Example sentences of "it be impossible for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’ |
| 2 | It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm afraid that 's the kind of detail it 's impossible for me to remember . |
| 5 | He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't say it 's impossible for anybody to add new motivated abilities in later life , ’ he says , ‘ but in all our research we 've never yet seen a completely new direction emerge . ’ |
| 7 | After a while we realized you know that 's not on , it 's impossible for us to sort this out you know we need help . |
| 8 | It 's impossible for you to catch up on my record . |
| 9 | Compton Mackenzie truly said that while it is easy for a woman to behave like a man , it is impossible for her to behave like a gentleman . |
| 10 | She wrote to him quite sharply , not caring who read her letter , that : — it is impossible for me to post a gun as you ought to know you foolish man for what would the post office officials think were I to turn up with a gun to send ? |
| 11 | I am saving up a full account until our return , for it is impossible for me to give it in writing . |
| 12 | It is impossible for me to work the way I want to work when she is on the stage . ’ |
| 13 | A.I 'm afraid it is impossible for me to guess what was wrong with your Ram . |
| 14 | But was she trying to confuse the plot by saying : ‘ I know that it is impossible for me to win four Grand Slam tournaments this year . ’ |
| 15 | According to his account to the House of Commons , Baldwin replied : ‘ Sir , that is most grievous news , and it is impossible for me to make any comment on it today . ’ |
| 16 | Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years . |
| 17 | Reforms aimed at refashioning the welfare state , so that it acts as a floor on which the underclass can build by their own efforts , rather than a ceiling through which it is impossible for them to pass , are considered in Part IV . |
| 18 | They need those decision structures because it is impossible for them to know enough to control activities directly . |
| 19 | If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food . |
| 20 | mainly in those areas which concern women ; it is impossible for them to disappear from one day to the next . |
| 21 | It is impossible for us to appreciate the impact of this dramatic change amongst people who for more than 40 years had been rigorously controlled by a centrally planned economy , implemented by a national and local bureaucracy . |
| 22 | It is impossible for us to understand the conclusion , then , without realizing that it is false . |
| 23 | Indeed it is impossible for us to imagine a social system operated by human beings which was not ordered by language ; human culture , as we know it , could not have been invented by a society of deaf mutes . |
| 24 | It is impossible for us to know exactly what circumstances combine to bring these extreme rarities to the islands : after breeding in north-eastern Siberia , they should be on their way to Manchuria for the winter . |
| 25 | Precisely for this reason it is impossible for us to have an ideal plan . |
| 26 | I am not arguing therefore that metaphors should not change , but that it is impossible for us to change them organically unless we understand them in the first place . |
| 27 | If it is impossible for you to release them there make sure they are given their freedom in an area with abundant supplies of nectar . |
| 28 | If for some reason it is impossible for you to give them the help in the house they need , a Home Help can be provided by the local authority social services department . |
| 29 | However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice . |
| 30 | ‘ It is impossible for someone to marry into the Royal Family and have separate but equal status . |