ayatollah Mehdi Karrubi , and the former Interior Minister , Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Mohtashemi . |
| 5 | These ‘ philosophical naturalists ’ searched for the order of Nature not in natural laws of the kind familiar to the physicist , but in universal patterns linking the diverse forms of living structure , patterns that were seen as a direct product of the Creator 's rational thought . |
| 6 | Two miles offshore they were seen by a French trawler and taken aboard , not before Geoff Lyne had time to slit the airbags , sinking the canoe with its tell-tale gear . |
| 7 | The two were seen in a blue Peugeot pick-up in a private road between the Post Office and church . |
| 8 | On the fourth day after the operation gram-positive rods were seen in a bacterial culture from the tonsil tissue . |
| 9 | At Toyota at least this added burden meant that QC participation was seen as a ritual necessity ‘ to keep management off our backs ’ ( Cole 1979 p.163 ) . |
| 10 | Though it was wary of placing too optimistic a gloss on the latest figures , the larger than expected PSBR surplus of £3.8 billion for last month was seen as a cautious signal that Mr Lamont will be able easily to avoid increasing the tax burden in next month 's Budget . |
| 11 | They also show that political activity had by no means ousted the republicans ' commitment to armed force ; indeed it was seen as a necessary preliminary to the resumption of the military campaign . |
| 12 | Sometimes , as with Kant , a period of more or less authoritarian government under an enlightened prince was seen as a necessary preliminary to the introduction of a more liberal and representative form of rule . |
| 13 | Vahi , a former Minister of Transport , was seen as a non-party candidate . |
| 14 | The disintegration of the Takeshita faction was seen as a mixed blessing for Miyazawa . |
| 15 | In addition it was proposed that payment to GPs should be based far more on the size of the doctor 's patient list , as this was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard doctors work . |
| 16 | Financial delegation was seen as a key factor in improving school quality because it encouraged a more systematic approach to policymaking and planning in school . |
| 17 | In the run-up to the November 1992 presidential elections , education was seen as a key issue . |
| 18 | Support for the DLP had declined since its 1986 victory under the late Errol Barrow , and the forthcoming vote was seen as a key test of confidence in the leadership of Sandiford , Barrow 's successor , whose stewardship of the DLP had been marked by factional fighting . |
| 19 | The police authorities might look askance at the bottle of beer but to the constables it was seen as a legitimate reward for a little extra service . |
| 20 | There was particular concern in China over what was seen as a developing relationship between Taiwan and the Philippines , despite the latter 's formal recognition of China . |
| 21 | At that time smoking had not been linked with heart disease or even with bronchitis — it was seen as a harmless if foolish habit . |
| 22 | Hopkins took charge of production — it was seen as a part-time post , leaving him free for other work — but where was the cash to come from' ? |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose fighting was seen as a glorified trade : you sold your skills . |
| 24 | The library encouraged in many children a desire to read and was seen as a general benefit to the community and not just as a benefit to the Sunday School . |
| 25 | It could 've been abandoned , they could have moved on but maybe it was seen as a taboo place , we just do n't know . |
| 26 | Thus , a military solution was seen as a primary requisite for solving the overall Indo-China problem ; but one that in no sense could be decisive without what the report called ‘ the application of political and economic techniques ’ . |
| 27 | In the two latter districts rural education , rather than academic excellence , was seen as a primary purpose of the local system ; in such areas technical education took on a specialised meaning . |
| 28 | And marriage beyond the frontiers of the West Frankish kingdom was seen as a preparatory step towards expansion by the counts of Flanders in their dealings with the houses of Hainault and Holland , by the ducal houses of Burgundy and Aquitaine in Aragon , Barcelona , and Navarre , and by the count of Toulouse in Provence . |
| 29 | This traffic was seen as a major problem not only for the town centre activities but also for the three schools , recreational facilities and residential areas located along the Konopkastrasse to the west , which was used as a bypass . |
| 30 | Burgoyne and Clark ( 1984 ) report that this was seen as a major reason for returning to live with parents after the break-up of a marriage , and the assistance which grandparents gave with child care in the short term was seen as vital in helping their daughter or son to re-establish themselves economically and to form new relationships . |