Example sentences of "not possibly [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many melodies of the last hundred years could not possibly be made to fit into such a restrictive rule — in fact many of us would avoid the feeling of regularity and ‘ squareness ’ that such a classical scheme produces . |
| 2 | He was not certain of the exact meaning of the word , but he knew without doubt that it could not possibly be applied to him . |
| 3 | It can not possibly be mistaken . |
| 4 | As I said , Goreng had to shoot some after a desertion so large that it could not possibly be ascribed to the category of MIAS . |
| 5 | In my view , to have 32 seeds , even in the men 's singles where there is far greater depth of talent than among the women , can not possibly be justified . |
| 6 | Second point is that Barton Willmore say again a settlement of two and a half thousand is needed in order to be viable , well a settlement of two and a half thousand can not possibly be justified under the statistics that we have heard to date , and it is ni it is noteworthy that Barton Willmore representative did not actually promote a need argument , therefore the settlement at two and a half thousand is n well the settlement at two and a half thousand is not necessary , and anything less than that is unsustainable , so therefore in my in my view that is a a further reason why it should not be contemplated as a solution . |
| 7 | It was the submission of the appellant , B. & Q. , that your Lordships were bound to refer the matter to the European Court of Justice , whereas the respondent councils submitted that , following the Conforama and Marchandise decisions , the conclusion reached by Hoffmann J. could not possibly be disturbed so that no reference was required . |
| 8 | Or was there a wider , opportunistic yet deeply felt and unreflective vision of ‘ American leadership of the Free World ’ , a vision intoxicating in its sweep but one which could not possibly be presented as compatible with the UN terms ostensibly legitimating the entire operation . |
| 9 | This does not mean that you can not possibly be tempted by the sight of a chocolate bar or the scent of a fish and chip shop , but you will more easily be able to resist . |
| 10 | Mr. Mottram , our ships could not Possibly be run on their Present manifests ! |
| 11 | ( The results can not possibly be declared if the applications and coursework have not even been submitted ) . |
| 12 | But intelligence could not possibly be reserved for the washed and moneyed classes . |
| 13 | The thirty-year rundown of the Great Central Railway terminus at Marylebone ( a prelude to seemingly inevitable total closure ) , was dramatically slammed into reverse gear on 30 April when BR admitted blossoming Chiltern Line services could not possibly be handled by Paddington , Euston , or even handed over to London Transport . |
| 14 | It was a hopeless love and one that could not possibly be reciprocated . |
| 15 | Under these circumstances , his intervention could not possibly be perceived as an unambiguously patriotic and non-partisan gesture . |
| 16 | However , what we surely have on the objector 's view is precisely that the smell of the candles was something that can not possibly be explained . |
| 17 | Her utterly unquestioning faith in the Bible led her to believe that none could possibly be luckier or greater than those whom the love of God chooses , and if the love of God had chosen to choose the Jews , then their superiority over the rest of mankind could not possibly be doubted . |
| 18 | I then zealous to understand I I er , er , erm sought it Statutes , Volume thirty-three nineteen ninety three edition and studied most carefully pages six hundred and seventy-five to six hundred and seventy-seven and there I found an account of what has happened to Sections two and three and also for the first time light was shed upon Section two A. My Lords , I have from time to time ventured to express some doubt as to whether our legislative procedures were as excellent , as I 'm sure Your Lordships would wish them to be and when I recently suggested in the most mild terms to Her Majesty 's Government that they might consider some form of enquiry into our legislative procedures to see whether as they were as high class as they should be , erm I was given a very negative reply the clear influence of which was that the our legislative procedures could not possibly be improved and My Lords I do really think with respect that that is a proposition which is open to doubt . |
| 19 | We think , therefore , that it is absolutely necessary in order to carry on the Business of this Establishment , as perfectly as possible , that two such Characters should be appointed — and we , in consequence suggest , that altho ’ each be as much as possible qualified in both Departments , yet if one were to devote himself to one Branch and the other to the other branch — the College would be much more usefully directed — for , if one Professor were fully qualified for both — yet so arduous a task could not possibly be executed by one Man only . |
| 20 | " only result seemed to shew that the parents of Stockport families preferred a cheap commercial education to a more expensive higher intellectual one and that the latter was necessarily more costly and that the Grammar School fees could not possibly be reduced to the level of the Technical School fees , that School being subsidised by Excise Duties and Government Grants to the amount of double the fees received from Scholars . " |
| 21 | Any man who would do this is certainly not committed to her , could not possibly be committed to godliness , therefore the whole basis of their relationship is shattered . |
| 22 | It is true that Morris contains no disapproval or qualification of Lawrence , but , in my view , the main statements of principle in these cases can not possibly be reconciled and the later case therefore must not be regarded as providing any support for the earlier . |
| 23 | It suits the purpose of , for example , R. F. Dearden ( 1976 ) , Professor of Education at Birmingham University , to assume the naive view of non-seriousness and therefore to argue that for this reason even Wendy House play in the Infant School could not possibly be taken seriously as a medium for learning . |
| 24 | Frank said that he did not believe in God ; such a belief can not possibly be proved ; the good life is possible without it ; and the only faculty to judge is the reason , which tells us to say , we do not know . |
| 25 | He noted the rapid , undignified scramble by which the culprit extricated himself from the ropes on the river path , followed by ominous little trickles of loose earth ; and the exaggerated dignity with which he compensated as soon as he was clear , his slender back turned upon the voice that blasted him out of danger , his crest self-consciously reared in affected disregard of sounds which could not possibly be directed at him . |
| 26 | And because this issue is clearly so site related , it seems to me it can not possibly be looked at at a strategic level . |
| 27 | The Vendor can not possibly be expected to have a view as to whether or not the Business is a party to any agreements which fall within these categories . |
| 28 | ‘ These plans can not possibly be refused by members of the council . |