Example sentences of "[pron] possibly [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could someone possibly find just one of the four new keys that were cut only last Monday … |
| 2 | And er I had a letter back on the Friday from Stuart to say er according to Mr 's description it was very interesting and could I possibly meet him at Station on the Saturday morning . |
| 3 | ‘ How could I possibly forget ? |
| 4 | How can I possibly forget it ? |
| 5 | ‘ How could I possibly forget a walk that was so full of — er — incident ? ’ |
| 6 | How could I possibly forget , when you 're there beside me at every single turn ? ’ |
| 7 | How can I possibly make a career for myself when you keep on , nag , nag , nag , about patches of mould on the ceiling ? ’ |
| 8 | Could I possibly make my one one minute comment on criteria eleven ? |
| 9 | Jannie , could I possibly borrow a couple of aspirins ? |
| 10 | ‘ Could I possibly borrow some money ? ’ she asked , turing in her seat to look at him . |
| 11 | Never could I possibly vote for a party that believed in the state ownership of the means of production , distribution and exchange . |
| 12 | Which er can I possibly carry on from there and if you we have to talk about . |
| 13 | In any case , what excuse could I possibly invent for you to go there ? ’ |
| 14 | But how could I possibly love anyone more ? |
| 15 | How could I possibly love him ? |
| 16 | ‘ How could I possibly tell its sex since , as you know very well , I 've had no time to examine it ? |
| 17 | ‘ How can I possibly tell the chaplain that the spirit of a dead man is trying to telephone him ? ’ |
| 18 | If I have n't the slightest idea what the hell I 'm being nagged about , how the hell can I possibly do anything about it ? |
| 19 | ‘ What can I possibly do ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ How could I possibly match you , Sir ? ’ |
| 21 | In no way could I possibly say otherwise , and I looked forward to tomorrow 's pig . |
| 22 | How could I possibly have shadows on both lungs ? ! |
| 23 | How could I possibly have neglected to think about her when a few weeks ago I could think of little else , in lubricious detail ? |
| 24 | I mean … could I possibly have a word with you ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ How on earth could I possibly enjoy working for someone who crushes my creative instincts in the way that you do ? ’ |
| 26 | Rather than trying to bluff your way through , it is better to say something like , ‘ Right at this moment it 's rather difficult to remember the exact details , could I possibly look over the advertisement again ? ’ |
| 27 | If anyone should come in , I thought confusedly … if the sleeping-car attendant for instance came in … whatever excuse could I possibly find ? |
| 28 | How could I possibly find mine when there were so many hundreds of them , and so many black ones ? |
| 29 | Dear Miss Abbott , how do I possibly reward you ? ’ |
| 30 | Someone might … could I possibly come and see you ? |