Example sentences of "[was/were] not possible [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not possible to give a home to all , so how could he pick out one or two ? |
| 2 | Of these 123 , a full interview was obtained with l04 principal carers at the time of the patient 's referral to the project ( six carers refused to be interviewed , and it was not possible to interview a further nine for reasons such as the carer 's ill health or death or because the patient and carer soon moved out of the area ; for the remaining four some information was obtained by telephone ) . |
| 3 | As mentioned above , it was not possible to perform a detailed study of the Ca 2 + sensitivity of K + channels in excised inside out patches . |
| 4 | Of course it was not possible to devise a service that would be all things to all people : some of the needs would be inconsistent with others , some were already being addressed in other projects , some were less crucial . |
| 5 | ( Furthermore with the LISP system available to the current project it was not possible to store a very large lexicon — necessitating morphological processing to reduce storage . |
| 6 | It was not possible to construct a satisfactory double blind challenge but he did have a positive open challenge to pure ethanol . |
| 7 | since most newspapers favoured the Government 's position , it was not possible to get a ‘ balanced ’ view of the dispute ; |
| 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 tasks of the CSSU staff were poorly defined , and it was not possible to achieve a high level of identification with the organisation . |
| 10 | Thus , although it was not possible to obtain a detailed analysis of the relation between P o and V c o m at different Ca 2 + concentrations , the available data show that under these experimental conditions , K + channels were sensitive to changes in the concentration of Ca 2 + bathing the cytosolic surface of the membrane . |
| 11 | The Trust regrets that after a year of negotiation it was n't possible to assemble a complete package which would have allowed for purchase price , future management and costs for the extended period necessary . |
| 12 | It was n't possible to have a conversation unless her earphones were connected , but this was the least of her worries at the moment . |