Example sentences of "was impossible [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was impossible to breathe a word when your heart was so ready for love .
2 The woman had stated : ‘ It was impossible to mount a rescue owing to stormy conditions . ’
3 Strictly speaking , it was impossible to effect a fusion of Christianity with Aristotle — as Aquinas was well aware .
4 For example , I could n't past data from an existing spreadsheet into a document and maintain the link ; the toolbar across the top of the word processor has no buttons for bold or italic text ; and it was impossible to run a banner headline across the top of a page divided into columns .
5 It was impossible to escape an impression of lives deeply disturbed and unhappy .
6 By the late 1620s , it was impossible to obtain a licence to publish any theological books containing predestinarian opinions .
7 In practical terms it was impossible to provide a remedy for the detained Madzimbamuto .
8 The court then went on to say that it was impossible to provide a list of matters which will qualify as business secrets or their equivalent .
9 I told him it was impossible to trace a letter posted in London .
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