Example sentences of "[coord] might [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If the makeup of the whole of a person 's being was represented by a frozen block of egg yolks and whites ( colour coded — dyed different colours ) then any other person wishing to investigate and make conscious or broadcast his feelings upon this being might have to take a sample or sliver through the block or might collect a number of such slivers , some from other people 's different angle scanning of that being , then I would suggest that the picture of flat slivers built up would in no way give the many complex proportions of shapes originally in the block . |
2 | As Lord Wilberforce said , the GLC might direct fares to be raised or services to be adjusted ; or might make a grant to the LTE . |
3 | Summary In this chapter , we have suggested that literary essays have a characteristic style or voice which is different from the way you talk or might narrate a story or write a letter . |
4 | Qualifications disqualify the person from being considered ( e.g. on the grounds that they will become easily bored or might become a trouble maker ) . |
5 | The computer could offer suggestions , e.g. " There are eleven ____ in a team " , or might produce a list of words containing one the child has n't tried . |
6 | The trustee could with good reason contest the beneficiary 's claim , and might stand a chance of success . |
7 | Finance Minister Itzhak Moda'i warned that the government spending required to finance Sharon 's scheme would cause a massive expansion in the budget deficit , and might trigger a return to the high inflation of the early 1980s . |
8 | Lunch will be fairly small and might feature a salad or small sandwich with a low-fat filling , or yogurt and fruit . |
9 | Bean was a boy of wit and resource , and might find a way of deliverance . |
10 | And one prominent Church of England member , Social Security Minister Ann Widdecombe , 45 , immediately announced that she had quit , and might become a Catholic instead . |
11 | If there is something of real interest to us , but we are n't ready to do a deal , we keep in touch and might fund a demo tape or some rehearsal time . ’ |
12 | A tribe living near the shore might wonder at this evidence of sorting or arrangement in the world , and might develop a myth to account for it , perhaps attributing it to a Great Spirit in the sky with a tidy mind and a sense of order . |