Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] be see [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They focus not on areas of need but on areas where they want to be seen to be giving , and that 's usually where the spotlight happens for the moment to be falling . |
| 2 | First , they wish to be seen to be reducing personal taxation . |
| 3 | No doubt Cardiff feel that they have to be seen to be doing something to restore both their fortunes and their credibility and that the something should be suitably dramatic . |
| 4 | Norber 's giant mushrooms have to be seen to be believed . |
| 5 | The images were too much of a jumble because new houses on the Gulf are a fantasy that have to be seen to be believed . |
| 6 | The Government and the forces of law and order have to be seen to be concerned and to be effective . |
| 7 | The Government and the forces of law and order have to be seen to be concerned and to be effective . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | Thus , local authority departments have to be seen to be spending money wisely as they are more publicly accountable . |
| 10 | it 's just the pure political aspect that because people are moving on and you need to be seen to be you need to use that for your own advantage . |