Example sentences of "[adv] possible to get " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | One of the most common practical problems at the time of someone 's death is that there are lots of extra expenses involved and yet it is not possible to get hold of cash or obtain access to funds because financial accounts have to be reorganized following the death of the person concerned . |
| 3 | However , it was not possible to get any quadraphonic effect from the record , no matter which system was tried . |
| 4 | since most newspapers favoured the Government 's position , it was not possible to get a ‘ balanced ’ view of the dispute ; |
| 5 | It might be possible to get rid of some of these problems without getting rid of the pleasure , even if it is not possible to get rid of the addictions . |
| 6 | Since it is not possible to get inside the heads of actors , the discovery of meaning must be based on interpretation and intuition . |
| 7 | In the United Kingdom it is not possible to get comparative estimates for individuals , but in England and Wales in 1984 , 23% of non-psychiatric beds were occupied by people who died before discharge ( G Bevan , unpublished observations ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | of state therefore explain why in England it 's prof possible to get a straight answer from the Secretary of State with the figures of the S S A for the last five years , for this year and for next year and it 's not possible to get that for Wales either from the Home Secretary or from the honourable gentl right honourable gentleman . |
| 12 | ‘ It is not possible to get a better debut than a game against the world champions , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Not possible to get the data in datus uphill ? |
| 14 | I mean perhaps it 's not something there used to doing too much , but is it not possible to get them to amuse themselves ? |
| 15 | For example , it is not always possible to get moss to thrive , in which case dwarf cover plants can be substituted . |
| 16 | Guaranteed income bonds from insurance companies are one answer and it 's still possible to get a good return despite recent cuts . |
| 17 | It is also possible to get headstones and plaques bearing simple messages of love or remembrance to mark the grave . |
| 18 | It is also possible to get data for past populations of countries , and to make alternative projections towards the present day , thus comparing what did happen with what might have happened . |
| 19 | It is perfectly possible to get your message across without being so histrionic . |
| 20 | ‘ It gives us the opportunity to work on persuading the huge catchment area around us that it is perfectly possible to get the Hamilton habit after work when experiencing a top evening out . ’ |
| 21 | It is now possible to get on CD-ROM everything from the Yellow Pages to a civil engineering database . |
| 22 | Finally , in contrast to the weekly availability of pre-1991 BARB , it is now possible to get top-line viewing data overnight . |
| 23 | Not only is it possible to get an accurate computer analysis of the fundamental frequency of speech ( which can be displayed on a screen for someone doing practice on intonation , or can be used in the study of the intonation of large samples of natural speech ) , but it is now possible to get a computer to produce a simple phonetic transcription of what is said to it . |
| 24 | ‘ But there were occasions when it just was n't possible to get time off to meet her , especially during vital periods such as haymaking . |
| 25 | It was even possible to get children in the slum districts of a great city to love such a poem as Wordsworth 's " Daffodils " . |
| 26 | ( This is not to say that you can deliberately reach people by advertising ‘ subliminally ’ , merely that it is quite possible to get a message out of an ad without really being aware of it . ) |
| 27 | ‘ If you do n't know Venice well it 's quite possible to get lost even in broad daylight , and , as you do n't speak Italian … ’ |
| 28 | But with several hours of sunshine almost every day during my stay in December , it was certainly possible to get a moderate tan . |
| 29 | Admittedly , we have no time to learn every instrument , but it is certainly possible to get to know the workings of one each of the string , woodwind , and brass groups . |