Example sentences of "[noun] it is [adv] impossible [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly the building industry was one of the most substantial in the country , but as it was based on small local units it is virtually impossible to study . |
| 2 | Whether it was his intention to provoke the battle it is almost impossible to decide . |
| 3 | You jest with me now come on we 're we 're we 're being serious Noel if you are a teacher it is almost impossible to sack you . |
| 4 | To this day it is nearly impossible to find a Canadian movie screened ; in any of our cities , or investment capital which would allow a cutting edge industry to develop in Saskatchewan rather than Idaho , or a cultural figure who has not had to make it in the US ( Bryan Adams ) or the UK ( Conrad Black ) before the person is taken seriously at home . |
| 5 | In a sense it is almost impossible to separate out a section on documents which can be called ‘ historical ’ since all documents are by nature historical . |
| 6 | Usually when assessing damages in respect of non-pecuniary loss a court will award one lump sum in respect of " pain and suffering and loss of amenities " and in such cases it is generally impossible to say how much relates to " pain and suffering " and how much to " loss of amenities " . |
| 7 | Without an appreciation of these norms it is almost impossible to make sense , let alone describe , much of the conduct which characterises our mutual involvements . |
| 8 | At this speed and with the invisible thread doing the damage it is almost impossible to see anything . |
| 9 | With his splendid physique and proud , noble head his presence is such as to give him an instant advantage over any bowler , and he has rarely failed to put that advantage to use ; spinners in particular have suffered at his hands , but when he decides that he wants to score runs it is virtually impossible to bowl to him . |
| 10 | In fact , according to Brown it is virtually impossible to teach a language ; what one can hope to do is to provide a situation where the complex variables which contribute are maximised . |
| 11 | Doing away with authorial intention opens the way to doing away with the notion of unitary meaning in the text , since without some evidence about intentions it is usually impossible to reduce even everyday linguistic ambiguities . |