Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] impossible [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's impossible to see these spines growing , but easy to record their growth with a series of photographs taken from the same place over the course of a couple of months . |
| 2 | It is impossible to resolve these problems since there is no information which would allow us to pass judgements on them . |
| 3 | It is impossible to quantify these concepts precisely and the assumption that changes are small is more likely to be valid in large-scale problems ( where one coefficient , for example , is less important in relation to the rest of the data ) than in the simple examples used for illustration , but the underlying principles are independent of such considerations . |
| 4 | With many tax options available for local authorities , it is impossible to consider all possibilities thoroughly within this chapter . |
| 5 | It is impossible to forget these mothers and the matter-of-fact way in which they relate their experiences , an indication that they know their suffering is by no means unique . |
| 6 | Despite the extensive sampling during the excavation of the sixth and seventh century settlement at Cowdery 's Down the results prompted the excavator to offer a warning about interpreting the results ; it was concluded that ‘ it is impossible to make any assertions about the economy or waste disposal systems associated with the site ’ ( Green 1983 , p. 261 ) . |
| 7 | It is impossible to write such criteria . |
| 8 | It was impossible to find any landmarks for the moment . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , it was impossible to make such measurements on individual theses in the present study , because of the small numbers of citations involved . |