Example sentences of "was [adv] impossible for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'd been some snow , and erm er he was n't well , and could I if I cared I could look for a work elsewhere , as i it was just impossible for him to pay wages , you see ? |
| 2 | It was clearly impossible for him to stay on in the studio . |
| 3 | Once over-50s lost their jobs it was virtually impossible for them to find other permanent work , and victims of age discrimination faced reduced pension rights and enforced inactivity for the rest of their lives , the report said . |
| 4 | But mind you , according to some people it was virtually impossible for him to beget any bastards , but still . |
| 5 | At last , with Greg 's help , they managed to get him on to a stretcher to which he was firmly secured with nylon strapping so that it was virtually impossible for him to move , then the stretcher was carefully lifted down from the jig and into the waiting ambulance . |
| 6 | This was telling them — trying to bolster their morale — that we were coming to their aid when it was virtually impossible for us to aid them at that time . |
| 7 | Similarly , the Ministry of Rural Development published progress in four Zambian languages , but its circulation was very low : although intended for peasant farmers , it was almost impossible for them to obtain . |
| 8 | So good that it was almost impossible for him to forget anything . |