Example sentences of "[det] might be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | That is , although they generally rejected the idea that people might be ‘ converted ’ to homosexuality through seduction , they suggested that some might be tempted into other corrupt activities : |
2 | Some might be tempted to say in touch with reality , but I think I 'd prefer on this occasion to say in touch with another dimension of reality . |
3 | Another might be to accuse the modern art museum of having neutered and sanitised ‘ radical ’ art by the simple act of collecting and displaying it . |
4 | Another might be attracted to it because he sees in it the possibility of calendar reform . |
5 | Age Concern England has urged the Government to monitor more closely the provision by health authorities of continuing care , and has made a number of recommendations about how this might be done . |
6 | The most common purpose for which this might be done would probably be to ask for directions . |
7 | A Home Office Amendment to the Churchill Bill provided a model of how this might be done and was the only section of that ill-judged proposal which received unanimous support in Standing Committee . |
8 | There were and are a variety of ways in which this might be done . |
9 | In the south , it was to be a different story and with Vietminh claims recognized neither by the British/Indian forces who arrived first nor by the French who followed not long after , and with Japanese forces for the most part under much tighter control , the reassertion of French sovereignty , at least in so far as this might be done through the possession of Saigon , did not have long to wait . |
10 | This might be done by a special ( privileged ) " load control store " instruction , which transfers a set of bit patterns in main Storage to an area of control store . |
11 | We shall next examine ways in which this might be done . |
12 | There are various ways in which this might be done , but by prescribing in advance the appropriate penalty for a whole range of offender/offence combinations , they are all based on a much more systematic approach than could ever be achieved by a system of appellate review ( including the Court of Appeal 's attempt to formulate a series of ‘ guide-line judgements ’ ) . |
13 | Having identified what it described as ‘ a number of sound developments in this field ’ , the paper then concluded that there was a need to improve both the quality and quantity of education management and suggested various ways in which this might be done . |
14 | However , it would be left to the Board to consider whether and how this might be done . |
15 | On the basis of this , it is submitted that the question of subsidiarity is essentially a political question for the Council , and if the Council decided to act at the Community level it would not be possible to challenge what it did simply on the basis that it could better have been done at the level of the Member States ; rather , it would be necessary to show a manifest error , a misuse of power or a clear passing of the limits of discretion , and it is submitted that the occasions when this might be done will be rare . |
16 | If a candidate is a newcomer , this might be done by holding an informal interview . |
17 | The intention was for students to complete a short initial destinations questionnaire as they approached the end of their course , and it was suggested that this might be done in the last formal course session , or when projects were handed in ( if appropriate ) . |
18 | Perhaps this might be done through correspondence , to answer some of the above questions , or , in the very near future Peter might be able to go further on his explanation of the campaign strategy . |
19 | This will avoid any delay in making payment to you , otherwise this might be missed until the next reconciliation of the travel accounts . |
20 | This might be to chase it , grab it , attack it , eat it , live in it , avoid it , leave scent markings on it , make love to it or whatever . |
21 | This might be regarded either as a kind of dune slack or as a type of poor fen . |
22 | This might be regarded as prudent common sense . |
23 | While this might be regarded , particularly by those who remember the Quality of Working Life ( QWL ) movement of the 1970s as a passing fashion , two of the three papers included in this part of the reader make strong cases to the contrary . |
24 | If there is a small degradation of performance when 15 or more machines are in use but otherwise the network is fine , this might be regarded as a breach of warranty . |
25 | This might be decided by higher management . |
26 | However , Austria has already submitted its request for full membership of the EC and this might be followed by Norway and Sweden if the attempt to negotiate a wider West European unity breaks down . |
27 | Apart from those previously quoted there were other instances mentioned of retirement conditions : county and local WRVS posts of responsibility : 65 ; guiding and scouting in uniform : 65 ; British Red Cross volunteers : 75 ; St John 's Ambulance Brigade : no new volunteers of 65 or more , and volunteers over 65 need an annual medical and fitness certificate up to 68 , although this might be extended to 70 ; lay magistrates on the Juvenile panel : 65 , others 70 ; Industrial Tribunals : chairmen 72 , members 68. 68 ? |
28 | From 1 April they will be able to set up contracts for community health services such as district nursing and chiropody , and possibly this might be extended to social aspects of community care . |
29 | Normally our tours were confined to three months but occasionally , according to the availability of experienced officers , this might be extended to longer periods . |
30 | This might be justified as a means of signalling the connection between drunken driving and fatal accidents . |