Example sentences of "[vb infin] that it was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aristotle might affirm that it was impossible for another cosmos like our own to exist . |
| 2 | All were agreed that multiple homage was an aberration , displeasing to God ; but we may assume that it was rare for a man to refuse a good gift or a bargain on this account . |
| 3 | But this did not mean that it was impossible for the House of Commons to exercise some influence . |
| 4 | This may mean that it was common for the bounds to be noted on site , and then sent to wherever the charter was drafted , and that in these instances the scribe copied in the Anglo-Saxon heading . |
| 5 | Marx and Engels did not foresee that it was possible for capitalists to find new markets or cheaper supplies of raw materials and labour in the colonies of the Third World . |
| 6 | Could anyone deny that it was unhealthy for a young man to become attached to a girl so early in life ? |