Example sentences of "[vb mod] be seen to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( iii ) After incubation in complement , transfer the embryos to fresh M2 + BSA and leave them for a further 20–30 min at 37 C during which time the outer cells should be seen to bleb and lyse . |
| 2 | Napoleon III had no intention of allowing this to happen and so he determined that the Court should never be more than a set-piece , a backdrop in front of which the principal figures of the regime could be seen to advantage . |
| 3 | Gloria was taking good care that she and Matthew would be seen to advantage , making straight for the centre of the group . |
| 4 | The distinctiveness of the Swedish strategy will be seen to hinge on the central notions of citizenship and representation : on the one hand the deepening and extension of these on a universalistic basis in not only the political but also the economic sphere ; on the other hand their restriction within not only the economic but also the political sphere . |
| 5 | They commonly cut across preexisting grain and cement boundaries ( Fig. 5.39b ) and thus can be seen to post-date all phases they traverse . |