Example sentences of "be see [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter .
2 Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church .
3 However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed .
4 In a hundred years ' time a solitary figure might well be seen on a lonely road gazing down into the valley , wondering about ‘ Little Hintock ’ .
5 Only the control panel can be seen on an integrated machine — the rest is covered by a door which is made to match the kitchen units — whereas fully-integrated machines are completely hidden behind a cupboard door .
6 My father was obviously enjoying the company of the Masons ; like most people he was gratified to be seen with a well-known golfer and to be ever-so-slightly in the spotlight .
7 That history , from one perspective , could be seen as a consistent struggle to retain Lukács ' legacy in which history , the dialectic and the totality are interdependent to the extent that each is essential to the operation of the other in the production of a Marxist science .
8 To notice only the bad , when there is so much good , may be seen as a jaundiced view .
9 Each individual organism should be seen as a temporary vehicle , in which DNA messages spend a tiny fraction of their geological lifetimes .
10 Compact activities should be seen as a useful curriculum resource rather than as " bolt-on " activities .
11 The panel hopes now that this statement of faith can be seen as a useful and fairly accessible indicator to outsiders as to what the faith is all about , and at the same time as a ring of words which at least the majority of us within the church can happily affirm .
12 Indeed , it is clear that there will need to be a significant improvement in the conditions associated with part-time work if this is to be seen as a real alternative for older workers .
13 However , it can not be seen as a new problem area .
14 What had started as a ‘ new look ’ language course began to be seen as a new approach to teaching children based on a new and popular medium — English .
15 They were never united in their opposition to the king , and they never found a leader comparable to Hereford and Norfolk in 1297 or Thomas of Lancaster in 1310–11 ; but their opposition reveals the fragility of the political settlement Edward had achieved after 1330 , and the danger that his close associates who had helped him to power might now be seen as a new court clique , the king 's familiares .
16 The episode should , in other words , be seen as a new departure rather than one more stage in a faction struggle initiated by the Woodvilles , and this places responsibility firmly on Gloucester 's shoulders .
17 The episode should , in other words , be seen as a new departure rather than one more stage in a faction struggle initiated by the Woodvilles , and this places responsibility firmly on Gloucester 's shoulders .
18 The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state .
19 Others , however , including many of the heads of government who attended the conference , stressed that it should be seen as a first step towards sustainable development , and a welcome acknowledgement both of the seriousness of the problem and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to overcome it .
20 Others however , including many of the heads of state and government who attended the conference , argued that it should be seen as a first step on the road to sustainable development , a welcome acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem , and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to tackle it .
21 The implications of this peculiar kind of vested interest , interest in one 's public image , for drama are probably obvious — the participant who wants to be seen as a good actor , for example .
22 Which could be seen as a good thing ; after all , in the eyes of sceptical guitarists the GR-1 could stand or fall on its immediate user-friendly appeal .
23 Another problem is that he does not deal with the fact that an ‘ intent to harm ’ may itself be ambiguous : in certain contexts , it may be seen as a good thing , in others as bad .
24 The Munn Report claimed that these positions could be reconciled , but Skilbeck says of the three educational ideologies : ‘ each is a powerful force in contemporary educational thought and practice … each can be seen as a comprehensive and well-articulated position ’ .
25 REMOVAL of inheritance tax from farm land and buildings may yet be seen as a mixed blessing for the farming industry , particularly by the sons and daughters of farming families .
26 At this stage the fry are totally helpless and they can be seen as a solid mass , quivering like a lump of jelly , and difficult to distinguish as fish at all .
27 The new Carmel convent will be seen as a spiritual powerhouse for the whole of the Kimberley diocese .
28 A simple combination of a selected focus with one of the modes of argument outlined above would be an essay with a focus on Ralph Ellison 's Invisible Man [ focus ( ii ) ] , which argues that it is underrated as a novel and indicates why it should be seen as a greater achievement [ mode of argument ( a ) ] .
29 Straightening of water courses , together with mill and fishpond construction , may be an explanation , and occasionally the old course can be seen as a dry riverbed in the fields with the boundary still following it .
30 Is could be seen as a classic example of the muddle that has been prevalent at the top of Welsh rugby except that the pressures here — unrecognisable from those in other home unions — are so many and varied that it is impossible to respond to them all , let alone resist them .
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