Examples:
- Seeing that the programmes on television in the summer are very bad, she decided not to have a television in her flat on the coast.
- Seeing that language is changing all the time and new meanings are being given to old words, sometimes it’s difficult to know what people are talking about.
- Seeing that it’s getting very late and I’m tired of looking in the shops, let’s go home and have a cup of tea.
- Seeing that we’ve both passed our exams and don’t need to study during the holidays, why don’t we go to England for a few weeks to practice our English.
- Seeing that the company had fallen on hard times, the Managing Director decided he would have to reduce costs.
- Seeing that the vicar was new, the congregation made a special effort to pay attention to his sermon.