Example sentences of "it seemed impossible [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed impossible to explain the similarities by similar learning experiences . |
| 2 | It seemed impossible to reconcile the ideal of the simple monastic life with a great religious order , just as it seemed impossible for the papacy to exercise leadership without becoming an autocratic bureaucracy . |
| 3 | When it seemed impossible to sink any lower , the team rose to the challenge and sputtered their way through a pitiful draw with Iran , in which an own goal saved them from defeat . |
| 4 | At first it seemed impossible to cope with two employers with their contrasting attitudes towards money . |
| 5 | Her mouth slowly stirred under his and Jessamy knew she was making a big , big mistake , but it seemed impossible to stop . |
| 6 | Tears stung her eyes as she heard his anger and she turned away , rubbing a hand over her eyes to wipe them away , but it seemed impossible to stop the flow now that it had begun . |
| 7 | For a long time it seemed impossible to refer to Communists without using the words ‘ conspiracy ’ and ‘ sons of bitches ’ . |
| 8 | It seemed impossible to convince him that anyone was in any danger . |
| 9 | For girls who had delayed making their pregnancy public , at the time it seemed impossible to tell anyone , but afterwards they all wished that they had . |
| 10 | Oh , she did n't know what she meant , she must be going mad , it seemed impossible to think about anything in a straightforward way . |
| 11 | How could she not have known she was in love with him ? she wondered — it seemed impossible to believe that she had looked at him , touched him , made love with him , and not known until yesterday . |
| 12 | In the eighteenth century it seemed impossible to build a barn without creating a work of art . |