Example sentences of "[noun sg] might [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What reply might be given to all this ? |
| 2 | in whom the power to discontinue any criminal proceedings at any stage before judgment is delivered is vested by section 94(3) ( c ) of the Constitution of Jamaica , considered that the plea of guilty to manslaughter should not have been accepted and decided to discontinue the proceedings in this case in order that the defendant might be charged with the murder on a fresh indictment . |
| 3 | The same sentiment appears in Lagunas Nitrate Company v Lagunas Syndicate , where it is suggested , somewhat eccentrically , that effect might be given to it by allowing the directors to plead the defence of volenti non fit iniuria . |
| 4 | The group reviewed evidence that the warming effect might be delayed by the high levels of sulphur dioxide present in the atmosphere as a result of industrial pollution , on account of the gas 's property of reflecting some of the sun 's incoming heat . |
| 5 | Sharing a common modality may be enough to produce generalization decrement and thus , according to the account presented above , an overshadowing effect might be expected with these stimuli . |
| 6 | This coherent programme might be compared with modern sociology , much of which is sufficiently concerned with empirical data to satisfy the falsificationist if not the inductivist criteria of good science and yet fails miserably to emulate the success of physics . |
| 7 | However , we are equally conscious that some colleges may find the pace of development too slow for their needs and are concerned to explore ways in which some of the aims of the Programme might be accelerated for those colleges which wish to develop their provision rapidly . |
| 8 | A parish used to simple ways of ceremony might be confronted with a new vicar who suddenly elaborated the ritual ; or the opposite . |
| 9 | Alternatively , if lifts and hoists etc. are capable of operation from ground level it may be possible to develop the means by which the progress and success of fire fighting might be judged by infra-red scanners mounted on them and providing readings or other indications to the control point . |
| 10 | Thus something of the effect of using " the " with postgraduate study might be seen in the following ( still slightly unidiomatic ) example : Of the two phases of study which I want to pursue , I want to undertake the postgraduate study in Britain and the undergraduate study in America . |
| 11 | Alternatively , the volume of data can be restricted by selecting a specific archaeological period or group of periods — the study might be confined to prehistoric archaeology world-wide , for example . |
| 12 | ( 4 ) Sentences that you think might be illuminating in later study might be underlined in green . |
| 13 | Similarly , the suppressed sadist who exercises the inclination by verbal humiliation might be thought of as needing to dominate , while the one who by word and action emotionally breaks down the victim as a person might be destructive . |
| 14 | A loss might be made on this transaction , but such a loss would be preferable to the total abandonment of one 's savings or wealth , which would in any case have still had a value as bullion . |
| 15 | Thus high rates of job loss might be expected in areas where there is a high rate of technological innovation , but this may also be associated with an equally high rate of job creation . |
| 16 | He was unable to comment on questions about whether an IRA cell might be operating in the area . |
| 17 | As Hill ( 1983 , p. 124 ) observes , the ‘ attacks on Quangos have obscured , rather than illuminated , the serious issue of how ministerial patronage might be replaced by alternative selection procedures , and how these bodies might be made more accountable , without losing that very semi-independence which was a major reason for establishing them in the first place ’ . |
| 18 | This research will also consider how far young children 's social behaviour with peers encourages collaborative working at computers and , then , how far an individual 's self perception might be influenced by such focused collaborations . |
| 19 | The alternative might be to arrange with your bank manager to transfer these funds into a separate account in your sister 's name , er … before … while you are still , er … in a position to do so . |
| 20 | ( A better alternative might be to travel by rail or plane to L'Orient , 30 miles west , and rent a car . ) |
| 21 | Alternatively something of a ritual might be made of inviting friends round to watch a particular programme . |
| 22 | Some observers speculated that the surprisingly high level of ozone depletion might be linked to aerosols from the eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano . |
| 23 | The issue which divided public opinion largely revolved around the ineffectiveness of the prison system and the ease with which convicts could bamboozle prison chaplains into believing that their characters had been reformed , thus securing their release on ‘ ticket-of-leave ’ , and there was little room fur the idea that the roots of crime might be found in social conditions . |
| 24 | PEOPLE know , in advance , that their already high workload might be increased during a particular period , so they can plan accordingly ? |
| 25 | There was a tangle of dark golden hair ; it was not rough and harsh but silken , as if the true eagleblood might be centred between his legs … |
| 26 | Outside Ulster , the proposed force might be regarded as a return of the B Specials . |
| 27 | The matter of the paper is to present those areas of AI ( some would say that is too parochial and what I shall put forward belongs more generally to Computer Science ) where a mechanical analogue of consciousness might be sought in the future , and to argue that they are not the obvious places , and have not been subjected to much philosophical investigation . |
| 28 | This meal of horse might be compared to the draught of air that a drowning man who has fought his way to the surface manages to inhale before being whirled down into the depths again . |
| 29 | Before making the offer it will be necessary to identify all the consents , clearances and notifications which will be required in relation to both the target company and the bidder : ( 1 ) If the takeover falls within the criteria for possible reference to a merger control authority ( eg under the FTA or the Merger Regulation ) then confidential guidance might be sought from , or pre-notification required to be made to , the relevant competent authority ( see Chapter 19 ) . |
| 30 | The teacher 's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard . |