Example sentences of "[verb] it [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has tried to draft in fresh faces , and found it difficult for them to fit in . |
| 2 | This had made it easy for him to reach the traps as there were no banks here as such , just fiats of mud and rock . |
| 3 | If I 'd met you earlier the fact that I 'm married would have made it impossible for me to take off and fly with you like this . |
| 4 | Now you 've made it impossible for me to carry out an interview despite the fact I 've been extremely patient " |
| 5 | In retrospect , the greatest disservice Charles Howard ever did me was the way he had somehow made it impossible for me to trust this man . |
| 6 | You 've made it impossible for him to change his mind , with your carry-on in public . |
| 7 | When Edmund Wilson attended a performance of The Confidential Clerk , however , he found it " rudimentary " ; everyone in London seemed to agree with him but , he said , " respect for Eliot had made it impossible for anyone to commit himself by printing a sincere opinion " . |
| 8 | A dozen or more examples of the soulboy 's discourse have made it impossible for us to listen to virtually any ‘ black ’ record with any real pleasure , without ghastly phrases like ‘ pride and dignity ’ popping into our heads . |
| 9 | Not only had Cora-Beth been incredibly patient and understanding about his reluctance to become engaged these past two years , but during that period of his life she had somehow made it possible for them to renew their old easy friendship . |
| 10 | Advances in , for instance , the production of 64K RAMs ( memory chips that can hold around 64000 bits of information ) give Japanese manufacturers a versatility and efficiency which has made it possible for them to achieve so much in the past few years . |
| 11 | In April , the company unexpectedly obtained new contracts which might have made it possible for it to keep him in work . |
| 12 | The Anglo-American special relationship , on the other hand , is as alive as ever , and has made it possible for us to buy advanced US weapon systems like Polaris and Trident on very favourable terms . |
| 13 | The audiocassette and the videocassette have made it possible for us to have at hand and easily transport unlimited numbers of programmes in voice and vision , whether for instruction or entertainment , for a more complete understanding of news and information , or for the appreciation of beauty and artistry . |
| 14 | However , the galaxies would also have had some small sideways velocities , and this might have made it possible for there to have been an earlier contracting phase of the universe , in which the galaxies might have come very close together but somehow managed to avoid hitting each other . |
| 15 | From 1675 to 1679 Locke travelled and studied in France ; and from 1683 to 1689 he was in exile in Holland , his political views and associations having made it necessary for him to flee England . |
| 16 | I think you have something definite to say — and I hope I have made it easier for you to say it . ’ |
| 17 | He feels the nomadic lifestyle contributed to a shyness which has made it difficult for him to establish close friendships ever since . |
| 18 | Trying to pick up the pieces of his life , he says his experiences have made it difficult for him to trust anybody . |
| 19 | Which had made it difficult for her to stifle her irreverent giggles , particularly with Matey 's severe stare on her . |
| 20 | ‘ Then I would like it fine for you to advise me how I am to repaint my ceilings , Doctor ! |
| 21 | ‘ You find it odd for me to talk of fate , neh ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He felt it foolish for me to do otherwise . |
| 23 | Would she think it fair for someone to lose their job for pinching her posterior on the Indie escalator ? |
| 24 | He worked slowly but efficiently for nearly two hours , fearing that , if he did not finish the work quickly , frost would make it impossible for him to continue ; then , tired and sweating , he went and sat on the front doorstep to rest . |
| 25 | In the case of purely generic goods , if the particular goods which the seller had in mind to supply had in fact perished at the time of the contract this would not make it impossible for him to perform the contract . |
| 26 | He is dependent on the permission of others for every step he takes , and if they so wish they can make it impossible for him to carry on any concrete activity . |
| 27 | His perceptual difficulties may make it impossible for him to recognize you and his immediate family or your relationship with him . |
| 28 | Although the story of Croton 's lost Helen admitted that no single girl of the southern peninsula in those days was entirely beautiful enough , it was still recalled by the attending spectators at the Sunday promenade , by the old men and women no longer in the marriage stakes , by the servants whom custom forbade from parading — as if the cost of new or spruced-up clothes did not make it impossible for them to take part anyway . |
| 29 | There is also the possibility of your neighbour erecting a wall within his own land , which would then make it impossible for you to carry out any maintenance works , even if you were able to gain access to your neighbour 's land . |
| 30 | When people do cross the threshold of the church , do we make it easy for them to take that step ? |