Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willi Herget , a Luftwaffe nightfighter ace with 74 confirmed kills , told me that halfway along this track it was easy to guess at the target , because a line of burning British bombers pointed the way to Nuremburg . |
| 2 | It was possible to hate at the same time as you loved . |
| 3 | When he invited Derek to confirm the existence of Tristram Abberley 's letters to his sister , it was impossible to guess at the purpose of his enquiry . |
| 4 | Thus , to explain what was happening to cities it was necessary to look at the characteristics of cities . |
| 5 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |
| 6 | He concluded that it was proper to look at the GUS group as a single entity . |
| 7 | And eventually in exasperation the bird flew a short way down the beach and picked up a small stone in its beak and then it returned and it bashed the shell repeatedly until it cracked it open and it was able to get at the contents inside . |