Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] seen [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did the trade union movement really fail to grasp that the two pre-conditions were : first , that its sense of responsibility must be seen not to be limited to a commitment in the shorter term to contribute to recovery from immediate crisis , but to extend , at the expense of short-run advantage , to the longer term commitment , to the revival of British industry and to its successful competition in world markets ; and secondly , that a Labour Government would have to preside over the management of the country 's affairs ? |
| 2 | She did n't want anyone to talk to her so she could be seen not to be alone . |
| 3 | ‘ These arguments ( against fast foods ) use lack of balance to dramatize a point that would be seen instantly to be ludicrous if presented reasonably . |
| 4 | Three species of owl produce slightly higher levels of breakage of the teeth of their prey , mainly of isolated teeth rather than those preserved in the jaws , and these will be seen below to be the same species that produce the greatest degrees of digestion , namely the European eagle owl , tawny owl and little owl . |
| 5 | Sometimes the tail-end of a sequence exhibiting sequential affinity , can be seen also to be part of a localised example of integral affinity . |