Example sentences of "might [adv] [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This led George Klein , of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden , to suggest ( Nature , vol 294 , p 213 ) that these translocations might not just activate the antibody genes on the normal rearranged DNA — they might also activate a proto-oncogene on chromosome 8 . |
| 2 | It was difficult , in any of this , to discover what a future socialist or communist society would be like ; if there was consensus about anything it was that it would not be based upon public ownership , would not be dominated by a single ruling party , would not supersede capitalism and might not even offer an alternative to it . |
| 3 | an opportunity to tackle a problem or task which they might not otherwise have the time or resources to take on ; |
| 4 | There are reasons for believing that if the above liberal reforms were implemented , they might not significantly reduce the volume of corporate crime . |
| 5 | Promotion might not necessarily represent a change in class position for all white-collar workers . |
| 6 | The press in general might not greatly favour the movement but a good deal of its comment was still cool and non-committal . |
| 7 | That might not greatly increase the number of youngsters who stayed on at school . |
| 8 | You 've got those insurance policies , they 're coming good soon , you 're going to spend them on your world cruise I know , but you might not quite make the world cruise . |
| 9 | This might not only reduce the number of vexatious appeals but might also perhaps ensure that the appellant took the trouble to attend the hearing , even if only to collect his 2 . |
| 10 | To tell Luke the truth , somehow force him to accept that she had never been involved with Florian in the way he imagined , might just possibly put an end to his — his persecution of her . |
| 11 | The holder of this visiting professorship could then live here for a year and deliver one or two open lectures at which the entire university might once again have the experience of being assembled in congregation . |
| 12 | I studied all over again those marvellous descriptions and illustrations , and you can perhaps understand my growing excitement at the notion that I might now actually undertake a motoring trip myself around that same part of the country . |
| 13 | It might destroy part of the ozone layer , which would permit the sun 's ultra-violet radiation either to tan us or fry us , depending upon how large a hole had been blasted in the stratosphere : it might equally well cause the onset of a nuclear winter , which is so popular a topic among both scientists and laymen these days . |
| 14 | Why , on cold winter nights like this , they might even briefly rue the desire that had brought a howling babe between themselves and sleep . |
| 15 | Rather as one might almost unconsciously adjust the position of a book to get the best light from a bedside lamp without ever really thinking of angles and directions , so must the tiger get himself into the most appropriate location vis-a-vis the three-dimensional world of scents known to both himself and his normal prey . |
| 16 | As it was , Clare had acquired a taste for reading , and had her nose constantly in a book ; and it occurred to her mother that she might very well undertake the tuition of Olivia , to save the cost of hiring another governess . |
| 17 | By being uncooperative , a person might very well make the task of the constable more difficult , but it may he doubted whether he commits obstruction . |
| 18 | We might very well take the view that " x is an F " must in principle be convertible into a knowable proposition , without thereby implicitly accepting that " ( Ex ) Fx " and " " x is an F " is convertible into a knowable proposition " are equisignificant . |
| 19 | A threat to a person 's property in his presence might very well provoke the use of force by way of self-protection , which would seem to qualify . |
| 20 | mm , might very well have a look |
| 21 | Remember that if you hire a builder with a large stetson hat and a six shooter you might very easily reach a situation where , ‘ The house ai n't big enough for both of you . ’ |