Example sentences of "[be] possible [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It 's possible a gas power station could use the turbines to produce electricity again … but the nuclear reactor is fated to become an architectural curiosity
2 It 's possible the gang made their getaway along the nearby M4 .
3 Investigators say it 's possible the money may have been taken to Iraq or Turkey to buy refugee supplies on the spot .
4 Police say it 's possible the man is responsible for two sex attacks and he must give himself up .
5 It 's possible the doctor will opt for a Caesarian section , ’ the nurse explained briefly , checking notes on a clipboard .
6 It 's possible the hoard was actually found somewhere else on the site — say the cellar of one of the houses — and put in the flue for safe-keeping , to be drained away gradually .
7 It is possible a feeling existed that too much attention had been given to development in the western and most populous counties in the District .
8 Police say it is possible the driver may not realise an accident has happened .
9 For the surgery being considered here , often called ‘ conversion surgery ’ , involves one or more of several procedures which aim to transform as far as is possible the subject 's anatomy so that it approximates that of a member of the preferred sex .
10 It is possible the publication itself may need further verification and will call KPMG to confirm the authenticity of the advertisement .
11 It is possible the discovery could be part of Middle Eastern terrorism — two months ago a terrorist was blown up by his own bomb in a London hotel in an incident later linked to the Satanic Verses affair .
12 Provided the fibrous interfacial layer is compressively loaded there is no problem , but if movement is possible the layer increases in thickness and can lead to a breakdown of the interface and failure of the implant .
13 As far as is possible the control procedures adopted for all other forms should be followed .
14 If some measure of upright posture is possible the hand , originally evolved to hold on to trees , can also be used to hold on to sticks , stones , tools and artefacts .
15 Often when you know it is possible the need seems to wear off .
16 He said that he could not accept the procedures and it is possible the dispute will be referred to a court .
17 However the realities of the clinical area impose constraints on both methods and resources , so that in achieving a satisfactory compromise between the ideal and what is possible the teacher may find her imagination and ingenuity tested to the full .
18 When the Cornmill shopping development opens in August it is possible the demand for spaces within easy walking distance of the new shops will increase .
19 ‘ It is possible the killer may have had local knowledge , ’ said Det Supt Cole .
20 The result is that the foam comes high up on the neck which is possible an advantage on the back as extra protection to the base of the neck is offered though around the front it feels rather bulky .
21 He sat down on a log and tried to perform what he thought of as the vanishing act , whereby you became insofar as it was possible a part of the surroundings : breathing , seeing , hearing only — merely an aspect of the place , a dimension , like the robin or the moss-covered log or the leafmould on which his feet rested .
22 More generally , and more importantly , this was a classic case in which it was possible the jury could be tempted to convict W by association with his co-accused against whom the evidence was stronger .
23 Of course it was possible the van was parked there only because the man was inside destroying coypu or moles or rats or woodworm , but somehow Adam did n't think so .
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