Example sentences of "[verb] it might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the true tide to land were fully disclosed it might prove that Her Majesty really was the richest lady in the world which would be I 'm sure you agree ’ — he smiled at George over his spectacles — ‘ rather vulgar . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ They decided not to use it on this trip because opening it might disrupt the passengers . |
| 3 | Well that 's it , it might lead to better things might n't it , I say it might do them good to be away from each other for a week any way , might n't it ? |
| 4 | I am not decrying Sara in any way when I say it might have been more sensible for us to choose the leader . ’ |
| 5 | Was after world war one anyway I mind of that , so say it might have been in the twenties he might have done I would n't say proper |
| 6 | Once this is resolved it might become a major source of LDC finance in the future . |
| 7 | Nonetheless , third parties need to be alert to the dynamism of an organisation and realise it might have generated its own practices and activities , which need not necessarily be encompassed by the constitutive treaty . |
| 8 | Police said they did not know why the gun had gone off , but believed it might have been triggered by the wind . |
| 9 | The employers can afford to bow on principle ; IG Metall says it might accept less money . |
| 10 | Peck in his satirical pamphlet on bull-running says , ‘ I am sometimes inclined to believe the Stamfordians and Spaniards are more closely related than most people imagine ’ and Frederick Hackwood in an account of the Tutbury bull-running says it might have originated ‘ in an imitation of Spanish bull-fighting , introduced by John of Gaunt to please his wife Constance , a daughter of Pedro the Cruel of Castile ’ . |
| 11 | That would hit education , so the council says it might appeal . |
| 12 | No Richard because the whole thing can fall through when we have our survey done it might show a defect or something , we might pull out , when they have their survey done it might show a defect so they might pull out , you do n't do anything Richard until the contracts have been exchanged , then you can start saying right I think that 's , that 's , every thing 's definite |
| 13 | No Richard because the whole thing can fall through when we have our survey done it might show a defect or something , we might pull out , when they have their survey done it might show a defect so they might pull out , you do n't do anything Richard until the contracts have been exchanged , then you can start saying right I think that 's , that 's , every thing 's definite |
| 14 | ‘ I hope it might give a ten year old kid a little inspiration , a little boost and when it comes out of him , I 'm happy . |
| 15 | I hope it might help others who , like me , would do anything rather than latch off ! |
| 16 | But while tanks revved in Lima 's main square , Washington shut off aid to Peru , worth nearly £200 million , and signalled it might veto new loans from multilateral institutions . |
| 17 | And if there was a town council meeting it might go on till ten o'clock . |
| 18 | thing , for twenty four quid for a hundred and eight weeks , you 've got , you 've got to take that , think it 's coming on and learning , got the thing in there , start to progress it might get you , it 's gon na get to the point where he says right , you know you 've got them just about to sort of labour it 's , you know , accurately with a fair amount of speed now we 'll start sort of now being a bit adventurous , gon na get a lot more interesting . |
| 19 | Her solicitor had said it might fit a safety-deposit box at the Venetian bank . |
| 20 | On lap 21 , it seemed it might have a niggling problem with its drivers as Patrese made a serious lunge down the inside and Mansell made an equally serious attempt to stop him . |
| 21 | And sometimes since I have wished … ’ and here Minch dropped her voice low as if she was ashamed of what she was about to say , ‘ … well , there have been times when it seemed it might have been better if they had taken me . |
| 22 | She imagined it might settle down if she removed her brassière , but what if Dotty noticed and made some personal remark about her growth ? |
| 23 | The Commission stated that it was not at present in a position to indicate which measures it might propose to the Council in that report . |
| 24 | ‘ Have you ever thought it might have been Mrs Downes who killed Dr Kemp ? |
| 25 | Whilst training was no guarantee that losses would not occur it might help to identify health disorders at a stage early enough to allow successful treatment . |
| 26 | ‘ I can see it might cause a few problems . ’ |
| 27 | David , from Torrington , Devon , joined three pals for the evening , despite being told it might involve heavy drinking . |
| 28 | ‘ I reckoned it might tempt 'im , but no such luck . |
| 29 | You suspect it might have been better to spend just a little more in return for lots more computing potential and you have every justification in feeling misled . |
| 30 | When you spend a bit of time in her company you suspect it might have something to do with her outgoing nature and rare charm . |