Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] which might " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) Where there has been oppressive , arbitrary or unconstitutional action by the servants of the government , or ( b ) Where the defendant 's conduct has been calculated by him to make a profit for himself which might exceed the compensation otherwise payable . |
| 2 | We see our own dissatisfactions , our own pointless , unfocused longings in her and we are forced , because we are shown the terrible thing that happens to her , to question aspects of ourselves which might otherwise remain unexamined . |
| 3 | It horrified Brian to think of Celia hypnotised by some guru who would try to drag things out of her which might not even have been correct . |
| 4 | Take the paragraph on p. 73 beginning " On the whole … " , underline all parts of it which might be considered not to belong to standard academic register and explain why , and rewrite the paragraph in academic register . |
| 5 | To the linguist , it is clear at once that she has not really managed to speak JC , she has just made an imitation of it which might fool people not really familiar with that language . |
| 6 | And pray do tell me which countries will have to accept the exports of motor vehicles or components from Spain , say , as a result of anything which might be agreed between United Motors and the Spanish Government ? ’ |
| 7 | She asked her head of department if he could think of anything which might have acted against her . |
| 8 | Maybe they even try to swim against it which might account for the length of time that passes before they reach European waters . |
| 9 | A predisposition to stress such as that apparently suffered by the accused in the present case might fall foul of this restriction and it may have been for this reason that the Court of Appeal preferred to regard the case as one which might have been disposed of under section 78 had not the trial judge wrongly taken the view that that section also requires some misconduct on the part of the police . |
| 10 | As far as I can tell , they have all three led blameless lives , had no criminal connection , kept themselves to themselves and as separate from Moslems as they could , and had no occasion to even meet a Zikr , let alone enter into a relationship with one which might lead them to want to kill him . |
| 11 | Presently , he said , ‘ If it 's going to help , by all means interview Edna , but I do n't quite see how raking up the past , digging into something which might be better left alone , is going to get Celia over this illness , turn her into a normal woman again . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The result is : ( 1 ) That this Act does not necessarily require anything to be done under it which might not be done without causing a nuisance ; ( 2 ) That as to those things which may or may not be under it , there is no evidence on the face of the Act that the legislature supposed it to be impossible for any of them to be done ( if they were done at all ) somewhere and under some circumstances , without creating a nuisance ; and ( 3 ) That the legislature has manifested no intention that any of these optional powers , as to asylums , should be exercised at the expense of , or so as to interfere with , any man 's private rights . |
| 13 | When Myra was regressed she was unable to come up with anything which might have had a distressing effect upon her before the incident with her cousin . |
| 14 | Rather , " however " creates a contrast concerning the idea of a writer foreseeing the effect on later audiences — something which pulls the essay in a different direction from one which might create the expectation that Othello would be introduced . |
| 15 | If the explanation for the violent outburst lies in something which might understandably lead a person to be so angry as to lose self-control , then this supplies an added reason for mitigating the offence and the sentence . |
| 16 | British Airways examine every official accident report that is published by a national accident investigation authority to see whether there are any features in it which might lead to an improvement in the safety of their own operation . |
| 17 | Scotland has recently produced a code of conduct for mountain bikers and there are one or two phrases in it which might be useful for your Code : |
| 18 | A meticulous man , with a compelling need for orderliness , distancing himself from anything which might threaten the harmonious life he was striving to create . |
| 19 | I 'm hoping she might have said something to someone which might help me find her . ’ |
| 20 | Does dismissal of God 's existence make for greater openness and enquiry , or does it have the effect of closing the door on trying to understand what is strange or threatening to itself which might be , for example , the claims of other religions ? |
| 21 | ‘ You are quite sure that he said nothing to you which might provide us with a clue to the killer ? ’ |
| 22 | So much so that I deliberately avoided anything outside it which might affect my emotions or disturb my thoughts . |
| 23 | Then , someone from your band can take charge or reading them through every week , taking notes on anything which might be useful . |
| 24 | When you next write to me , please try to jot down some details about yourself which might assist me to help you . |
| 25 | The old woman died , Rachel searched the house for anything which might incriminate her , and then disappeared . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ My people are upstairs talking to Beryl and going through Francis 's room , looking for anything which might explain why he was murdered . |