Example sentences of "might have [vb pp] as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have served as a link between Britain and the Six , but it was not until after its first application to join the EEC had been rejected in 1963 that Britain began seriously to consider this as a possibility . |
| 2 | Silly and stupid , the sort of thing he might have done as a child , pathetic for a man of his age . |
| 3 | Without engaging in speculation , it can be said that relationships of this type might have acted as a channel for ideas and opinions and represented a means by which influence could be exerted . |
| 4 | Trouble is it might have started as a bit of a joke but it 's no joke now — not for me anyway . |
| 5 | As more and more stone-filled gabions were built in to reduce the erosion which the scheme had set in train , it became apparent that Pandora 's box had been opened , and that what might have worked as a piece of traditional river canalization in the cohesive sediments found downstream had proved a recipe for disaster when applied in the unstable gravels of this upland brook . |
| 6 | If only I 'd gone along with the doctor 's proposals , it would have been over by now — completely and painlessly over , and any feelings of guilt I might have had as a result I would surely have dealt with ages ago . |
| 7 | That experience , that some might have taken as a manifestation of great love , I took as a warning in much the same way as a sentinel on the walls of Roman must have shouted : ‘ Take cover , here comes Attila ! ’ |