Example sentences of "[adv] one might [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ageist policies are sometimes advocated on the basis of compassionate and humanitarian concerns — perhaps one might regard this stance as reasoned ageism .
2 So one might expect chemical sensitivity to run in families , if enzyme defects are a common cause of the problem .
3 Indeed one might argue that talk of Jesus as our ‘ brother ’ , emphasizing his humanity , makes Jesus more intrusively male than if one were casting him in the role of the cosmic Christ .
4 Accepting even a weak Whorfian view that language used influences thought and representation to some degree , then one might expect great differences in the way that deaf people structure information .
5 If , however , the vertical axis is defined as attainable competitive strength , then one might expect most investment to take place in the top left corner .
6 The use of inappropriate forms of assessment to grade and rank-order pupils ' work for the purpose of making comparisons or to achieve so-called ‘ unified standards ’ is illustrated by the worst abuses of norm-referencing , which has been roundly and justifiably criticized by many writers , even in those areas of the curriculum where one might expect this system to be welcomed .
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