Example sentences of "seen a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hath any man ever seen a poor aged man live in courtesy in the house of his son with his daughter-in-law ? … |
| 2 | Jarvis had once seen a poor girl 's skirt blown over her head and been embarrassed for her . |
| 3 | He took to pacing the streets of London , very often in the poorer areas , in all weathers , alone , seldom speaking to anyone but staring , staring as if he had never seen a poor person in his life before . |
| 4 | As annual consumption of wine has risen from five to 11 litres per head in the decade between 1977 and 1987 , the high-street off-licence has seen a golden opportunity snatched from under its nose by the supermarkets . |
| 5 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 6 | LATE-NIGHT revellers who may have seen a vicious assault have ignored police appeals to come forward . |
| 7 | erm we have seen a gradual recovery in the last ten days . |
| 8 | The grip of the brewing giants is still powerful ; the late 1980s has seen a worrying return to takeovers and mergers and the intensification of lager promotion . |
| 9 | However , the job itself , as we have already noted , is rarely the cause of disenchantment with agriculture — indeed , in a decade that has seen a renewed interest in the countryside among young people and a growing desire to escape from the urban rat-race , agriculture could have much to offer . |
| 10 | ‘ Er … you have n't seen a blue Honda … er , that was on this corner earlier , have you officer ? ’ we asked levelly . |
| 11 | I have never seen a male manager in tears . |
| 12 | Ralph Ellis says : ‘ Once more we have seen a strong performance from the Stoddard companies , with profit rising 28% on sales 17% higher . |
| 13 | I 'm pleased to say that in the course of the last six months we 've seen a strong recovery in profits . |
| 14 | Anyone who has seen a recent Konitz performance wo n't argue with this ; taste , attention to tonal delicacy and a striving after melodic inventiveness are his hallmarks . |
| 15 | In the pre-campaign week only 56 per cent had seen a recent opinion poll but this rose to 72 per cent in the first fortnight of the campaign and 77 per cent in the second . |
| 16 | Has my right hon. Friend seen a recent public opinion poll which says that 66 per cent . |
| 17 | I have n't seen a perfect day like that over in Blackpool yet . |
| 18 | He had seen a thoughtful look in her eyes . |
| 19 | They had seen a tiny marble-topped table in the kitchen , big enough for one person to eat at , perhaps two at a squash . |
| 20 | ‘ Do you know , ’ he said , ‘ in all my stay here I have hardly ever seen a Russian soldier . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Some idiot might have seen a well-dressed elderly gent near the railway line and then you could have been questioned . ’ |
| 22 | And er that was the first time I 'd ever seen a continental headboard . |
| 23 | And they started that and they were sent out to this big villa and er that was the first time I had seen a continental headboard and er we could n't understand what it was you know . |
| 24 | I had never even seen a Muslim — apart , of course , from on the television , and the ones I had seen there — I will be absolutely frank — did not seem a particularly inspiring bunch ! ’ |
| 25 | Not once in all those years had they seen a real smile on his face . |
| 26 | They would n't make those weird garden ornaments if they 'd ever seen a real nome . ’ |
| 27 | But she has never seen a real hummingbird . |
| 28 | Ever since she 'd seen a real arachnid close up she shuddered just at the word . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've never seen a real cow , ’ he said to himself . |
| 30 | He has seen a certain facility in my work for grading and assembling the facts . |