Example sentences of "[noun prp] might have [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rex might have managed a smile . |
| 2 | In the 20th minute , Wright might have finished the game as a contest . |
| 3 | In his fury Pascoe might have grabbed the knife — which could have belonged to MacQuillan and been to hand — and plunged it into him . |
| 4 | The waxwork of Von Sydow held what was supposed to be a Bible but Paxton wondered if Ward might have substituted the Grimoire for the Holy Book . |
| 5 | Hudson might have added a second , but taken by surprise to find the ball at his feet , it bounced into the arms of the keeper . |
| 6 | The assassination of JFK might have started the process on its own , but certainly the assassination of the assassin , while he was in police custody , set tongues wagging here and there . |
| 7 | This at least showed some foresight , since the number of beds in which Stephen might have missed a heartbeat and a vital document were legion . |
| 8 | Had things been different , Julia might have become a vet or a professional horsewoman . |
| 9 | Adam might have escaped the file memories for years , suppressed them and jerked violently away from them , but he had never been able to pretend he was unscathed by those events . |
| 10 | Melanie could not have supported a laughing , singing Victoria for breakfast and Uncle Philip might have struck the baby , which would have been dreadful . |
| 11 | Until now she had never thought about Annie being interested in men , she was so reserved and proper , but it seemed to Carrie that Billy might have kindled a spark in the young woman . |
| 12 | Quinn might have had a hat-trick and added : ‘ The last two games have been among my best performances here . |
| 13 | Sheridan might have made a difference given the chance — but then we 'll never know quite what sent the skilful midfielder packing to Sheffield Wednesday after hardly a sniff of the City Ground . |
| 14 | Let's examine why Morrissey might have cuddled the Union flag . |
| 15 | Also , the late Graham Chapman might have had a tribute more fitting to his debunking spirit than a discussion in which the presenter appeared to say the words ‘ epiphany-oriented . ’ |
| 16 | It looked the sort of room Queen Anne might have spent a night in . |
| 17 | If the Caucasus had been easier to control or the Khan of Khiva less suspicious , the western shore of the Caspian might have become the embarkation point for central Asia . |
| 18 | Crewe might have had a couple more . |
| 19 | Augustine might have grasped the point of this formulation quickly enough , if only because of what he and Lacan share in common : a sense of identity as constituted rather than constitutive , an effect of the pre-existing . |
| 20 | Balboa and Magellan might have found the classification very droll , but the fact remains that for purposes of cartographic , organizational and now administrative convenience , the Pacific Ocean is simply-far too big . |
| 21 | Some detector users living in Kent might have expected an invitation but did n't get one , while at least two of those invited ( who have made no mention of the meeting on the several occasions I have spoken to them ) do not live in Kent . |
| 22 | Vitor d'Arcos might have altered the direction of her life once , but he would not be allowed to do so again . |
| 23 | Had it not been for a diving goal-line clearance from Laws , who replaced Charles after 23 minutes , McClair might have had a second . |
| 24 | Careful diplomacy and a wiser man than Otto might have avoided the disaster at the battle of Bouvines in July 1214 , where Philip Augustus soundly defeated John and Otto , for the Flemish cities with their economic interests had a natural ally in England and the duke of Brabant and the counts of Flanders , Holland and of Boulogne were played off Philip Augustus . |
| 25 | ‘ Harriet might have had a glass or two that morning but she was n't drunk ! |