Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be see [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Pertwee says there is no longer a stigma attached to cannabis research in the scientific world , although pharmaceutical companies have been less willing to be seen to be working with cannabis-like substances . |
| 2 | These , then , were some of Orkney 's councillors who were n't afraid to speak out , who were glad to be seen to be supporting the stricken families . |
| 3 | I think at that age one is very concerned to be seen to be similar to one 's peers and hence not to be singled out for differential treatment . |
| 4 | He believes it important to be seen to be a good community person and to put back in some of what we take out . |
| 5 | MIPS Computer Systems Inc is desperate to be seen to be non-aligned once it is part of Silicon Graphics Inc , and to that end , it has rallied 12 of the computer industry Great and the Good to help guide the future directions of the MIPS microprocessor architecture and help ensure that it remains competitive and open . |
| 6 | Eckmire , anxious to be seen to be supportive of the departing champion , added : ‘ Our sponsorship position has always assumed that Nigel would be driving for Williams next year and we echo the British public 's sentiments . ’ |
| 7 | In addition , with all the hype over the new stand , many bookmakers who had deserted Down Royal , were now keen to be seen to be taking a renewed interest in betting there — obviously with the view to establishing a cosy pitch when grand opening day on July 13 takes place . |
| 8 | The initiative foundered , probably largely because Kennedy found it politically unacceptable to be seen to be making any deal with the Cubans after Washington 's humiliation at the Bay of pigs . |
| 9 | 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 . |