Example sentences of "might [be] [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At different periods for political reasons a local deity might be raised to become a state god , a position which could be temporary or permanent . |
| 2 | This is clearly cumbersome and possibly unsatisfactory and many users might be tempted to abandon the process before achieving their ends . |
| 3 | He was reaching the point where he might be tempted to hurt the boy out of frustration or because he thought he was being tricked in some way . |
| 4 | Never must she put herself in a position where she might be tempted to betray the fact that she loved him . |
| 5 | It implies describing carefully the nature , extent and implications of any problems prior to intervention ; saying what it is you might do to alter these and why it would be beneficial to try ; describing how best this might be brought about ; saying in advance what kinds of public test might be applied to support the view that something worthwhile has been achieved ; pursuing a solution , and then defending the results against criticism from peers ( Sheldon , 1986 , p. 224 ) . |
| 6 | For the enthusiast , a second innings might be played to determine the outcome , with a side following on if it fails to come within an agreed number of runs of its opponents score . |
| 7 | Give details of a PR programme that might be run to address the problem . |
| 8 | Quite frequently therefore a soldier might be appointed to head a mission in Berlin or St Petersburg in the justified belief that military men were especially welcome there and likely to be effective representatives . |
| 9 | English law might be said to recognize a right to self-determination , inasmuch as suicide is no longer a crime , but that right does not yield a clear answer to the present difficulty . |
| 10 | In Act v , Scene v , of Jonson 's Volpone Mosca enters dressed as a gentleman ; it is a moment which might be seen to mark the arrival of the urban impostor , he or she who knows that mimicry and impersonation possess the potential not just to deceive and usurp , but also to subvert social differentiation and identity itself : |
| 11 | The law might be seen to seek a balance between paternalism and liberation , accepting that whilst advancement of the autonomy interests of children to make their own decisions in respect of their own lives is an appropriate aim of the law , some restrictions are necessary to enable children to progress safely to maturity . |
| 12 | Is there anything else that might be done to settle the issue one way or the other ? |
| 13 | For example , they might be asked to restrict the amount of credit granted to private individuals for consumption , or to property speculators . |
| 14 | His Protestant voice told the nation that Lady Thatcher might speak in Thursday 's debate on race , for that was what it was really all about or , on the other hand , she might be asked to take the chair for John Major 's Leader 's address on the Friday afternoon . |
| 15 | Students might be required , for example , to sketch the layout of the kitchen , noting the position of fire-extinguishers and emergency exits , they might be asked to note the pattern of use in the restaurant ; which are peak hours ; what sort of music is played ; what arrangements are made for smokers ; what is the cleaning cycle for bedrooms and corridors ; what sort of internal accounting system is used — the list could go on , but all are investigative tasks which need the help of hotel staff and which , if properly recorded can be assessed . |
| 16 | If a genuine mistake has been made , then the bank or building society will be told to start deducting tax , and people might be asked to pay the tax on past interest . |
| 17 | It was suggested that Ken Lawson might be asked to write an article on Group Relations and that a report might be given of a course in Grangemouth on ‘ Creative Listening ’ . |
| 18 | You might be asked to learn a Guide song by heart , or learn to do something that will be useful at home . |
| 19 | On occasion a member of parliament might be asked to obtain a sinecure , a nominal place which would provide income without the necessity of having to do anything to earn it . |
| 20 | A class might be asked to tell a story to explain the picture , or they might be provided with more information to help them understand it . |
| 21 | He hinted that the sale might be delayed to allow the firm to apply for another warrant to allow the uplift of goods ‘ through a different procedure ’ . |
| 22 | In 1346 Archbishop Stratford was ordered to read to the clergy and laity assembled in St Paul 's churchyard a recently discovered Franco-Norman agreement ( actually concluded in 1339 ! ) to invade England ; publication was to be accompanied by a sermon and a solemn procession , ‘ so that by this means the people of the kingdom might be roused to esteem the king more fervently and pray more devoutly for his expedition in order that he may keep the people safe from Gallic machinations ’ . |
| 23 | As to ( c ) , Tindal C.J. thought that where C refused to deliver up the goods or to answer A's demand , ‘ a jury might be induced to presume a conversion from such silence , or at any rate the owner might in such case enter and take his property subject to the payment of any damage he might commit . ’ |
| 24 | Most were from people he barely knew — mothers hoping that he might be induced to take an interest in their daughters , hostesses needing a young man who was prepared to dance . |
| 25 | Silver might be added to toughen the metal for making jewellery intended for hard wear . |
| 26 | In certain transactions one might be requested to accept a root of title that is less than 15 years old or a document other than a mortgage , or a conveyance on sale as the root deed . |
| 27 | Whereas the interrogative form of the first utterance might be claimed to encode a question , that is not all that is intended : it would be strikingly uncooperative if B were to say yes ( meaning just " yes I am able to come " ) and then not go to A. Somehow , the interrogative form can also convey a request , and this interpretation is strongly reinforced here by the presence of the word please ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 28 | Plays were constantly revived and while the Master of the Revels might be expected to relicense a revival , this did not frequently happen . |
| 29 | The group also included Treasury ministers , who might be expected to support a change to private insurance if anyone would . |
| 30 | It is hoped that this meagre expedition into social history may provide at least some indication of the extent to which each decade has bred people of differing outlook on sexuality and an indication of the way in which different styles of upbringing and ways of social thinking in the childhood years of successive decades might be expected to affect the outlook and tolerance of adults throughout the varying age groups of society . |