Example sentences of "was [adj] to see [Wh adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The juggernaut was building up speed and , looking down , it was easier to see where the road was clear and safe to travel . |
| 2 | However , it was easy to see where the confusion lay , for Gannon was also a member of The Cradle . |
| 3 | Yes , it was easy to see why the family who , as Antonio Crepi had put it , could n't agree which sauce to have with their pasta , had found no difficulty in agreeing to burn Ruggiero 's letter on the spot . |
| 4 | The French were in fact asking for 270 billion francs and it was hard to see how the distinction could be made between helping to improve the French position in Europe and the position in Vietnam . |
| 5 | Walking along the path it was fascinating to see how the sea and wind was slowly eroding the coastline , shaping it into intriguing nooks and crannies . |
| 6 | Dismissing the judicial review applications , Mr Justice Popplewell said that although by tracing the matter through the documents it was plain to see how the mistake had occurred , it was not an obvious clerical mistake ( as the Crown contended ) that the Court could correct as a matter of construction without recourse to rectification . |
| 7 | Moore was unable to see where the rat had gone . |