Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] be impossible for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It may be impossible for him to get home in just a few months . ’ |
| 2 | If the little creatures were really blank paper at birth , nobody would ever have the slightest difficulty in writing on them whatever their particular culture required , and it would be impossible for them ever to surprise their elders by unexpected conduct . |
| 3 | If this brilliant colt attempts the Triple Crown , in Louisville , Maryland , and New York , it would be impossible for him to take in Epsom . |
| 4 | It would be impossible for him to speak of their past , or of her , without seeming vulgarly proprietary ; or of Jim , without seeming barbed ; or of Sam ; or even of work . |
| 5 | Both the Ras and his wife appear to have been very anxious and nervous about the child , and I feel that it would be impossible for me to refuse without risking his friendship which will be of the utmost importance to us in the future . |
| 6 | With the spring shows only a couple of months away , it would be impossible for me to appoint a replacement who could get a collection ready in time . ’ |
| 7 | Given our record , I 'd imagined that it would be impossible for us to spend a night under the same roof without spending it together . |
| 8 | Second , however , he asserted that , if your Lordships ' House were to accept Woolwich 's argument , it would be impossible for us to set the appropriate limits to the application of the principle . |
| 9 | Linfield 's search extends throughout the British Isles and the League of Ireland but until the championship is completed it will be impossible for them to open negotiations with certain players . |
| 10 | For him the laws of settlement hardly prevented the " idle poor " from wandering and a stricter enforcement of vagrancy laws would " compel the poor to starve or beg at home ; for there it will be impossible for them to steal or rob without being presently hanged or transported out of the way " . |
| 11 | He looked at her in silence for several long moments , but instead of denying the accusation he said , ‘ As my acting hostess I expect you to know what they 're like , otherwise it will be impossible for you to explain that honeymooners expecting luxury suites with king-sized beds will have to settle for a roll in the hay . ’ |