Example sentences of "could [adv] easily [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Henry , therefore , asked Clement to establish a decretal commission , authorizing the cardinal and papal legate , Thomas Wolsey , to make a judgment on the case in England , where he could most easily influence the outcome . |
2 | Furious that a rare kind word from Nathan Bryce could so easily demolish the façade of efficiency and confidence she had worked so desperately hard to maintain , she blinked hard and sucked in a deep breath . |
3 | Felicity could not easily attend the lunch as her status was indeterminate ; and she had no wish ‘ to break bread , or even to take wine ’ with the Party 's local professionals . |
4 | It would have to be another lesson learned the hard way , but she could not easily push the thought of him away and she knew she never would . |
5 | They could not easily accept a return to old party cries or the need to oppose men who had become close friends . |
6 | ‘ Fear that you might leave Czechoslovakia without first returning to your hotel , ’ he replied , then grinned wryly as he added , ‘ For the first time in my life I find that I ca n't think logically — for why would you take a train to Mariánské Láznë to leave Czechoslovakia , when you could more easily take a plane from Prague ? |
7 | Where a large number of the villagers were freeholders , they could more easily resist the lord 's attempts at enclosure than where their numbers were low . |
8 | Richini gave the façade a concave curve so that carriages could more easily approach the doorway . |
9 | He wished that he could as easily delete the memory of what had followed after she had switched on the overhead light . |