Example sentences of "that [pers pn] was [adv] impossible for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matza would clearly be wrong , on the other hand , if he were implying that it was inherently impossible for a corrective stance to acknowledge the ‘ patent tenability and durability of deviant enterprise ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I saw you in the High Street the other day , ’ he would say , in a tone that suggested that it was quite impossible for Henry to have seen him . |
| 3 | So good that it was almost impossible for him to forget anything . |
| 4 | The thought passed through Theodora 's mind that it was almost impossible for a Bishop to enter a room other than dramatically . |
| 5 | The lesson to be learned from the recent history of England and Normandy was that it was virtually impossible for a daughter to keep a hold on her inheritance . |
| 6 | ‘ It was only slightly traumatic , but I knew from my safety audit of the operators that it was virtually impossible for things to go wrong , ’ explained Nigel . |
| 7 | At last , with Greg 's help , they managed to get him on to a stretcher to which he was firmly secured with nylon strapping so that it was virtually impossible for him to move , then the stretcher was carefully lifted down from the jig and into the waiting ambulance . |
| 8 | We had an idea at that time that it was absolutely impossible for us to be defeated . |