Example sentences of "might [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this they will find enthusiastic allies within the Third World in the political sphere , in the bureaucracy and in business circles , who might prefer cash crops ( see Burnell , 1986 , ch.3 ) . |
| 2 | A mind used to questioning scientific hypotheses might experience discomfort with contentious elements in a classical creed — just as Newton , before Priestley , dismissed the doctrine of the Trinity as a Platonist corruption of a biblical Christianity . |
| 3 | While it is recognized that anyone might experience anger at some time , and engage in a quarrel , most would not admit to having done so . |
| 4 | He commenced in a rasping voice which scratched his words into his listeners ' minds as a claw might groove butter . |
| 5 | In addition it was to be hoped that Max could come up with some fairly definite cause of death ; and it was even possible ( if only just ) that the surgeon might throw caution to the wind for once and volunteer a tentative approximation of the time it had actually happened . |
| 6 | We can examine individual finds or groups of them in different ways , depending on how the find was made , the area in which it occurred or the problem on which it might throw light . |
| 7 | The Treasurer and barons of the Exchequer were ordered to examine Domesday Book and other records and documents in the Exchequer and Treasury which might throw light on this question , and to report to the Council : former officers of the Forest , such as Hugh Despenser , were to deliver up to the Chancellor and Treasurer all relevant documents in their possession and custody . |
| 8 | Perhaps a few examples of Smithsonian directors ' thinking in rejecting and accepting material , or even releasing items in the collections , might throw light on the subject . |
| 9 | General results in the theory of computation might throw light on animal perception , by showing that a given type of representation in principle could not express a certain type of information , or that it would he enormously less efficient than most other type . |
| 10 | This might throw light on his uncomplimentary nickname too , and on how , as the charter S 933 of 1014 reveals , " the attacks and plunderings of the evil Danes " gave him possession of a Dorset estate of the church of Sherborne , which he eventually sold for a great price in gold and silver to a friend of the monks , who returned it to them . |
| 11 | May Day in Moscow might outdo Easter in Seville . ’ |
| 12 | Thus an able 11-year-old pupil might attain level 7 in a particular subject while a pupil of the same age in the same school who has learning difficulties might reach level 3 . |
| 13 | If the élites could be persuaded that war might trigger revolution , then they would think twice before unleashing it . |
| 14 | Clearly , no one explanation could cover why we eat cows but not cats ; why big game hunting is the traditional pursuit of the wealthy ; why furs are going out of fashion ; why sexual slang employs so many animal and eating metaphors ; why customary cannibalism is seldom if ever authenticated ; why we worry so much more about high fat meats than about eating cheese ; why so many religious sects espouse vegetarianism ; why burger bars have been redecorating with pastel colours ; why the Flintstones barbecue dinosaur steaks ; why we eat beef rather than cow ; why businessmen might eat steak tartare at a negotiating lunch ; and why meat is said to give men aggression , strength , or heterosexual virility . |
| 15 | With a helpless little movement she sat up , drawing up her knees and hugging them as if in some way she might glean comfort from the gesture . |
| 16 | There is certainly historical evidence from the economic geography of the UK which , at first sight at least , might lend credence to this view . |
| 17 | It is essential that the Security Service should be kept absolutely free from political bias or influence and nothing should be done that might lend colour to any suggestion that it is concerned with the interests of any particular section of the community , or with any other matter than the Defence of the Realm as a whole . |
| 18 | It is not certain how important this is but it might influence mood , hormone function , and resistance to infection . |
| 19 | Despite considerable circumstantial evidence that the causal agent in sarcoidosis is likely to be a mycobacterium no conclusive association that might influence treatment has yet been shown . |
| 20 | If so , chronological age might influence treatment policy . |
| 21 | This is not to say that such courses would not also encourage an awareness of wider theoretical implications or the kind of appraisal I have associated with education , but this would be more in the manner of a long-term investment rather than something expected to yield immediate returns , something which might influence attitude rather than instigate action . |
| 22 | We have looked at abilities , experience and goals as they might influence behaviour at work . |
| 23 | This may explain why candidiasis is so much more common in women generally , as well as showing how the Pill might influence candidiasis . |
| 24 | 10A contains the conference keynote speeches by John Elliott and Rosemary Webb , each reflecting on how central control of the curriculum might influence action research . |
| 25 | The participation of heads of states , and even meetings of foreign ministers , were rare , though their personal susceptibilities might influence policy . |
| 26 | Different temporal segments of a mating display , say , might convey information about different aspects of the physical prowess and motivational states of the performer . |
| 27 | The fact that Japanese people save more of their incomes , for instance , might lower borrowing costs for Japanese companies . |
| 28 | It could be anticipated that a new united Vietnam might regard neutralisation as a useful device to effect the transition from wartime dependence on external allies to a peacetime independent regional or subregional role . |
| 29 | It is particularly interesting that he notes that science has come to hold , for some , the status of a religion : students of the arts , for example , might regard science as ‘ mystical ’ . |
| 30 | Another is that governments must be cautious in their regulatory policies , avoiding ‘ excessive ’ regulation that might damage profitability ; governments that ‘ go too far ’ may be subjected to direct industry pressure to dilute regulatory regimes . |