Example sentences of "[pers pn] might [vb infin] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I might go for a stroll to get up an appetite — the exercise 'll do me good . ’ |
| 2 | And then , you know you think well erm , this sort of the area we 're going , I might look for a person , you know , particular types of person . |
| 3 | You might cope for a while with one eye closed or one hand behind your back but you would n't keep it up for long — nor would you perform at maximum ability . |
| 4 | And an achene is a small , single-seeded fruit that does not open , which you might mistake for a nut unless you know that it came from a single carpel . ) |
| 5 | Celia , what about the fabrics that you might use for a baby ? |
| 6 | So erm we thought we might go for a day did n't we ? |
| 7 | ‘ I thought we might go for a coffee somewhere , and then there 's something I 'd like to show you . ’ |
| 8 | More precisely , we might look for a set of conditions or circumstances which lead to the expectation that Creole would be used in an interaction . |
| 9 | well erm , I 'll see if this one 's a boy , probably in a couple of years we might try for a girl , I do n't know |
| 10 | Every Buddhist boy became a monk for a period , it might be for a lent , or a year or two , it might continue for a lifetime or be as short as a week . |
| 11 | It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play . |
| 12 | He had no intention of drinking the stuff , but it might do for a shave . |
| 13 | Or he might aim for a minority government dependent on the votes of six Arab members of the Knesset . |
| 14 | He thought and then said easily , " She was wondering whether there was a chance he might ask for a transfer now that Howarth has been in post a year . |
| 15 | He might read for a while but he would not come downstairs , would not hear anything if she were quiet . |
| 16 | Four friends will be keeping pace with him on the ground , carrying all the spares he might need for a flight which is expected to last for a month . |