Example sentences of "it [was/were] quite possible that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was quite possible that it would be still open for business . |
| 2 | She warned that when things vanished as quickly as this , it was quite possible that they might come back . |
| 3 | I explained to her that , although I could make no promises , since she now felt much more confident about the technique it was quite possible that this session would reveal the cause of her phobia . |
| 4 | Also , Mildred realized that even if Ethel was feeling merciful enough to confess , it was quite possible that no one would realize that Mildred was actually the frog in the jar . |
| 5 | In all the confusion , it was quite possible that some people would be flying on Virgin Atlantic for nothing . |
| 6 | It struck him suddenly , like the teeth of a trap round his skull , that it was quite possible that he and Bella might never live with each other again . |
| 7 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 8 | It was quite possible that the killer had come and gone by car . |
| 9 | Dr Alastair McLeish , branch secretary of the ULA , said that if the dispute were not settled then it was quite possible that there would be strike action for three days next week . |