Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] what might " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have so far dealt only with what might be considered extraneous matters which are of little concern to the non-collector , who can read and enjoy a book without worrying about endpapers , half-titles , advertisements and the rest ; though even the ordinary reader must reach a point where bibliographical matters begin to impinge . |
| 2 | the question arises whether , in relation to any particular post , there is adequate potential to meet the needs of the firm , so notwithstanding what might otherwise be a desirable policy of providing career opportunities , this issue needs to be looked at closely . |
| 3 | Both Britain and France found difficulty in obtaining sufficient volunteers for their fleets , partly because the wages they offered their sailors compared very poorly with what could be obtained by service on a merchantman , and still more so with what might be made on a successful privateer . |
| 4 | If scientists had to think always about what might happen politically or socially because of their work , they 'd never get the work done . |
| 5 | If the ‘ kinship ’ school may be located within the broader framework of a power or class analysis of society , the ‘ society-as-parent ’ supporters might be defined as belonging more to what might be termed a ‘ personal . |
| 6 | Instead his lips twitched slightly in what might or might not have been a smile . |
| 7 | He set off briskly in what might be the right direction , but found it difficult to get up any speed over the snagging grass . |
| 8 | The Court did not however think that it fell so far below what might properly be imposed by way of sentence so as to justify the Court in interfering so as to increase the sentence . |
| 9 | Johnson commented : ‘ Obviously I hope the cup victory over Oldham will have helped my chances , but there 's no hint so far of what might be happening . ’ |
| 10 | It is , of course , possible to use the expressions here and now in what might be described as ‘ displaced contexts ’ . |
| 11 | Everyone involved at this period put in time and effort far beyond what might have been predicted . |
| 12 | The obvious reluctance of many in the rural sector to seek work in the industrial sector , even on a temporary basis , points to an inclination to stay put far beyond what might be expected from a natural conservatism and apprehension of the unknown . |
| 13 | We come now to what might be called COSLA 's auntie problem . |
| 14 | I have been arguing here for what might be termed appropriate research , analogous to the notion of appropriate technology . |
| 15 | We are more concerned here with what might be called the roast beef of scoring than with the confectionery . |
| 16 | This means that even in old age , we are able to recover at least partially from what might look like an incurable condition . |
| 17 | The twitch broadened fractionally into what might have been a smile on anyone else but on him was just a rearrangement of composed features . |
| 18 | She had come to believe instead in what might be called the ‘ Obedient Torturer ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ My client wants you to kill someone on Level 121 , ’ he said , low , even though the bartender and anyone else in what might possibly be earshot were making it obvious they were n't listening . |
| 20 | There was no sound in the house , apart from what might have been the twittering of a caged bird coming from one of the closed doors on the ground floor . |
| 21 | Apart from what might constitute these culinary delights it has not gone unremarked that karate and bonsai are both parts of the culture of Japan . |
| 22 | ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months . |
| 23 | Bartlett 's recall may be elusive , while the popular Roland Lefebvre is left pondering sadly on what might have been if he had not suffered that pre-season arm injury in a misplaced prank involving Sussex 's Brad Donelan . |