Example sentences of "[was/were] not [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crookes ' lectures were illustrated by brilliant and striking experiments , especially with the cathode rays , which he believed to be a stream of particles ; but his physics and mathematics were not sufficient for him to produce quantitative work in this field . |
| 2 | Looking back on it , perhaps it was not appropriate for me to heckle the vicar over the inadequate parking facilities at St Dodimeads . |
| 3 | It was appreciated that , being obese , it was not easy for them to climb the three sets of stairs leading to our house . |
| 4 | It was not easy for him to separate himself from Marian . |
| 5 | ‘ Peter wanted to do anything he could to help catch Paul 's killers but it was not easy for him to help with the pictures . ’ |
| 6 | His discovery of a new freedom both theological and psychological was not easy for him to articulate though his widely circulated letter Ad Amicos revealed his absolute devotion to the search for God . |
| 7 | It was not uncommon for someone to take a wrong turning and be found wandering three weeks later , cold and hungry . |
| 8 | On the same day , the eighteenth of October , Mr came back and spoke to Miss about this telephone call and he rang Peter in the afternoon of that Friday and he asked again if it was possible to withdraw because of the landlord 's failure to consent to the er assignment and again er after what will er be described as a fairly easy discussion between the plaintiff and er Mr , er he was told very clearly that it was not possible for him to withdraw , contracts had been exchanged and he was advised that what the landlords er failure to consent did was in fact er provide Mr with more breathing space in order to obtain proper funding and re-arrange his finances er , that again is denied . |
| 9 | That afternoon he saw the King , who tried to dissuade him , but , as lying George V recorded it : ‘ He assured me that it was absolutely necessary for him to appeal to the Country as he had gone so far that it was not possible for him to change his mind . ’ ’ |
| 10 | With Uncle 's help we all struggled on after he died , and when I got a bit older and left school it was not possible for me to contemplate leaving home to find a job and a new life outside Baldersdale . |
| 11 | Because Carol was n't there , was n't arching her head to see the contents of a letter , it was not necessary for him to take the envelope into his own office . |
| 12 | The centurion sent word to Jesus that it was not necessary for him to come in person . |
| 13 | It was not necessary for him to know that she 'd been a widow for years . |
| 14 | Indeed , he predeceased Sir Nelson , which made my task a little easier , inasmuch as it was not necessary for me to carry out complicated inquiries in India . |
| 15 | For this purpose it was not necessary for me to stay on at school after I was sixteen and attend university . |
| 16 | It was not sensible for her to contemplate enlarging her domains . |
| 17 | ‘ It was not unusual for her to go out on her own and meet up with friends , ’ he said . |
| 18 | I started playing when I was seven , so by the time The Stones happened it was not difficult for me to play , so I could appreciate it for the music alone . |
| 19 | Now that Joyce knew and understood the reason for the onset of her phobia , it was not difficult for us to work together to help her overcome it . |