Example sentences of "might be [vb pp] [prep] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a chemist , wondering how the rather fetching picture of myself ( below ) might be affected by being doused in nitric acid , would find it easier to understand the ensuing mess if she ( or he ) understood it as a collection of molecules of cellulose . |
| 2 | One person on his own could not constitute a procession , but if a person were to march on his own , having publicised the fact widely in advance , it would seem that he might be said to be organising a procession if , Pied Piper like , he were to draw a crowd of supporters and followers . |
| 3 | ( Stimulus A of fig. 5.10 might be said to be enriched , if only a little , by virtue of its ability to evoke the image of X. ) The differentiation theory , in contrast , holds that ‘ percepts change over time by progressive elaboration of qualities , features and dimensions of variation ’ ( Gibson and Gibson 1955 , p. 34 ) , that is , by an elaboration of aspects of the stimulus that are present in it from the outset . |
| 4 | In that sense they might be seen to be moving in a different direction from the strongly centralist initiatives in connection with the national curriculum . |
| 5 | But Mr. Munby so treated them because , in his submission , section 8 conferred complete autonomy on such minors , thus enabling them effectively to refuse medical treatment irrespective of how parental responsibilities might be sought to be exercised . |
| 6 | He bethought himself guiltily of Sergeant Crane , who might be assumed to be waiting to continue the conversation that Francesca 's call had interrupted , and padded down the corridor . |
| 7 | A subject might be considered to be defined by : |
| 8 | Very ordinary people ( or at least ordinary men ) could afford to attend a performance of a Shakespeare play in the large Globe Theatre , and appear to have done so , and the same play might be requested to be performed at court . |
| 9 | From a different perspective such repeated defects of urban policy might be expected to be overcome through local community involvement , yet again the three contributions here demonstrate a complexity which belies naive aspirations . |
| 10 | We were interested to examine the adhesive properties of E coli which we had isolated in studies of the flora closely associated with the rectal mucosa , a flora in which the expression of adhesins and other adhesion associated characteristics might be expected to be favoured or prerequisite , and to compare our results with those reported for faecal isolates . |
| 11 | The contemporary barrow groups of such valley settlements might be expected to be sited on the hills , where they do indeed survive in large numbers . |
| 12 | The justifiability rule has yet to receive widespread judicial consideration in the context of education , but it might be expected to be applied more strictly . |
| 13 | " Now why is the Ingard group paying Osnafeld £300,000 when , if our other information is correct , Varsov , or Osnafeld on behalf of Varsov , might be expected to be paying Ingard And what does Varsov want with land on Foulness ? |
| 14 | Presumably , it must include the audience that might be expected to be subjected to the words or material , as well as the audience who were actually present . |
| 15 | This duty of care is owed to any person who might be contemplated to be injured by the act or omission of the manufacturer ( the " neighbour " test ) . |
| 16 | The dominating sadist might be thought to be compensating for a feeling of sexual or personal inadequacy . |