Example sentences of "it was [adv] possible to get " in BNC.

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1 However , it was not possible to get any quadraphonic effect from the record , no matter which system was tried .
2 since most newspapers favoured the Government 's position , it was not possible to get a ‘ balanced ’ view of the dispute ;
3 With Scales and Sergeant Conway he was driven to the end of Salvation Street , where the footpath led to the headland ; it was not possible to get a vehicle any nearer .
4 The Vice Chairman went on to explain that due to the Society only being able to have a licence rather than a lease on the premises , it was not possible to get grant aid .
5 Erm , it was not possible to get your views in , as it were , personnel terms rather than financial terms on that er report , but er as it were on your behalf , we supported the Treasurer 's er recommendation for reasons set out in paragraph one four , and if I can er explain that for you a little little more , de-regulation could mean , that each employing authority has it 's own scheme of superannuation , or not , and if not would simply leave employees in a position of taking them off the state scheme S E R P S or going for a personal pension .
6 It was even possible to get children in the slum districts of a great city to love such a poem as Wordsworth 's " Daffodils " .
7 But with several hours of sunshine almost every day during my stay in December , it was certainly possible to get a moderate tan .
8 A crowd then assembled and threw pepper at the police , causing such a commotion that it was only possible to get the one-legged prisoner to the police station with the assistance of twelve constables .
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