plain view

collocation in English

meaningsofplainandview

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plain
adjective
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
not decorated in any way; with ...
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view
noun
uk
/vjuː/us
/vjuː/
an opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking ...
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(Definition ofplainandviewfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplain view

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That is myplainview.
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The author explained how 'one young lady slipped and fell on the ground in the middle of the plaza inplainviewof many curious, indiscreet onlookers'.
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I thought it not wholly a waste of time to make sure that that was theplainview.
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The banner was inplainviewof other students.
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This is a good display species as it often sits inplainview.
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The officer may observe items inplainviewand smell odors coming from the house.
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It also makes it difficult to steal as it is inplainview.
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The complex is circular inplainviewand has a diameter of 14 km.
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I didn't want to put it out inplainviewof my house.
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The building has an ampire style with theplainview, window frames and the moldings.
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All of the items are made inplainviewof the customer.
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The first part of the test is related to the notion inplainview.
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He steals the locket inplainviewand runs off before anyone can catch him.
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But it is ourplainviewthat no barriers should be placed on exchanges between council tenants, provided that the accommodation is suitable in both cases.
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The gassing was performed inplainviewof other inmates, without as much as a fence around the buildings.
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He noticed a red running suit lying inplainviewon a stack of clothing and seized it.
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When the vice-principal was searching for the cigarettes, the drug-related evidence was inplainview.
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It is considered to be a showcase design and intentionally exposes toplainviewthe various gears, wheels and springs within the movement itself.
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Like the binoculars, a drug-detection dog is a specialized device for discovering objects not inplainview(or plain smell).
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In this circumstance, so long as there is probable cause, police may follow the suspect into a residence and seize any evidence inplainview.
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So the films are not admissible as evidence under theplainviewdoctrine, which requires that the character of the object is immediately apparent.
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Enemy fire now was concentrated on him, but he charged on, miraculously reaching the position, and inplainviewhe climbed to the top.
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Previously, the orchestra had been placed in front of the stage, at the same level as the audience and inplainview.
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Phoronids have their lophophores inplainview, but the valves of brachiopods must be opened wide to get a good view of their lophophore.
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Another source says thieves can easily take the parked bike in as little as 10 seconds, inplainviewand broad daylight.
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