Example sentences of "it [is] impossible for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It does n't necessarily mean that they 're unscrupulous in the way that they get their own way ; they just have very clear ideas and it 's impossible for them to see it any other way . ’
2 It is impossible , in many ways , for somebody who is erm on benefit and living in independent accommodation with a private landlord often it 's impossible for them to get a job and then cover their rent , so they ca n't get a job .
3 He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’
4 ‘ I 'm afraid that 's the kind of detail it 's impossible for me to remember .
5 ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’
6 After a while we realized you know that 's not on , it 's impossible for us to sort this out you know we need help .
7 It 's impossible for you to catch up on my record .
8 Compton Mackenzie truly said that while it is easy for a woman to behave like a man , it is impossible for her to behave like a gentleman .
9 But was she trying to confuse the plot by saying : ‘ I know that it is impossible for me to win four Grand Slam tournaments this year . ’
10 She wrote to him quite sharply , not caring who read her letter , that : — it is impossible for me to post a gun as you ought to know you foolish man for what would the post office officials think were I to turn up with a gun to send ?
11 I am saving up a full account until our return , for it is impossible for me to give it in writing .
12 But it is impossible for me not to feel that my body is other than I , that I inhabit it like a house , and that my face is a mask which , with or without my consent , conceals my real nature from others . ’
13 It is impossible for me not to be absolutely certain of it .
14 According to his account to the House of Commons , Baldwin replied : ‘ Sir , that is most grievous news , and it is impossible for me to make any comment on it today . ’
15 A.I 'm afraid it is impossible for me to guess what was wrong with your Ram .
16 It is impossible for me , for reasons of space , to do more than summarise the most relevant parts of the judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada .
17 It is impossible for me to work the way I want to work when she is on the stage . ’
18 Bankers retaliate by pointing out that accountants ' advice is invariably based on historic record rather than future possibility , and that it is impossible for them to give impartial advice if they have been auditing their clients ' books over the past years .
19 Some diets may emerge so hard that it is impossible for them to be eaten by weanling mice .
20 mainly in those areas which concern women ; it is impossible for them to disappear from one day to the next .
21 If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food .
22 Reforms aimed at refashioning the welfare state , so that it acts as a floor on which the underclass can build by their own efforts , rather than a ceiling through which it is impossible for them to pass , are considered in Part IV .
23 They need those decision structures because it is impossible for them to know enough to control activities directly .
24 Since no man is an island it is impossible for him not to ‘ participate in the Hi sā that the very existence of society involves . ’
25 This means that the worst score a Forest Goblin can get on the ‘ Eadbangerz Chart is 2 ( ‘ I fink I 'm gon na … ’ ) and it is impossible for him to ‘ Eadbang .
26 But it is impossible for him in his findings not to interpret events .
27 Precisely for this reason it is impossible for us to have an ideal plan .
28 It is impossible for us to know exactly what circumstances combine to bring these extreme rarities to the islands : after breeding in north-eastern Siberia , they should be on their way to Manchuria for the winter .
29 It is impossible for us to appreciate the impact of this dramatic change amongst people who for more than 40 years had been rigorously controlled by a centrally planned economy , implemented by a national and local bureaucracy .
30 It is impossible for us to understand the conclusion , then , without realizing that it is false .
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