Example sentences of "that [modal v] not be seen " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it gave news of ships in peril that could be seen from Fanefjord but not from Elmelunde ; of fires raging in the forest near Magleby that could not be seen at Børre ; of women in labour , requiring the services of a midwife . |
| 2 | He was shouting at someone or something that could not be seen . |
| 3 | And so , as the fighting at Verdun was reaching a climax of frightfulness , the continuance of both the war and the battle was assured by a firmness on the home fronts of the adversaries that would not be seen again . |
| 4 | Knew a fellow somewhere in Evy that would n't be seen dead holding a black Polled cattle , so er he er came along to me with er farmer 's weekly , and a black Polled cow on it , and gave me a photograph of this man . |
| 5 | Right so the first thing we , as a crime prevention officer , we , well I look at anyway , is surrounding areas of a house that ca n't be seen from the road . |
| 6 | But if descriptive phrases are necessary to introduce names or things that can be seen and pointed at , they are clearly even more necessary in respect of objects that can not be seen , or no longer exist . |