Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] who might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as I was looking for someone who might want to murder Michael Banks , I was getting nowhere . |
| 2 | He came out of it as someone who might have committed a slight indiscretion , no more , and a heterosexual one at that . |
| 3 | I did n't want to place myself in the hands of someone who might insist on more than I was prepared to give . |
| 4 | She had the air of one who might head for the pavement and start writhing at any minute . |
| 5 | I do n't suppose you know of anyone who might have wanted to kill him ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Can you think of anyone who might have paid large sums of money into your dad 's Swiss bank account in the last few months ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But when I asked her if she knew of anyone who might have a motive for killing Alain , it did n't seem to ring any bells . ’ |
| 8 | The only one of us who might have their work cut out is Doctor Anderson — if we find a lot of casualties . ’ |
| 9 | With Tracey apparently intent on limiting his own involvement , she longed to talk things over with someone who might offer more active help ; at the same time , she felt an almost superstitious reluctance to go through the story again in the kind of detail a confidante would need . |
| 10 | I spent most of the day mooching around Winnipeg , seeing a couple of owners once in a shop selling Eskimo sculptures , but never coming face to face with anyone who might know me . |
| 11 | Then you take evidence from everyone who might have anything to say on the subject . |
| 12 | ‘ We would like to hear from anyone who might have seen these four men . ’ |
| 13 | Detectives believe the thieves made off in the direction of Barnwell Place and are eager to hear from anyone who might have seen them . |
| 14 | Glenda and Dee would be pleased to hear from anyone who might like to join the club and also from anyone who would be willing to give talks or demonstrations at club meetings . |
| 15 | May I appeal to anybody who might have information , or might know of where I can find information , on Alton in this period . |
| 16 | Now , Miss Gilberd , our valued teacher of the lower forms , will be in classroom 2B to talk to anybody who might wish to go along and see her ; Mr Makepeace will be in 4A ; Mr Farraday in the scientific laboratories , of course ; Mr Coffin in 5B … ’ |
| 17 | Therefore talk to everybody who might know the building or have lived or worked there . |
| 18 | He was wiring up the main hatch above the hold , in such a way that showed he was certainly not an electrician by trade , with the intention of giving a mild electric shock to anyone who might try to get into it . |
| 19 | She continued to mutter threateningly to herself and to anyone who might listen . |
| 20 | Now he is confined to 125cc racing and this restriction was never more evident than at Carrowdore when he won the 125cc class which was the first race on the card and then spent the rest of the day on the sidelines talking to anyone who might listen to him — myself included . |
| 21 | Surely it is clear to anyone who might imagine that we are discussing an activity that could legitimately be called ’ joyriding ’ — from the incident that I have cited and from the horrors of the case in Liverpool , where a car ploughed into some children — just what a murderous evil that activity is . |
| 22 | Mr Sinclair said the inquiry was continuing , and appealed to anyone who might have helped Mr Jowett build the machine to come forward . |
| 23 | ‘ I would appeal to anyone who might have information to contact the police as soon as possible . ’ |
| 24 | A spokesman for North Yorkshire police appealed to anyone who might know the man , or be offered drugs or syringes to get in touch immediately Harrogate police can be contacted by telephoning . |
| 25 | She glared at him , then scanned the road for anyone who might offer help if he turned nasty and tried to force her back inside the car , but , apart from an elderly woman walking an equally elderly terrier along the opposite pavement , the road was deserted . |
| 26 | Incidentally , although it 's impractical for people to call Ampeg , I have a box number for anyone who might want to write to me for advice . |
| 27 | He says it 's long and slimy and hides in the water waiting for anyone who might fall in . ’ |
| 28 | Police are appealing for anyone who might have seen the red London coach on the M40 before the accident to come forward . |
| 29 | Zambia had no wish to be found out cold by someone who might discover what SHe was . |