Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supt Alan Saddler , of Darlington police , said if Mr Davidson was still not happy with the situation he was welcome visit him to talk the matter over . |
| 2 | He found that he was unable to do anything to improve the condition of his larynx or his breathing , but he was able to stop pulling his head back . |
| 3 | It was only with great effort that was able to get them to arrange the Open Door Schooling visit so that it was useful as a teaching exercise , instead of being a ceremonial procession through the commune . |
| 4 | It was difficult to get them to see the relevance of some of the questions . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ When I said that this was necessary to allow us to cross the Great Sea , ’ Alexei said , ‘ I spoke no more than the truth . |