Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] for any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court of Appeal rejected the view that had previously held sway , namely that it was possible for any employee to work both ordinarily in Great Britain and outside it . |
| 2 | It was impossible for any society to absorb without hardship a shock like that of the massive loss of trade to Gdynia . |
| 3 | Now , if it was impossible for any reason for the next of kin , the oldest brother to do it , then it would go down to the second or on down the line , whoever was the nearest to become the kinsman redeemer . |
| 4 | In particular it was almost universally agreed , at least until near the end of this period , that it was wrong for any group of politicians to unite to offer systematic and continuous opposition to the government . |
| 5 | It was unprecedented for any woman to have that effect on Davidson , whose success in this field was legendary . |