Example sentences of "it might be the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At night , it might be the only resource that can help . |
| 2 | It might be the only city in the world that speaks ‘ English proper ’ , and English is easily the reigning language in the financial world , but success can breed complacency , and complacency sloppiness . |
| 3 | hence , it might be the only instrument available giving direct turn indication . |
| 4 | It was brownish-yellow and very tattered and looked as if it might be the real thing . |
| 5 | For private investors , it might be the forecasted growth rate of shares , units , or a building society account with all interest reinvested . |
| 6 | It might be the best bottle of beer he had ever drunk . |
| 7 | It looks pretty busy and there 's loads of shops and that , so it might be the right way . |
| 8 | But so strung up , his trophies ; Anton 's underpants , that — and this a man to swoon at blood ? — it might be the merest scratch . |
| 9 | Listen to his every word carefully , because it might be the one thing that saves your life . |
| 10 | It might be the first time you send flowers , but that does n't matter . |
| 11 | It might be the other way round , it might be |
| 12 | I thought it might be the other mob , or … |
| 13 | And next time it might be the other side which suffers . |
| 14 | So do they think it might be the new clutch or was it the when you went |
| 15 | Degeneration of intrinsic enteric neurones has also been suggested as a possible cause , but it might be the secondary result of long lasting bowel distension and laxative abuse . |
| 16 | To you , the phone call may be just one of many activities packed into a busy day ; whereas to them it might be the main event . |
| 17 | It might be the unexpected death of someone we know , or a mindless crime , or a freak accident , or a hurricane that tears off the roof tiles — any one of these is enough to remind us that total control is a delusion . |
| 18 | I know she does n't like me having too many dresses because we ca n't afford it , and I do n't mind — only it might be the wrong colour . ’ |
| 19 | In fact , of the four examples with saltires , it might be the last type C arrangement , with the mosaic from the site of Bon Marche , Gloucester , ( which shows a comparable simplicity of motif and mediocre draughtsmanship ) , being attributable to an approximately similar period . |
| 20 | It was in these and these alone that we were determined to reach our goal , for not only was our finance conditional on such a journey , but also it might be the last opportunity for anyone to make this historic voyage before the Bugis ' prahus were gone for ever . |
| 21 | Of course , it might be the different milk . ’ |
| 22 | Having doubts about this picture 's authenticity and surmising that it might be the same picture he had seen several years before , he again sought my opinion on the basis of a good photograph . |
| 23 | Tonight it might be the Common Market or the future of space travel . |
| 24 | It might be the proverbial bullet with your name on , or a bunch of cancer cells that someone has ordained for you . |
| 25 | I do n't know what he wants , it could be the Permanent Under-Secretary 's Department , it might be the next Director-General of Six … |