Example sentences of "[noun pl] might have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There seemed to be two areas of subject-matter where quadraphonics might have an artistic advantage , drama and wildlife recording , so it seemed very sensible when the first ‘ quadraphonic ’ record of birdsong was announced .
2 It seems that some of these proteins might have a significant part to play in the treatment of nerve injury , neuropathies and tumours of glial cell origin .
3 Amongst liberals , there has been a tendency to believe that remedying the gender imbalances in these books might have a positive influence on girls ' educational achievement .
4 The argument for separating judgments of quality from the funding have been put to him by some people in higher education who are afraid that quality judgments might have a practical effect on the universities .
5 It did not take me long to wish that we Christians might have a similar preparation for confirmation and acceptance as a full worshipping and working member of the Church .
6 After about 2 miles , Sir Robert Hamilton chose a position on the muir where he thought his amateur troops might have a strategic advantage .
7 Screwdriver blades might have a retractable sheath or ultrasonic guards , for example .
8 Thus , even medieval land law , although conscious of the principle that third parties to a contract can not sue or be sued upon it , recognised that the covenants in leases might have a wider operation than in ordinary contracts .
9 The murders might have a political motive .
10 Hollywood was just beginning to realize that the old phenomenon of stars might have an added significance in a period of depression and there must have been considerable delight in the studios at the alacrity with which the critics took up the subject of Cagney .
11 It may seem strange that lawyers might have a vested interest in making the law move faster .
12 In the boys ' groups , any recognition that images of girls might have a different value from images of boys was met with intense embarrassment .
13 While this is unlikely to be a problem in the early stages , being on a prolonged low-calorie diet which does not provide an adequate intake of these and other nutrients might have an adverse effect upon the body 's metabolism , and make it increasingly difficult to either lose weight or to maintain your exercise level .
14 The doctor had no idea what might be causing the red blotches , but he did have a suspicion that the other symptoms might have a common cause .
15 Mick McManus , Britain 's version of a WWF-style baddy back in the 1960s and '70s , admits : ‘ I thought that the popularity of the American shows might have an adverse effect .
16 The imaginary ones might have a different number of legs or eyes , some with tails , others without .
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