Example sentences of "might [vb infin] for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in turn might compensate for a reduced number of active cones and visual neurons per unit of retinal area . |
| 2 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 3 | So I thought an illustration of Mark 's later playing , as demonstrated on Dire Straits latest album ‘ On Every Street ’ , might make for a welcome change . |
| 4 | They also sensed that it would help them to make sure that managed competition was made to work ; they feared that , if it failed , politicians might opt for a government-run programme that would cut them out entirely . |
| 5 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 6 | This machine is no exception , and the quality of the build is better than you might expect for a bog-standard clone . |
| 7 | " You take after your father , liking sex , " she 'd say in the regretful tone you might use for a hereditary disease . |
| 8 | ‘ And ambushing might work for a long-legged frog like Ferd , but I do n't think I could leap out of a bush if I tried . |
| 9 | This was interpreted as constituting an indirect rejection of one passage in a report on the Western Sahara presented by Boutros-Ghali at the beginning of June in which the parties were given until Aug. 30 to reach an accord , failing which , it said , the Security Council might look for a different approach . |
| 10 | In the meantime , one might look for the first appearance of a new journal in March Educational Action Research . |
| 11 | Napoleon III had no desire to emulate St Louis by sitting under an oak tree in Vincennes dispensing justice to all comers , but in a more up-to-date version he went one better by donating the entire area of the park ( which belonged to the Crown ) to the City of Paris so that it might become for the poorer section of the city what the Bois de Boulogne was to the rich . |
| 12 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
| 13 | Last week BR suggested that BS might apply for a special Government grant , possibly 100 per cent , to modernise the Redmire railhead by installing a conveyor system . |
| 14 | That special type of case was broadly one where the acts of an intruder , however continuous and far-reaching , did not substantially interfere with any plans which the owners might have for the future use of undeveloped land … |
| 15 | Mary Kaldor and Neal Ascherson look at what the Gulf war might mean for the new world order . |
| 16 | Bob Shorter , the contracts director for Highland Health Board , said the news was encouraging , but stressed that money to cover running costs would be just as important as money which might pay for a new hospital . |
| 17 | We 're not diving into anything , in fact all we 're asking really is inviting you to agree that the C E C might go for a collective paddle with the T & g to see the temperature of the water . |
| 18 | Er I might come for a little while . |
| 19 | FA yesterday and it looks like me getting tickets from them is the same chance like the famous snowball in hell — i might settle for a new video player instead — in fact i still have got almost all of WC'90 on video — pictures from — all — games — and complete games from the 1/8 finals and onwards — including the England-Kamerun game which is quite a favorite . |
| 20 | They like the idea of design shops which might cater for the plentiful supply of individuals with small gardens and several thousand pounds to spend . |
| 21 | THE Queen might last for a considerable time but people are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more . |
| 22 | Many new circumstances might account for the new relationship — the movement of married women into the work-force , unprecedented economic security , the decline of religious feeling . |
| 23 | Using existing data sets , it will make initial estimates of the scale of any effect which low incomes might have on the health if the elderly in Britain , and go on to assess the likely role of some intervening variables which might account for the close correlation between income distribution and longevity in developed countries . |
| 24 | Poor typing skills might account for the jumping capitals but the shift of the machine could be at fault . |
| 25 | It is logical to ask whether attenuation of soft X-rays in such a wind might account for the dividing line . |
| 26 | Care must be taken in interpreting Fig. 3 b because the CTD stations at the eastern end were not worked in the same location ( Fig. 1 ) , and some effect from the different topography might account for the eddy-like structure seen between 15–28°W . |
| 27 | If he had been in some sort of trance , ( lasting who knew how long ? ) that might account for the sudden appearance of Jos . |
| 28 | We might argue for a logical ordering between Levels 1 and 2 on the grounds that it is not possible to measure differences between people if you do not realise that they vary . |
| 29 | Some authorities might argue for a shorter span , giving Baudelaire a title as father of modern art criticism or Wölflinn the key part in the development of art history . |
| 30 | Okay they might ask for a four week deferred period , but because of their occupation it says , or we say , sorry , we 're not going to give you that . |