Example sentences of "might [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite these qualifications from those immediately concerned , a live studio discussion was interpolated after the second , with three practitioners of the orthodox — Ian McColl , professor of surgery at Guy 's , Professor T. J. McElwaine , of the Royal Marsden , and Dr Walter Bodmer , director of research for the Imperial Cancer Fund — being ranged against , though they might demur about the word ‘ against ’ , Barbara Kidman , a broadcaster , journalist , cancer sufferer and author of a book on the alternative approach : and Dr Dick Richards , a physician and author . |
| 2 | Instead of using a facial oil you might prefer to ‘ doctor ’ an unperfumed face cream or lotion ( preferably a ‘ natural ’ product ) with the appropriate oils for your skin type . |
| 3 | They might prefer to be irresistibly appealing in the nude , so would we all , but that ca n't always be the case . |
| 4 | the less experienced teams might prefer to be placed early on in the programme as it can be unnerving to be left waiting ; |
| 5 | I had not done so before merely because I had not thought of them in this context ; I had supposed that you might prefer to be at some slight remove from the nefarious influences of the department … |
| 6 | ‘ I agree there 's no need , but I thought you might prefer to . ’ |
| 7 | There is nothing essentially new in thus narrowing the scope of will ; most of mankind throughout most of its history seems to have taken it for granted that they were moved by forces from beyond them and mysterious to them , which might lift them above or drag them below the capacities of which they might presume to be in command ( in Christian theology , the unpredictable visitations of divine grace assisting a will otherwise impotent to resist the Devil ) , and in the present century , ever since Freud demonstrated that the same conception of man could be translated from a religious into a psychological language , we have found ourselves thinking our way back to it . |
| 8 | The model provided by the Galapagos islands showed how a group of physically isolated populations produced by migration might adapt to their new environments . |
| 9 | The way ‘ civilisations ’ had to make their mark , just in case they might disappear without trace . |
| 10 | On the other hand , the assets of the remaining 30 or 300 former partners would be protected ; their stake in the firm might disappear of course , but not their home . |
| 11 | On this basis , over 600 jobs might disappear in the longer term . ’ |
| 12 | He stressed that attempts should be made to minimise any hardship they might experience to the greatest extent possible , as long as these did not prejudice the children 's best interests . |
| 13 | Their officers might experience at times a tension between enjoyment of these qualities and impatience at their collective uncooperativeness , but few of them seem to have become so downhearted that they ceased to enjoy their work . |
| 14 | It concentrated on what went into the pot rather than what consumers might experience from it . |
| 15 | The only circumstances under which it would be possible to remove the National Government were those which actually arose in May 1940 : " A new situation might arise of course , if any considerable number of Members of Parliament now supporting the Government . |
| 16 | So in later years , when opportunities might arise for young disabled people to have some choices and to have more say , they have no basis for such autonomy . |
| 17 | The timely award of an extension of time may avoid problems which might arise at a later stage when a contractor submits a claim for taking extraordinary measures to recover lost time owing to the late issue of an instruction , for example . |
| 18 | Deferred taxation is not provided in respect of liabilities which might arise on the distribution of profits of overseas subsidiary companies , due to the availability of foreign tax credits . |
| 19 | We should , however , recognise the problems that might arise as a result and make sure that we do not misinterpret any problem . |
| 20 | The payment was made ‘ without any prejudice to any right to recover any payments which might arise as the result of legal proceedings ’ . |
| 21 | The letters said that the payments were made without prejudice to any right to recover them which might arise as a result of legal proceedings . |
| 22 | Therefore , we must expect some major changes in that region in the coming years and be prepared for anything that might arise as a result . |
| 23 | Regional policy has thus been amended in accordance with a perceived need to deal with the growing regional disparities which might arise as a consequence of the SEM . |
| 24 | Having considered the conflicts that might arise between a landlord and his tenant , Dr Clay concludes that : |
| 25 | Questions , however , might arise about whether a dispute is a valuation/technical dispute to be referred to an expert or one that should be referred to an arbitral tribunal or the court . |
| 26 | ’ The concluding words show that a claim to contribution might arise under the Act of 1935 out of tortious conduct committed by two or more persons even though one or both of them may have committed a crime in the course of such conduct . |
| 27 | What might arise with practice is a better routine for coping with jet-lag , and this is the aim of the next chapter . |
| 28 | In view of the Lonrho decision a similar question might arise with regard to common law crimes which are not also torts in their own right . |
| 29 | Finally , there are clauses that seek to make generalised advance disclosures of material interests which the fiduciary might have , or of possible conflicts of interest and duty which might arise during the course of the relationship with the customer . |
| 30 | Seventhly , if the German states were to express themselves for initiating movement toward German unity , would they be ready to take into consideration the interests of other European states and to seek , on a mutually acceptable collective basis , answers to all questions and problems that might arise in that regard ? |