Example sentences of "a possible [noun] [is] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would imply the promotion of another pagus of the Brigantes , and a possible candidate is that represented by the curia Textoverdorum mentioned on an altar from Chesterholm . |
| 2 | The indication of a possible error is if the lexical look-up produces no allowable candidate strings , or if all candidates at a word position are rejected by further stages of analysis . |
| 3 | A possible explanation is that during the 1950s and 1960s , before Aldabra became a scientific reserve , commercial fishermen from the Seychelles living on the island hunted goats with dogs at night . |
| 4 | A possible explanation is that the Celtic tradition remained in these areas longer than the south and west , the people of which with their close Gallic links had been subject to greater Roman influence before the conquest , this region too was where the vast majority of the figured pottery was made . |
| 5 | A possible explanation is that this jacket may well have been the last issue made to C/Sgt Nicholl in the last year or so of his service , and , as will be seen , may have been scarcely worn . |
| 6 | A possible explanation is that the reduced bile flow as shown in cholesterol gall stone patients may enhance the absorption of water in the bile duct and may thus produce hepatic bile with a greater total lipid concentration . |
| 7 | Again , a possible disadvantage is that you must pay in advance . |
| 8 | A possible disadvantage is that , since such offences may lack the stigma of the word ‘ manslaughter ’ , they may tend to underplay the gravity of the behaviour involved . |
| 9 | A possible scenario is that he had turned to leave the church when he was attacked from behind . ’ |
| 10 | A possible reason is that it was difficult to get arms and ammunition to the right place , despite the virtual absence of border controls between Germany and its western neighbours . |
| 11 | A possible reply is that they are neither . |
| 12 | A possible future is that regions will pass away and districts amalgamate to make contracts for more specialist services — tertiary care . |