Example sentences of "[pron] might [verb] been some " in BNC.

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1 There might have been some difficulty there because of Giles ‘ s position , because of the conflict of interest .
2 If only they 'd started when they were young like himself , there might have been some hope for them .
3 If she had picked on anyone else there might have been some hope ; but not a Felton .
4 In the past , when such knowledge was inaccessible or dangerous to promulgate , there might have been some justification .
5 That is , there might have been some discernible difference in content between them .
6 In fact , had the recognised procedure been followed , there might have been some slight additional delay .
7 There might have been some other more rational explanation , but it was not furnished to the House by the Secretary of State .
8 As a result , there might have been some minor publicity , but how right my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) was : people would have talked about there being no smoke without fire .
9 If the increase in child benefit had been a real increase , there might have been some logic in that .
10 At a news conference on Aug. 11 the mayor of Shenzhen admitted that there might have been some mishandling of the issue of forms , and promised to seek out corrupt officials .
11 One reason the 1989 regulations were passed was to satisfy the United States as to the protection offered in the United Kingdom , otherwise there might have been some doubt as to whether topographies derived from the United Kingdom would have been afforded protection in the United States .
12 It might have been some sort of optician 's test thing , for all I could say , or a kids ’ puzzle .
13 I was hoping it might have been some tobacco .
14 ‘ You sure you do n't mind me talking about your sister ? ’ he said slowly , with what might have been some sort of smile on his face .
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