Example sentences of "[noun sg] were seen [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CONCERN as to whether the parish council were seen to be fully behind the scheme to build a replacement sports pavilion at Four Marks recreation ground were expressed at the council 's meeting on Tuesday last week . |
| 2 | The poll tax was introduced because rates as a property tax were seen to be becoming increasingly unfair and undefendable . |
| 3 | Finance was a constant source of tension within the city , and increasingly the city 's problems in this area were seen to be the fault of the Poles . |
| 4 | Does he agree that if the distribution of Government grant were seen to be fair , local residents would not only be able to assess the performance of local authorities but would begin to see that our new council tax is a far better deal than the uncosted return to the rates — or , even worse , the uncosted local income tax — proposed by the Opposition parties ? |
| 5 | Lim 's sources of information were seen to be much more effective than the Army 's compromised intelligence gathering network , as evidenced by the fact that four of the chief rebel officers captured since the coup attempt had been tracked down and arrested by the police . |
| 6 | After further adventures in Spain , Nicholas had a dream in which his family were seen to be in trouble and needing him , so he returned to England , proceeded by a huge crate of the books collected on his travels . |