Example sentences of "might be [adj] [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably you also believed that it might be possible to negotiate some form of multilateral disarmament in the region ? |
| 2 | If it is warranted it might be necessary to put some limit on the amount which can be shifted during excavation procedures ’ , with Dr Nowlan saying the line between prospecting and mining had to be drawn somewhere . |
| 3 | My decision has been not to breed from her , but I 'm still sending letters to colleagues who specialise in genetics and orthopaedics , hoping that they might be able to shed some light on the significance of what I unexpectedly found . |
| 4 | We have been unable to discover what all this apparatus is for and wondered if you might be able to shed some light on the matter ? |
| 5 | Mildred lapsed into silence and fixed her eyes on Maud in the hope that she might be able to send some sort of message through the air — like a radio wave — to her friend . |
| 6 | ‘ I think we might be able to afford some quince as well , ’ said Charles . |
| 7 | If only John Postlethwaite would go away things could return to normal and he might be able to get some money as a special case in view of the emergency and the delicate state of politics . |
| 8 | This may lie in some very personal adjunct , in which case a psychologist might be able to throw some light on the matter . |
| 9 | ‘ However , there 's been a problem involving a private from your section that I 'm hoping you might be able to throw some light on . ’ |
| 10 | If he could get a job , it might be easier to initiate some change . |