Example sentences of "might take " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Lady Woodleigh looked as if she might take her riding-crop to him if he so much as uttered another word . |
| 2 | His mother might take me away to live with her . |
| 3 | Now the remarkable circumstance , recorded by Anna Dostoevsky in her memoirs , is that her husband had a foreboding of political disturbances at the Academy , and fearing that his brother-in-law ‘ because of his youthfulness and weakness of character might take an active part in them ’ , he persuaded Anna 's mother it would be a good thing if the young man came to them in Dresden : which he did in October of 1869 , the month before Ivanov was murdered . |
| 4 | If a picture is worth a thousand words , it might take a thousand words to describe a picture . |
| 5 | Mr Adams scotched speculation that he might take up his Belfast West parliamentary seat , and use parliamentary privilege to overcome the broadcasting ban against Sinn Fein . |
| 6 | He argued that if a jury had the benefit of ‘ this further evidence ’ it ‘ might take a very different view ’ of Mrs Sutcliffe 's attitude to deals with the Press . |
| 7 | He was firm in saying that devaluation was no solution but imprecise as to what further action he might take to prevent it . |
| 8 | This topic has less attraction for ordinary policemen and women , for although they might take pleasure in thing someone is interested in their views , it is they who run the risks associated with answering questions and from being observed doing their job . |
| 9 | ‘ It might take the edge off the dancing , ’ Moran teased . |
| 10 | When feeding your dogs do n't hand them their meat or they might take it from your elbow down . |
| 11 | ‘ It seemed to work OK , although I was always a bit worried Thom might take Eva from me — he still had her US passport . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It might take a letter a week to get to Germany , might n't it ? ’ said Mrs Fanshawe , taking her rings off and amusing herself by making them flash in the sunlight right into Nurse Rose 's eyes . |
| 13 | Oh , and you might take my sister 's card away . |
| 14 | She says she might take me to see them . |
| 15 | The total session might take up to one hour . |
| 16 | ‘ The streets are n't icy ? ’ he asked , and , reassured that they were not — not in the city centre , anyway — he suggested that they might take a short stroll , just a short one , if that suited Erika . |
| 17 | Michelle loved the new , warm colour of her hair but admitted , ‘ I might take a little more than 10 minutes to achieve this amazing sculptured style ! ’ |
| 18 | There are concerns that , once released , GEMs might exhibit some previously unknown pathogenicity , might take over from some naturally occurring bacteria or pass on some perhaps unwanted trait to indigenous bacteria . |
| 19 | Mr John McDonnell , QC , for the company , had urged Mr Justice Hoffman to exercise the court 's power to the full , saying that it might take a year for the case to be heard by the House of Lords . |
| 20 | Mr Robertson said it was ‘ a reasonable prospect ’ to suppose the House of Lords might take a different view of the case , and that should be taken into account . |
| 21 | There has been intense speculation that a third country might take Noriega , with Cuba and India being mentioned . |
| 22 | Historians are fickle , and the eternally optimistic Mr Deng might take comfort from the fact that Mao 's reputation survived the deaths of millions . |
| 23 | In theory , investment firms and insurers which , after January 1st 1993 , feel that EC legislation discriminates against them , might take the commission or the Council of Ministers ( or both ) to the European Court of Justice for creating conditions of unfair competition . |
| 24 | And if playing is too easy , it might take all the fun out of it . |
| 25 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 26 | Minnows who want to become corporate Moby Dicks might take a leaf out of Compaq 's book . |
| 27 | There is theoretical discussion of some kind of international guarantee to ensure that what is agreed now will be implemented later , but no sign of what form this might take . |
| 28 | Politicians , uncomfortable in the spotlight , publicly back some sort of reform package that might take away a few of their perks . |
| 29 | Britain might take part in naval manoeuvres or keep military supplies in the region , but will refuse any request to station troops there . |
| 30 | Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute , who also favours increasing the exemption , accepts that it might take many years to reverse the effects of its shrinkage . |