Example sentences of "[adv] see [prep] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The keys of old harpsichords are indeed often seen to be hollowed ; however , what this suggests is not that Handel had been assiduously practising on it for many years , but rather that ( being at least loo years old when Hawkins saw it ) it had never had the keys replated. 19th-century scholars were intrigued by this tale , and more than a century after Handel 's death embarked on the quest to rediscover the instrument . |
| 2 | Secrecy can be damaging in that : ( a ) the sources of power and influence are obscured ; ( b ) public servants are not properly accountable ; ( c ) public participation is seriously hampered ; ( d ) justice is not often seen to be done ; ( e ) inefficiency and error are made more likely . |
| 3 | In arctic and alpine environments the surface is often seen to be composed of a layer of angular rock fragments commonly described by the term felsenmeer and attributed to the operation of frost weathering . |
| 4 | Such areas are frequently seen to be characterized by spalling rock outcrops and shattered boulders . |
| 5 | Because AIDS was initially seen to be confined to particular groups , some countries which associated drug-taking and homosexuality with deviant or criminal behaviour took punitive measures . |