Example sentences of "it [vb past] to [be] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | It came to be seen as yet another instance of the depravity of the Sussex poor , firmly pointed out in 1834 : |
| 2 | For most consensus theorists , the answer lies in a theory of social structure made famous by Durkheim in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and developed to such an extent by Talcott Parsons and his followers in the USA between the 1930s and 1950s that during these years it came to be seen as the sociological theory . |
| 3 | Merchant ( 1982 ) , for example , believes that from the mid-seventeenth century onwards , the scientific view of Nature began to change ; instead of seeing Nature as an organic and harmonious entity , it began to be seen as external and chaotic ; the role of science was to exploit it . |
| 4 | The French sociologist , whose sentence was more like a paragraph , went on to argue that death was something that we needed to share - it needed to be seen publicly . |
| 5 | He said it had to be seen in the context of the UK 's £25billion a year deficit on trade in manufactured goods , a 22 per cent fall in enrolment for engineering courses since 1985 and the forecast decrease in the number of 16- to 24-year-olds by the mid-1990's . |
| 6 | He said it had to be seen in the context of the UK 's £25billion a year deficit on trade in manufactured goods , a 22 per cent fall in enrolment for engineering courses since 1985 and the forecast decrease in the number of 16- to 24-year-olds by the mid-1990's . |
| 7 | ‘ It had to be seen to be believed , ’ she said . |
| 8 | It wanted to be seen as an honorary member of the developed world experiencing the sort of hard times you might expect in a country with the world 's biggest foreign debt , $115 billion . |
| 9 | It remained to be seen whether her daughter could follow her example . |
| 10 | It remained to be seen what was to be done with Lilian . |
| 11 | Gaining territory by right of conquest was an entirely acceptable way to expand an empire , but it remained to be seen if anyone had worked out any better methods than those of the Spanish for ruling the new subjects acquired in that way . |
| 12 | It remained to be seen whether Newley , like Irene Adler , had realized the purpose of the hoax . |
| 13 | It remained to be seen whether he would be willing to answer the one question for which Dougal needed an answer . |
| 14 | It remained to be seen whether these four armies could be united before Negus Mikael could blockade Ras Lul Seged and Fitaurari Gelli in Ankober and advance into the plain of Debra Berhan where the first battle was expected to take place . |
| 15 | It remained to be seen if he recognised her . |
| 16 | But it remained to be seen whether the ambitious plan would withstand the impact of possible future austerity measures . |