Example sentences of "might [vb infin] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The mover of the motion might want to take part in the debate on motion three seven one , pensions .
2 In response to my attempts to historicize perversion it has been said : ‘ OK , we see how you might want to rescue homosexuality from the pejorative category of a perversion , but surely not incest or bestiality ? ’
3 However much a politician might desire to avoid involvement in the collectorship contests , it was virtually impossible to escape being drawn in if the friends were involved .
4 But now Mr Wolski had been asked to see her , and it was because the Curator , in his kind but mistaken way , thought he might like to take leave of the old eagle .
5 Here you might hope to find evidence for the very beginnings of life .
6 An interesting possibility is that the IP 3 R might function to communicate information between the ER and the plasma membrane .
7 At first glance , the association of holism with their strongly materialist brand of Marxism might seem to prejudice the discussion : the very distinctiveness of its explanatory categories might seem to distract attention from the matter in hand .
8 Mr McSharry is supposed to have suggested that jubilant M Delors might care to take charge of the negotiations himself , since he had caused the mess in the first place .
9 AS oil companies continued assessing the impact of Budget tax changes on North Sea operations , British Petroleum indicated that the measures might help to hasten development of the huge oilfield found last year in waters west of Shetland .
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