Example sentences of "[noun sg] might [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff is playing with higher stakes because the cost penalty is likely to be bigger than the amount by which the defendant might overestimate the claim . |
| 2 | The trainer might prompt the trainees for alternative approaches . |
| 3 | A poll of 400 of the world 's leading climatologists organized by Greenpeace has shown that almost half think it possible that the greenhouse effect might reach the point of no return in the near future , and one in seven think it probable . |
| 4 | It is always possible that a degenerating programme might make a come-back . |
| 5 | However , he thinks the suggestion of a workfare programme might help the long-term unemployed if it were relevant to the skills that are needed to find work . |
| 6 | Enhanced solution by the alkaline groundwater of minerals that line fractures in the repository host rock might affect the sorption capacity of the rock and its water-flow characteristics . |
| 7 | At the same time , such a study might throw an interesting light on the way we currently analyse our popular rivals . |
| 8 | Those who were not hard pressed and in no immediate danger of running at a considerable loss might have no strong incentive to vote in favour of a course which threatened them with heavy losses in the immediate future . |
| 9 | He has read it before but he dips into it from time to time as a priest might consult the Bible in preparation for a sermon , or a poisoner Feltman 's Toxicology in preparation for a murder . |
| 10 | The question as to whether an unchaste priest might celebrate the mass became important . |
| 11 | So , too , Equity might order a document executed under a mistake to be rectified ; Common Law would at most treat it as void . |
| 12 | A storm or violent gale might disperse the combined fleets ; France has no port in the Channel ; in fact , innumerable mischances might ruin the enterprise . |
| 13 | The Crown argued that , in the same way a deliberate cross-check to the back of the neck might exceed the implied consent to risk of injury in a hockey game , the known presence of HIV is so inherently dangerous that sex with someone who is HIV positive extends beyond the norm of conduct to which one can validly consent . |
| 14 | Fastenings are made as simple as possible : ladies might use an all-in-one slip-over brassiè , or one with front fastening ; shoes might have velcro or elastic laces rather than normal laces ; shirts would use velcro strips rather than buttons ; men 's trousers would have a zip fly rather than buttons , with a velcro fastening at the top ; braces are easier to manage than a belt to hold trousers up ; a lady 's skirt might have an elasticated waist or a velcro fastening . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought the chef might like a beer . ’ |
| 16 | The aid might take the form of personal service or of cash . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | As any retinue would be under the command of the prince 's governor , earl Rivers , a large force might tilt the balance of power too far in the Woodvilles ' favour . |
| 19 | As any retinue would be under the command of the prince 's governor , earl Rivers , a large force might tilt the balance of power too far in the Woodvilles ' favour . |
| 20 | The Warsaw daily Sztandar Mlodych quoted Zalewski as saying that the President might introduce a state of emergency in the event of economic collapse . |
| 21 | It is an unrelieved black except for the white flanks but a watcher catching it in the right light might see the head has an iridescent purple sheen which can be striking . |
| 22 | ‘ Russia ’ won by a majority of 871 to 30 , but after emotional speeches claiming the vote might start a Soviet-style disintegration , it was agreed to review the decision . |
| 23 | It was increasingly difficult to appeal to the working man whose vote might put the party back into power without antagonizing the wealthy man whose financial assistance was crucial . |
| 24 | It has been suggested that ‘ incipient ’ is an unfamiliar word , that associating the stall with a spin might get the student worried , and that to simplify things we should only talk about stalls and spins . |
| 25 | Observers noted that the coalition might need the support of the New Democracy party , whose policies Bildt totally dismissed , if it was to control an effective majority . |
| 26 | Controlled by a single gene , the deficiency is usually harmless , but certain drugs for malaria or a type of bean can cause those without the proper gene to suffer acute anaemia , and it is thought that some chemical might do the same . |
| 27 | Any interruption might stop the flow , and if it gave the Colonel pause for thought , and the brain behind the little piggy eyes a chance to work , it might result in an enraged charge . |
| 28 | And with the vague , uneasy sense that , having forced the door open a little way , the country on the other side might prove a lot stranger than she 'd ever imagined , she walked on in subdued silence for a while . ) |
| 29 | Alternatively , such an entry might mean a temporary absence , on Church business if not a foray in quest of preferment . |
| 30 | Collections may be made quite spontaneously ; a sudden gust of wind might produce an assortment of fallen leaves or petals to be gathered , as this teacher found : |