Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adv] [adj] to imagine that " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the limit , it is difficult to see how an emphasis on measured results is consistent with multilateralism ; it is not possible to imagine that the GATT could police hundreds of agreements , each with its own predetermined measure of success . |
| 2 | It is not hard to imagine that the Old King was obsessed by the problems that had arisen alter he had recognized young Henry as his heir and was determined not to make the same mistake again . |
| 3 | It is not difficult to imagine that the impact of the crash caused damage to almost all the various spindles that make up the centre-pieces of many of the sub-assemblies . |
| 4 | The thick stone walls , solid oak beams , cantilever oak staircase and mullioned windows are all exceptional , and the décor and style of furnishing is so absolutely ‘ right ’ that it is not difficult to imagine that one has just ‘ stepped back in time ’ . |
| 5 | Nevertheless it is not difficult to imagine that there was a Burton-is-an-expletive-deleted faction among the Hollywood wives , mistresses , starlets and full supporting cast . |
| 6 | In particular , it is not difficult to imagine that the oral stage , with its central feature of attachment to the breast , and thereby to the person of the mother , holds rich possibilities for primitive superego-formation , especially if weaning creates a tendency to introject the lost object . |
| 7 | It is probably anachronistic to imagine that Offa intended to create a single southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom under one ruler . |
| 8 | It is perfectly possible to imagine that memories are coded for negatively , by reducing the level of some substance or process , although in practice nearly all research seems to be devoted to trying to identify increases . |
| 9 | It is quite insane to imagine that you are going to sit in a restaurant adding up calories and grams of fibre . |
| 10 | It is now difficult to imagine that at this time virtually all the academic departments were based in the Trent Building |