Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [noun prp] might " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilson made her own little calendar on a sheet of brown wrapping paper and wrote the numbers of each day large so that Pilade might learn them . |
| 2 | She wished to arrive at Frizingley Hall that day around two o'clock , a convenient hour when , with luncheon just over , Mrs Amabel Dallam would be lying on her bed recovering from the exertions of ordering and then pecking at her food , Miss Linnet Gage reading aloud to her , perhaps , as an aid to the digestive processes of one lady , the nest-building of the other , so that Cara might give Miss Gemma Dallam her fitting alone . |
| 3 | They died so that Germany might live … ’ |
| 4 | Herbert 's magnanimity in making do with the smaller bedroom , so that John might have plenty of room for the puppets , made Hanns envious ; the more so , as he had to sleep on a couch in the dining-room of his parents ' boarding-house . |
| 5 | Daniel told them how at this time God had so loved the world that he had sent his only son to give it life , to be made just like them , so that God might live man 's life and man might through him come close to God . |
| 6 | Worse , might not Aunt Louise herself have known of the plan and have colluded in it , so that Celia might escape , freed of responsibility , into a new life abroad ? |
| 7 | They went to the races so that he could study form , so that Lily might be seen in the outfits chosen with such care in London in February . |
| 8 | He asked only that Lionel might accompany them on the trip . |
| 9 | Until yesterday , Taylor would concede only that Gascoigne MIGHT be England 's best player , which is a bit like saying that Linford Christie might be our best sprinter . |
| 10 | These lords viewed Edward III 's seizure of power with enthusiasm , believing not only that Edward might wish to wipe out the stain of the Stanhope Park campaign and the shameful peace , but also that they themselves might reap some political reward for their opposition to Mortimer in 1328 . |
| 11 | I do n't think they 'll be in , I do n't think Lindsey will be in but Terry might be . |
| 12 | It was an enraging affectation , worthy of an Oxford undergraduate , especially as Charlie might do it in the middle of a conversation , as he had done recently at a college gig : the Union President was talking to him when Charlie 's hands reached into his side pocket , the book was extracted and opened , and the man 's eyes popped in disbelief as Charlie imbibed a beakerful of the warm South . |
| 13 | It is a fact that Joe has resigned , but not that Martha might . |
| 14 | I feared as well that Mills might not be dead after all , that he 'd recovered miraculously and decided for some reason not to go to the police . |
| 15 | It was , too , even if Levi might not have noticed until late in the round . |
| 16 | Do n't descend below your en route safety altitude — even though ATC might clear you — unless you have clearly established your position . |
| 17 | That is because , even though Maine might have been a better guide than Morgan concerning the evolution of kinship , Morgan was a much better guide than Maine concerning the evolution of property . |
| 18 | Fearing then that Rosemary might terminate their conversation at any moment , she said quickly . |
| 19 | To keep them both awake , he reeled off endless poetry ; Shakespeare , Hiawatha , then because Maldita might prefer her own language , he started on Martin Fierro . |
| 20 | ( Hard as Davide might try and interrupt , and put his mother right on one or two aspects of the matter , she was n't having it . ) |
| 21 | I sat for an hour in my roomette looking out at the unvarying scenery and trying to imagine anything else that Filmer might have paid to have done . |
| 22 | Property prices and psychoanalysis were mentioned shyly , rather as Rachel might mention sex , but once in the air everyone turned out to be immensely knowledgeable about both , as well as about the contemporary cinema , the wickedness of Thatcher 's government and the perils of current educational reforms . |