Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] a [noun sg] might " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is further suggested that funding for such a programme might be available through the European Community 's information technology programmes . |
| 2 | Perhaps a study of broken or cracked objects from home or workplace could be initiated ; a suitable name for such a science might be Euteleology , from the Greek ΕυτΕλησ , meaning ‘ crummy ’ |
| 3 | One example of such a structure might be a main verb-schema ( e.g. Rumelhart & Ortony 1977 ) , with the mappings representing cases . |
| 4 | However , convictions for rape are hard to obtain and defendants very often plead not guilty when charged , so that the symbolic advantages of such a change might be achieved at the expense of even fewer convictions for the conduct concerned . |
| 5 | Though it is possible that the facts of such a case might show merely the legitimate compromise of a claim to damages , on the other hand , the facts might be such as to constitute extortion and blackmail of a serious type . |
| 6 | It was thought therefore that the increased use of such a system might lead to improvements in enforcement . |
| 7 | Quite apart from the drafting problems that would be encountered , the imposition of such a system might well be resented by sentencers who would probably not find it difficult to subvert the intended aims through a process of ‘ destructive interpretation ’ . |
| 8 | We can not tell who the members of such a union might be . |
| 9 | Although the existence of such a state might have important legal implications in cases where accidents take place , as Horne ( 1992 ) argues , such states have yet to be adequately differentiated from simple sleepiness . |
| 10 | An example of such a qualification might occur where the manufacturer promises to refund the purchase price ‘ provided the goods are first returned carriage paid to manufacturer . ’ |
| 11 | The winner of such a race might well depend on the mode of fertilization . |
| 12 | For even taking into account my employer 's generous offer to ‘ foot the bill for the gas ’ , the costs of such a trip might still come to a surprising amount considering such matters as accommodation , meals , and any small snacks I might partake of on my way . |
| 13 | It came to nothing and the two settled for the broadbrush alliance on the PowerPC RISC and the creation of Taligent Inc and Kaleida Inc , but it now seems clear that the idea of the big one still appeals to John Sculley , and according to the Independent on Sunday , Sculley was very much considered as the successor to John Akers , but his terms were that IBM sell the mainframe business and merge with Apple to create a profitable $30,000m a year company , and the courage of the outside directors failed them when they considered what announcement of such a deal might do to the IBM share price . |
| 14 | Can I ask you Professor Lock to say a little about what you consider the housing implications of such a policy might be ? |
| 15 | An example of such a statement might be , " For me life simply has no meaning " , or , " Even when I am enjoying myself I often feel that I do n't belong " . |
| 16 | In this concluding section I would like to consider , specifically in relation to the peace-tax issue , what the prospects of such a strategy might be , in the light of experience gained elsewhere in these other fields . |
| 17 | The care provided in such a unit might look something like the list that follows . |
| 18 | On 7 June an emergency meeting of the NSFU Executive was held at which Father Charles Hopkins , standing in for the absent Havelock Wilson , pointed out the disastrous financial effects which participation in such a stoppage might have on the union and the peril in which it might stand in respect of its hard won provincial settlements . |
| 19 | It is logical to ask whether attenuation of soft X-rays in such a wind might account for the dividing line . |
| 20 | The fate awaiting someone pitched from his horse in such a place might be blood-poisoning , ‘ being dreadfully venom 'd by rolling in slake ’ , as William Hall put it in his nineteenth-century fen doggerel . |
| 21 | Approximations to such a process might occur if the environment changes slowly with high predictability and where tight control can be exercised centrally . |
| 22 | At eleven a child might transfer to a grammar or central ( technical trade ) school or remain in a ‘ reorganised secondary school ’ . |