Example sentences of "[pron] might make [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I think I might make inquiries , try to trace them .
2 " I thought I might make coffee for them all before I go .
3 This was done to maximize the possibility of detecting contrasts over conditions , since an asymmetry would be expected to lead to high proportions of singular continuations which might make differences between conditions hard to detect .
4 This bargaining process is likely to take place in secluded agencies where the state and societal elites can work out deals , sheltered from any formalized and universally applicable legislation which might make bargains too difficult to achieve .
5 It could , indeed , help to establish the kind of ethos which might make recourse to legal remedies unnecessary .
6 these women were often sweetly reasonable , but used their vaginal muscles to fight their husbands and were afraid of men who might make demands on them .
7 For instance , he or she might make observations about the beauty of the natural world or the complexity of its design , and claim that these were evidence of the existence of a divine Creator .
8 It could make it much easier for the presenter to describe an unusual item , and here perhaps a sample of the article itself might make life even simpler .
9 This chapter is about how and why you might make use of a camera as part of a language programme .
10 You might make sales , you 'll certainly make contacts and it probably wo n't put you off the world of TV forever .
11 We might make $10 a ton from selling waste materials , and we might avoid $10 a ton of landfill charges .
12 He told me that he had said to Ivy that he hoped between the three of us we might make head or tail of it , and she said , ‘ Well , we are three intelligent people , so I ca n't see why we should have any difficulty . ’
13 I am writing to ask you whether we might make use of an item broadcast by ITN on 22 March 1989 .
14 ‘ Let's go and get some tea and perhaps we might make inquiries about types of jobs amongst the local farmers .
15 I despise Picasso 's negligence in not leaving documentary proof of his wish that ‘ Guernica ’ be housed in the Prado , so precluding that its lasting and ridiculous presence there might make visitors fall about laughing .
16 While they might make allowances , they would need to be paid .
17 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 .
18 On the other hand it might make matters worse . ’
19 There seemed to be the prospect of such a conference in the late summer and autumn and the chance that it might make progress .
20 She allowed the silence to hum on the line , hoping it might make Christine Mills understand how ridiculous she sounded .
21 It might make sense to the financial director faced with a demand which far outweighs supply ; after all , this recycling of other houses ' wines is perfectly legal , but it is at the same time deliberately hoodwinking the public .
22 So it might make sense to pay off part of her mortgage .
23 It might make sense to argue that no bona fide university could exist which did not also conduct research .
24 Sometimes , too , it might make sense to turn most of a ground or basement floor into an open-plan kitchen/living/family room/study .
25 Then she came to the conclusion that it might make things easier .
26 ‘ It 's much more aggressive and mean-looking , so it might make people think again before joyriding , ’ said Mark , of Lambeth Road , Linthorpe , Middlesbrough .
27 Its alarming feature to the orthodox was that it might make Christianity seem simply one faith among others , rather than simply truth .
28 It was in this period that de Gaulle was anxious to proceed with devising the CAP and it seemed because of this that he might make concessions to his partners .
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