Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [pron] be possible that " in BNC.

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1 Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it is possible that I may be mistaken .
2 These words are well past her point of failure in the Schonell Test ( that is , ten consecutive errors ) , and so it is possible that she had reached a level of frustration : feeling that all the words were too difficult she ceased to think carefully about whether what she was writing down was likely , and simply put down anything that came to mind .
3 It has been argued that compression of the abdomen increases the ‘ pinchcock ’ effect of the angular incisura and so it is possible that this manoeuvre could actually prevent reflux in some patients .
4 But on the other hand people are interested in the nature of noise , people are interested in neighbour noise , aeroplane noise , motorcycle noise , and so it is possible that , that some of you will , will be interviewed on that kind of thing .
5 Next door was a parchment maker , who had one corporal billeted on him , but we also know that 2 soldiers died in his house , and so it 's possible that he actually looked after wounded soldiers , which was , of course happening all over Oxford .
6 Alexei 's father 's first wife was Jotan 's sister , and so it was possible that the suggestion was a serious one .
7 At this stage the viewing angle had not been decided and so it was possible that the material would need to cover the box .
8 He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory .
9 This is because the liberalization process in Japan occurred simultaneously with that elsewhere and therefore it is possible that the variable may also capture any previously rationed investments from other localities .
10 It is known that approximately 30% of benign tumours will become ‘ invasive ’ and therefore it is possible that an increase in protein synthesis , which would be needed for further growth , might herald the development of the malignant phenotype and invasion by the tumour cells .
11 But surely it is possible that the women 's assessments might just as well have reflected their awareness of sex stereotypes and their consequent desire to fulfil ‘ normal ’ expectations that women talk ‘ better ’ .
12 Certainly she had seen something moving in the forest that day on Ridgery Steep , something fairly large , something white , and Allen had failed to see it ; but then it was possible that he had not looked in the right spot at the right moment and that his failure to see it was an accident .
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