Example sentences of "to [pers pn] [conj] [pron] might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | fact it might be apposite this year to suggest to them that they might like to introduce one or other of the things that we were looking at in there . |
| 2 | ‘ Long live the High and Mighty Sovereigns , Don Fernando and Doña Juana , Kings of Castile and of Leon and of Aragon , et cetera , in whose names and for the royal crown of Castile I take and assume royal possession corporal and present of these austral seas and lands and coasts and islands with everything annexed to them or which might pertain to them in whatever manner or by whatever reason or title might or could exist , ancient or modem , in times past , present or to come , without gainsay whatsoever . |
| 3 | It occurred to me that we might have been equally misinformed about other things the Germans did . |
| 4 | It never occurred to me that anyone might have thought they were prejudiced . ’ |
| 5 | It occurred to me that you might plan it as one great central shed with bays let off it on each side . |
| 6 | ‘ It just occurred to me that you might have preferred to shop in the Via Veneto . |
| 7 | As much of the sulphurous pungency of garlic is also eliminated through the skin , it occurred to me that it might succeed in gassing the squatters out ! |
| 8 | OK , I knew I was better than anyone in my school , but it never occurred to me that I might do it as a profession . ’ |
| 9 | It seems to me that I might have my hands busy during a fight , so I 've taught this one to answer to sounds , and to react to the pressure of my thighs . ’ |
| 10 | Because it suddenly occurs to me that I might have been left alone to get on with this assignment if my divisional head had n't beamed in on my activities and seen something she did n't like in my relationship with Rainbow . |
| 11 | It never occurred to me that I might become a poet — partly because there were no books in the damp little prefab where we lived . |
| 12 | I thought he might have had a place at the Youth , it seemed to me that he might have been a leader if he 'd had the encouragement . |
| 13 | It never occurred to me that he might turn out even worse , a vain , spineless , ignorant lout with no interest in anything but clothes and television and pop music , who would be rotting in gaol at this very minute if his family had n't come to his rescue . |
| 14 | I mean , I 'll get a box sent to me and it might get one spin at home so that I can relax , sort of wipe my brow knowing it does n't jump , the quality 's good and it 's loud enough … ’ |
| 15 | Has it occurred to you that she might disturb or upset them ? |
| 16 | It occurred to you that you might say the Rosary every day . |
| 17 | ‘ And it did n't occur to you that I might have been referring to you ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Did it occur to you that I might have made other arrangements ? ’ she said eventually . |
| 19 | ‘ It did n't occur to you that I might have a lot on my mind ? |
| 20 | He appeared to allay this concern during the present hearings by admitting to mistakes , specifically not following up on the vague information available to him that there might have been a covert operation and unquestioningly accepting the repeated reassurances of his superior , the then CIA director William J. Casey , that government officials were not involved in illicit activities . |
| 21 | That the cottage meant as much to her as it did to him was obvious , but it did n't occur to him that she might have been the intruder who had broken in . |
| 22 | It had not occurred to him that he might seem rather out of place in his present dress . |
| 23 | It had suddenly occurred to him that he might have underestimated Gazzer : he remembered that unexpected defiance , last night , on the Wheel . |
| 24 | Martin Browne had suggested to him that he might like to revise certain scenes for this new production , but Eliot declined the opportunity — he did not want to tamper with the play , because he would have felt compelled to make further and extensive changes . |
| 25 | On the way it had occurred to him that he might find the police at Adam 's . |
| 26 | It never once occurred to him that he might die . |
| 27 | Sometimes I would like to have a go , experiment with make-up , but because Mum does n't wear any , it does n't occur to her that I might like to . |
| 28 | It had n't occurred to her that I might take up the blackmail where Jack Mahoney had left off . |
| 29 | It did not seem to occur to her that he might suffer from any of the normal masculine weaknesses . |
| 30 | She 'd intended to tell him she wanted to open the safety-deposit box , but it occurred to her that he might put obstacles in her way . |