Example sentences of "[noun] they might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The political spin-offs from crusading are therefore more difficult to calculate than at first glance they might appear . |
| 2 | The vast foyer was carpeted in the softest green imaginable , the walls were even paler , so that at first glance they might have been taken for white , and the venetian blinds were a perfectly blended shade of moss . |
| 3 | We need to analyse the interaction between electors , whose attitudes have already been influenced by a variety of considerations ( ranging from their own sense of both national and local political issues , down to whatever perception they might have concerning their need to accommodate themselves to their social superiors ) , and the party electioneers , who were determined to influence the electorate in whatever way they thought fit ( which invariably meant a combination of political propaganda and various forms of manipulation , bribery and intimidation ) . |
| 4 | Teacher-in-role starts a class improvisation as if they were a local community in the mid-west hearing what a bright future they might have if only they would abandon their homes and move west . |
| 5 | The hand was hot , the skin dry and the slender fingers lay in her palm like splinters of fine porcelain — she was afraid to squeeze them for fear they might snap . |
| 6 | The fiasco at the Gorbachev/Reagan summit at Reykjavik seems more likely due to a lack of understanding on the part of Reagan and his advisers and the fear they might go too fast for their NATO partners . |
| 7 | He persuaded the government to allow a group of students to be sent to the USA in 1872 , but they were recalled for fear they might become ‘ too gay ( morally loose ) or western ’ ( Wang 1928 : 44 ) , a comment which would not be out of place in more recent times . |
| 8 | but does n't that bring us back you see to clause nine , erm , is , is , is that a clause which erm which you 're , you 're suggesting is anti competitive because er agents might compete with er each other as to what if any funds they might want to pull down , or |
| 9 | There were also two great monarchies , Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire , which , whatever concessions they might have to make to nationality in practice , could not accept that statehood went with nationhood . |
| 10 | It was what actors call a total ‘ corpse ’ , and , although they managed to get through to the end of the play , any tension they might have built up was dissipated . |
| 11 | North-East football joined in the celebrations with Newcastle United victorious at Leicester City ending any lingering doubts they might drop into the Third Division for the first time in their illustrious history . |
| 12 | Advise Arthur , Bert and Charlie as to any rights of action they might have in tort against Chartist plc and as to any defences with which they might be met . |
| 13 | As a result local authorities have been requested to take into consideration the following Code of Practice : ‘ Control of Smells from the Animal Waste Processing Industry ’ when contemplating any action they might take in order to reduce odour nuisance , and to be aware of the Reports of the Working Party on the Suppression of Odours from Offensive and Selected Other Trades , which gives guidance on the best practicable means for dealing with odours . |
| 14 | I would hypothesise that as they draw , and the front of the mind is focused on that activity , the back of the mind is reflecting subconsciously , or even unconsciously , on the words they might use . |
| 15 | So it 's body language , tone , volume and voice , things like proximity the words they might use and also what 's the underlying attitude that fires the behaviour you 're looking at . |
| 16 | Rational people will predict them and thereby annul any effect they might have on real variables . |
| 17 | Early on the authorities responsible for displacing the people in the Uranus area realized that if the inhabitants of a particular street got warning of the intention to do away with their homes they might try to organize protests or even resistance . |
| 18 | Almost as a bonus they might have gained a very cheap solution to an expensive problem . |
| 19 | Motability can provide the names of professional organisations who can assess the needs of the disabled person and advise them whether or not they are capable of driving and what sort of car and adaptations they might need . |
| 20 | For example , in the laboratory , experimental subjects might be asked to role-play in hypothetical future situations , in order to discover under what types of circumstance they might Take the Role of the Other . |
| 21 | Floy had spent several hours in deep discussion with Snodgrass and , between them , they had made an attempt to sketch out the layout of Tara , so that they could see if there were any weak areas they might make use of . |
| 22 | Since it was very hot they just put on a loincloth , but when they had visitors they might throw on a leopard skin to look more venerable . |
| 23 | Purchasers may not understand the extent of their liabilities and the true extent of the help they might receive in an emergency . |
| 24 | If they kept bells at Park Gardens they might have . |
| 25 | In the few years since they have been in existence , the colleges of higher education have had little or no guidance , from the DES or anywhere else , as to the directions they might follow . |
| 26 | ( The concessions related to the defendant 's entitlement to make use of any recollection they might have of the names and addresses of the plaintiff 's customers as well as the most convenient routes by which the premises of such customers could be reached . |
| 27 | He says that if the ambulancemen had a map reference they might have found him sooner . |
| 28 | Towards the end of the Summer term it 's common practice in most schools to invite the parents of the new intake of children to visit the school to explain the routines and organisation , to give them a chance to meet the teachers and also to provide an opportunity for them to share any concerns they might have . |
| 29 | In particular , it wanted to make sure that auditors told it promptly of any concerns they might have about a banking client . |
| 30 | On the other hand , who knew what weird senses they might have instead ? |