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I have seen this only in vs Have seen this in

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I have seen this only in" is used when you want to emphasize that you have seen something in a specific place or situation. On the other hand, "have seen this in" is a more general statement without emphasizing the exclusivity of the place or situation.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 799 views

I have seen this only in

This phrase is correct and is commonly used to emphasize that you have seen something in a specific place or situation.

This phrase is used when you want to highlight the exclusivity of the place or situation where you have seen something. It adds emphasis to the limited occurrence of the observation.

Examples:

  • I have seen this only in movies, never in real life.
  • I have seen this only in that particular store, nowhere else.
  • Sir, I have seen you only as the admirer of my friend.
  • I have seen only- My only interaction with whales are what I see on television.
  • I am glad to hear that the Council and Commission recognise these as priority issues, but so far we have seen only half-measures to address them and no meaningful results.
  • For all our contentment, we should not forget that we have seen only the starting signal so far.
  • These audiences don't know how the film is going to end and have only seen this film with commercials in between or have seen bad prints over the years.
  • I guess I wouldn't want to be seen only in my underwear.
  • Finally, I want to point out that competition policy is not an end in itself, nor can it be seen only in commercial terms.
  • Let us be aware in this House of the dangers of disposable immigration in which the migrant is seen only in a utilitarian perspective.
  • As somebody who has worked with young adults who are drug addicts and alcoholics, I have seen that the only way that people get off drugs is when they stop.
  • In France, we have seen only a slight drop in the sale of singles but this may be a mere coincidence.
  • In 2001, the Commission recommended that Member States publish detailed information on road types within the network and on restricted traffic zones. Unfortunately, we have seen only a few local or national authorities take up this recommendation.
  • We have seen a rise not only in hate-speak but also in racist, xenophobic and homophobic violence, and the Council has done nothing when it comes to Articles 6 and 7.
  • Some effect on progression of disability could be seen only in the patients who had relapses in the two years before the start of the study.
  • - I've only seen this type once before.
  • What we have seen so far is only the beginning.
  • The cascade of sovereign debt defaults we have seen can only be the beginning, when the math is taken into account.
  • Hopefully, the Council will finally acknowledge its mistake and stop deluding itself, which, as we have seen, only leads to tougher repression and greater injustice.
  • It is bound to create the kind of tensions and inflame the passions that we have seen not only here this morning, but also in our debate yesterday.
  • I've only seen this one other place - on the wall in Alexander's cell.
  • Dean, I've only seen this stuff, like, twice.

Alternatives:

  • I have only seen this in
  • I have seen this exclusively in
  • I have witnessed this solely in
  • I have observed this solely in
  • I have encountered this only in

Have seen this in

This phrase is correct and is commonly used in a general statement without emphasizing the exclusivity of the place or situation.

This phrase is used when making a general statement about having seen something in a particular place or situation. It does not emphasize the exclusivity of the observation.

Examples:

  • I have seen this in many different places around the world.
  • I have seen this in various contexts.
  • We have seen this in the area of freedom of association for example.
  • We never would have seen this in a lab.
  • We have seen this in the case of Mozambique and other disasters.
  • We have seen this in my own country, for example, in the railway and nuclear industries.
  • After all, we have seen this in the past.
  • We have seen this in direct proximity to us in Europe in the former Yugoslavia, and now we are observing similar developments further away.
  • I have seen this in many schools that I have visited in connection with the COMENIUS programme.
  • We have seen this in the last few days at Evian with the G8 and at the Nato ministerial meeting in Madrid.
  • We were not very sure what it was that has such great value - and we have seen this in the event of the sale, purchase or bankruptcy of air companies.
  • All of us have some examples of this kind. I have seen this in the UK, with people trying to operate our beef assurance scheme.
  • We have seen this in the case of the Middle East programmes, the Eastern Partnership and in many other areas.
  • We have seen this in the aborted Seattle Conference and we are now seeing it in the bilateral conferences with different regions or countries of the world.
  • We have seen this in relation to this proposal on noise and the parallel proposal on vibration.
  • We have seen this in the internal market amongst the EU Member States, and there is no doubt that this will also be the case where the developing countries are concerned.
  • We have seen this in almost all accidents at sea, some of them with tragic consequences - the human factor is crucial, whether it is the initial cause of the accident or the handling of the crisis caused by the accident.
  • I wish you could have seen this in the summer.
  • I have seen this before in cases of abuse.
  • We have seen this before in the case of the Green Paper on efficient pricing in transport.
  • We have seen this morning in this EU Parliament self-congratulation and backslapping.
  • What we have seen this morning in this Chamber demonstrates the importance of that initiative on the alliance of civilisations.

Alternatives:

  • I have observed this in
  • I have witnessed this in
  • I have encountered this in
  • I have come across this in
  • I have experienced this in

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