Example sentences of "[prep] be see [prep] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic success of the policy however has tended to draw into its influence many who initially chose not to participate , since it would obviously be professionally unsound to be seen to be consciously not taking part . |
| 2 | In the future , Suffolk people will reflect on this decade and they will find it strange that at a time when environmental issues were more prevalent than ever both county and borough councils made such an effort to be seen to be environmentally friendly , that so much development took place on the green belt of Ipswich . |
| 3 | I suppose he does n't want to be seen to be just reacting to your letter he 's obviously started doing these things off his own bat anyway has n't he ? |
| 4 | They were at an age when one often does not like eating very much ; and the Greeks , a poor race with memories of starvation , like their children to be well fed , and to be seen to be well fed . |
| 5 | Everyone in the business wants to be seen to be there , but the places are limited . |
| 6 | Not only will the service need to reach the highly professional standards achieved by British television , it will also have to be seen to be editorially independent . |
| 7 | As with the ‘ Shotton ’ , the excellence of the vehicles restoration has to be seen to be fully appreciated . |
| 8 | It has to be seen to be more socially responsible , to make people feel more comfortable about owning a Rolls . ’ |
| 9 | The industry is trying to be seen to be more responsible , take a longer-term view and structure transactions more prudently . |
| 10 | Too frightened to speak , the man nodded vigorously , as did his men , and they walked off stiffly , none wanting to be seen to be more afraid than the others . |
| 11 | There was the application of quotas , and additional opportunities for training and development that may involve , by employers to be seen to be more encouraging and therefore more attractive to female hopefuls — wrenching the market , even , into a more equitable and efficient way of operating . |
| 12 | Public services have become more marketing orientated and have to be seen to be more accountable to their ‘ publics ’ ( e.g. the police service which is now more public relations conscious than in the past ) . |