Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [be] seen to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such previously unimaginable impertinences must not only be done by the book : they must be seen to be too . |
| 2 | In that sense they might be seen to be moving in a different direction from the strongly centralist initiatives in connection with the national curriculum . |
| 3 | But they could be seen to be so " from below " as well as " from above " . |
| 4 | Explanations of this kind have a certain political attractiveness — by making training , selection and deployment the target of reform , things can be done , they can be seen to be done , and they can be done relatively cheaply too . |
| 5 | Things matter if , as themes , they can be seen to be frequently returned to in the documents and , moreover , to be responding to the stated purposes of Pope John in calling the Council . |
| 6 | Because they can be seen to be playing ball and yet benefit . |