Example sentences of "might be [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Rees elaborated : ‘ We are being expected to agree to an omnibus distribution method under which the monthly creditor might be repaid more quickly than the contract provides , whilst the weekly creditor is repaid by instalments only a fraction of those shown in the contract . |
2 | In 1856 the one sign he gave that peasants might be freed sooner rather than later was the suspension , in July , of the existing rules for recruitment into the army . |
3 | The government had started to take expert advice on how TV might be extended as early as 1943 ; so the BBC had the signal to go ahead almost as soon as the war ended . |
4 | The loss of a goldfish might be felt as keenly as the loss of a family dog in certain circumstances . |
5 | Some of you are nodding , if you 're thinking what is he talking about , what does he mean , then I 'd advise you to go and have a look , because you might be dozing off spiritually if you 're not aware of what 's happening in kingdom ministry at this moment in time . |
6 | The Navigator was remembering that Jaq might be attired right now as one kind of person , whereas actually he was someone else entirely … and Googol needed to be reminded of this . |
7 | He stated that the proposals made by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer , John Major , on June 20 for a gradualist approach to EMU via the introduction of a parallel currency , the " hard ecu " , contained some very practical elements and that these might be taken more seriously if the UK were to demonstrate a full commitment to EMU . |
8 | This last suggestion might be taken more seriously as the working week gets shorter and if the pay penalties for devoting time to caring were reduced . |