Example sentences of "[vb mod] be impossible for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It may be impossible for him to get home in just a few months . ’ |
| 2 | Both the Ras and his wife appear to have been very anxious and nervous about the child , and I feel that it would be impossible for me to refuse without risking his friendship which will be of the utmost importance to us in the future . |
| 3 | With the spring shows only a couple of months away , it would be impossible for me to appoint a replacement who could get a collection ready in time . ’ |
| 4 | If this brilliant colt attempts the Triple Crown , in Louisville , Maryland , and New York , it would be impossible for him to take in Epsom . |
| 5 | It would be impossible for him to speak of their past , or of her , without seeming vulgarly proprietary ; or of Jim , without seeming barbed ; or of Sam ; or even of work . |
| 6 | Second , however , he asserted that , if your Lordships ' House were to accept Woolwich 's argument , it would be impossible for us to set the appropriate limits to the application of the principle . |
| 7 | Given our record , I 'd imagined that it would be impossible for us to spend a night under the same roof without spending it together . |
| 8 | Last night Tony Sullivan , a friend of Mr Prescott and the North West area representative of the national Amateur Bodybuilding Association , said it would be impossible for anyone to compete at his level without using drugs to boost their performance . |
| 9 | Last night Tony Sullivan , a friend of Mr Prescott and the North West area representative of the national Amateur Bodybuilding Association , said it would be impossible for anyone to compete at his level without using drugs to boost their performance . |
| 10 | According to the theory of relativity , nothing can travel faster than the speed of light , so there would be a region from which it would be impossible for anything to escape . |
| 11 | Linfield 's search extends throughout the British Isles and the League of Ireland but until the championship is completed it will be impossible for them to open negotiations with certain players . |
| 12 | For him the laws of settlement hardly prevented the " idle poor " from wandering and a stricter enforcement of vagrancy laws would " compel the poor to starve or beg at home ; for there it will be impossible for them to steal or rob without being presently hanged or transported out of the way " . |
| 13 | He looked at her in silence for several long moments , but instead of denying the accusation he said , ‘ As my acting hostess I expect you to know what they 're like , otherwise it will be impossible for you to explain that honeymooners expecting luxury suites with king-sized beds will have to settle for a roll in the hay . ’ |