For a time Mr. Fotheringay sat perfectly still, "It did happen, after all," he said. "And how I'm going to explain it, I don't know." He signed heavily, and began feeling in his pockets for a match. He could find none, and he groped about the table. "I wish I had a match," he said. He tried his coat, and there were none there, and then it dawned upon him that miracles were possible even with matches.

be possible with sth是固定搭配吗？with是关于还是和、伴随的意思?