Example sentences of "[noun sg] might [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is always possible that a degenerating programme might make a come-back . |
| 2 | At the same time , such a study might throw an interesting light on the way we currently analyse our popular rivals . |
| 3 | So , too , Equity might order a document executed under a mistake to be rectified ; Common Law would at most treat it as void . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought the chef might like a beer . ’ |
| 6 | The Warsaw daily Sztandar Mlodych quoted Zalewski as saying that the President might introduce a state of emergency in the event of economic collapse . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ) |
| 9 | Alternatively , such an entry might mean a temporary absence , on Church business if not a foray in quest of preferment . |
| 10 | 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 : |
| 11 | The murmur might become a clamour , were it not that Mr Kinnock is already preparing to leap before being pushed . |
| 12 | The stranger might have a warrant for their arrest . |
| 13 | In January 1990 Roh said that the opposition might have a limited say in discussions on reunification , but invitations delivered to Panmunjom on Jan. 15 were nevertheless turned down . |
| 14 | Again , the workers in an industry might claim a wage increase of ‘ X and their employers might resist it and offer ‘ Y ; but the interests of another part of the economy might be affected in such a way by either proposal that neither is acceptable . |
| 15 | But after seeing signs of a pick-up in American demand , he says the hotel industry might get a boost around September , on the basis that recovery here lags America by about four months . |
| 16 | The car might need a running repair ; the wife would want a ‘ drive ’ in the country or , at least , a lift to the shops . |
| 17 | A piece of this material , neutronium , the size of a pinhead might weigh a billion tonnes or more ( depending upon the size of the pinhead ! ) . |
| 18 | Voorhies ( 1969 ) suggested that much of this difference is due to body size differences and that differences in sorting of bone by ease of transportation might give an indication of distance travelled . |
| 19 | In the light of reading students ' reports , the college might offer an updating course on health and safety regulations , or on hygiene legislation . |
| 20 | As well as composing , Lennox Berkeley taught composition on the Broadwood piano in the study : among his pupils were Richard Rodney Bennett ; John Manduell , now head of the Northern College of Music ; and John Tavener who , in a recent broadcast , remembered how his lessons were often interrupted , sometimes by Nicky , the Berkeleys ' youngest son — whose football might make an unscheduled appearance through the window , to Lennox Berkeley 's gentle consternation — or by Freda coming in with some latest gossip which would send the tutor ‘ running for the gin cupboard ’ . |
| 21 | The contrasting conservation of the ls6 epitope might indicate an important functional role for this sequence that prevents escape mutants becoming prevalent . |
| 22 | For example , a hearer might derive a range of implicatures about athletes and races , in which case you could say that the use of sprint conjures up an impression of athleticism not suggested by run . |
| 23 | It seemed possible that American impulsiveness or ambition might ignite a powder train from the Far East to Europe and accidentally precipitate the Third World War . |
| 24 | It also states that while Labour might achieve a modest reduction in unemployment through its job training schemes , it would be at the expense of higher inflation and a weaker current account , and would still leave unemployment stuck at just under three million for two years . |
| 25 | Who knows , our radar might have a day off . ’ |
| 26 | To propose that the separation of assessment from provision might provide a better incentive to create a needs-led service , than professional judgement , is to show a degree of confusion about the origins of our present predicament ( shortage of resource ; bureaucratization , etc. ) bordering on the incredible . |
| 27 | The finding that some of the patients with isolated proctitis also had increased release of myeloperoxidase and IL-8 in the seemingly unaffected sigmoid segment might reflect a patchy , low degree sigmoid inflammation missed by endoscopy . |
| 28 | The adoption contract might contain a proviso that if a natural son was born he would take precedence as the legal heir . |
| 29 | The first was based on the concept that a contract might contain a fundamental term — a core obligation — so that a failure to perform the fundamental term would amount to a total failure to perform the contract . |
| 30 | Although your skin might feel a bit taut after washing , the skin oils rebound in about the same time , too . |