Example sentences of "might [vb infin] [vb pp] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , ’ said he , ‘ I might have handled that a trifle better . |
| 2 | Her agent — perhaps he was n't the best in the world — never got her an American tour which , again , might have made all the difference . |
| 3 | I told you that I loved him , that 's God 's truth , I love him and I tell you they might have made such a place just for him . ’ |
| 4 | I suppose it is out of the question that one of our own police stations might have received such a notification , and failed to pass it on ? ’ |
| 5 | If she had not so foolishly thrown away her life , perhaps she , too , might have worn such a gown ! |
| 6 | When one considers Godwin 's illustration ( Fig. 38 ) and Disraeli 's description in Sybil of such a room , where the loom is placed centrally ‘ so as to gain the best light which the gloomy situation could afford ’ , and the ailing wife and children lie on mattresses in the comers , it is not difficult to see why many , as well as Dickens , might have thought such a separation an improvement . |
| 7 | ‘ I might have expected such an answer from you , McAllister ; it fits in with the general picture , ’ said Dr Neil angrily , picking up his cane . |