Example sentences of "[noun] might have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proving that the negligence caused loss is likely to be difficult because of the uncertainty of the results of that independent investigation : and the party making the allegation might have the damages reduced for contributory negligence in not having drawn the matter to the expert 's attention during the course of the reference . |
| 2 | That Rohmer fella might have the proper ID and he might corroborate your funny story , but do n't think I 'm falling for any of this crap . ’ |
| 3 | However , the obsession in the United States of withholding copyright protection from ideas including features of programs dictated by function might have the drastic effect , if taken to its logical conclusion , of robbing interpreter and compiler programs of copyright protection . |
| 4 | Their success hinges on deceiving the female and , since this is achieved by having a separate territory for each female , it is easy to see how larger and more experienced birds might have the advantage . |
| 5 | In the same way a late Roman coin might have the mint mark LON standing for Londinium , the short-lived Roman mint at London which operated between AD286 and 326 . |
| 6 | The McLaggans were spoiling for a fight and I thought the lairds might have the mettle to retaliate . ’ |
| 7 | Quite apart from the other benefits of club membership , inland clubs often have the only access to local water , while coastal clubs might have the best launching facilities in an area . |
| 8 | Other places might have the shame of illicit love affairs and babies born out of wedlock , but not theirs . |
| 9 | The first is a highly fortuitous and austere way : namely that the compound might have the same effect — the transfer of some particular kind of information — sufficiently often and sufficiently advantageously for there to be some selective advantage in its coming standardly to possess that significance : that is , for it to acquire the biological function of transmitting just that kind of information . |
| 10 | Emily might have the head of a crow and no sense of humour . |
| 11 | ‘ Fernand might have the odd screw loose , but I 'd swear he 'd never hurt anyone . ’ |
| 12 | IF ONE was to pose the question , when is a retirement not a retirement , Chris Evert might have the answer . |
| 13 | As a cadet Eva had taken Colossians 1 verse 18 as her special verse : " That in all things Christ might have the pre-eminence . " |
| 14 | Companies that were awarded routes might have the right to run services for , say ten years , before their franchise would be put up for sale again , like ITV companies . |
| 15 | Assuming that he meant ‘ Cecil ’ and not ‘ Michael ’ of that surname , I wonder whether such a step might have the reverse effect . |