some of the Iraqi civilians may could have been
source:
COCA
Entry:
1001
Example:
We've heard a little from military officials suggesting that some of the Iraqi civilians may could have been -- or, possibly could have been involved in this attack.
Modal 1:
may
Modal 2:
could
Gender:
Female
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Age:
36
Level of Education:
College
Home Community, Town, or State:
MN (Unknown)
Location Collected:
Television
Year:
2003
Relation to Addressee:
broadcaster to reporter
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.4
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: CNN's Sunday Morning; this may be a disfluency, although the speaker lived in TX for a period of time.
Full Context: I just want to ask you quickly about something I'm reading here. Is there a possibility -- we've heard a little from military officials suggesting that some of the Iraqi civilians may could have been -- or, possibly could have been involved in this attack as well BINDRA Some -- did I hear you said Iraqi civilians could have been involved in this attack? COLLINS: Yes BINDRA Well, at the moment what military sources are saying for sure is these are insurgents who launched this attack. There's been some talk of -- quote -- " foreign fighters " being involved, but that's been very general talk. So far there's been no evidence that's been provided by
(from CNN's Sunday Morning; this may be a disfluency, although the speaker lived in TX for a period of time.)