Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adj] to imagine that [ex0] " in BNC.

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1 It is impossible to imagine that there is any purpose to life that makes any sense at all other than that life is to be enjoyed .
2 When moving around the surface of the Earth , one can not fail to be impressed by the diversity of all that one sees , and it is easy to imagine that there is an infinite complexity of different ‘ things ’ not apparently related to one another .
3 It is difficult to imagine that there will be a return to the status quo ante regarding the closed shop , trade union immunities and pre-strike ballots , the right of council house tenants to buy their own homes ( over a million former council tenants have made such purchases ) , and the position of former nationalized industries .
4 Driving through fog on the M25 , listening to yet another radio programme about the recession , it is difficult to imagine that there might be light at the end of the tunnel ; but spring is on its way , and I hope it will bring with it some sign of the long-promised upturn in the economy .
5 It is hard to imagine that there were once almost 600 Sulzer-engined Bo-Bo locomotives in the 1,160–1,250hp range , because a mere thirty-two survived at the end of 1989 .
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