Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [pron] might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , even if you inherit some spreadsheets from this person that 's left , that 's useful knowledge because you do n't have to spend time searching for whoever might have created this spreadsheet . |
| 2 | But a man could go nuts sitting around wondering about what might happen . |
| 3 | She knew she 'd be happier with a specific task to take her mind off things rather than just sitting about waiting for whatever might happen next , even if it was only the passing of time . |
| 4 | All around them people sat on their boxes and held on to precious bundles , patiently waiting for whatever might happen next . |
| 5 | Everyone 's waiting for what might happen with arts subsidies . |
| 6 | I was for resolving this phenomenon into ship-wrecks , and supposing that they might have been flung on these coasts out of some unhappy vessels ; but this solution of mine is absolutely denied , from the frequency and regularity of the appearance of these seeds . " |
| 7 | I was for resolving this phenomenon into ship-wrecks , and supposing that they might have been flung on these coasts out of some unhappy vessels ; but this solution of mine is absolutely denied , from the frequency and regularity of the appearance of these seeds . " |
| 8 | You see if I now pack those clubs like that you 've got an ace of clubs , yeah , so sometimes when there 's a deal coming off you might draw |
| 9 | Co-operating with him might lead to a sell-out before they had even started . |
| 10 | A House have been the recipients of the kind of underwhelming apathy that would lead most bands to go back to their day jobs and while away their evening swilling pints In The Norseman , mulling over what might have been . |
| 11 | I believe that the Hon. Gentleman is talking about what might have been within the scope of new clause 6 had Mr. [ Mr. Deputy Speaker ] |
| 12 | I was keeping a glass of chablis company the other day with Jonathan Hayden and Fiona Brownlee from Pavilion Books , and we got talking about what might have happened in grown-up life to the heroes and heroines of the children 's books of our youth . |
| 13 | Of course , I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech . |
| 14 | To misuse the cliche , the only game in town last week was speculating on who might succeed John Akers as chief executive of IBM Corp . |
| 15 | I am pleased that when it came to the crunch I tried to help the people calling for help instead of thinking about what might happen . |
| 16 | To engage in activities defined as ‘ craft ’ without thinking about it might appear to be a merry dance but the sludge is always there to be slipped up in . |
| 17 | For a long while she stayed there without moving , her mind filled with the dull ache of loss and of longing for what might have been . |
| 18 | Working with what might appear an impossible topic , Kathleen Meyer shows what a master can achieve . |