Example sentences of "[was/were] not possible [to-vb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because twin gables flanking a central valley gutter had been adopted to cap the elevation of the 1922 extension , it was not possible to form an upper storey in this section . |
| 2 | The ‘ restructuring school ’ argued that it was not possible to provide an explanation in terms of location factors alone ; what was needed was to set these factors within the wider context of the restructuring of industry ( Massey , 1979 ; Sayer , 1982 ) . |
| 3 | It was not possible to seek an alternative faith in China or Greece . |
| 4 | In addition , because informants rarely knew the actual date of birth of their friends , it was not possible to obtain an accurate identity code . |
| 5 | The Working Party in their report commented that they would like to see more practical research into the effectiveness of this method as on the basis of the published data alone , available at that time , it was not possible to make an impartial judgement or a best present practice recommendation . |
| 6 | Just on one of the points er made by Professor Lock erm who was arguing that it it basically was n't possible to include an agricultural land quality criterion er in the exceptions policy because there was so much good land in North Yorkshire . |
| 7 | The bossy sister confirmed that it was n't possible to give an address . |