Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pron] might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As yet , no one was prepared to worry about what might happen in the distant future . |
| 2 | Your students may have seen you play a sequence without sound then rewind for a second viewing , or pause to speculate about what might happen next . |
| 3 | I could not fail to speculate about what might have happened had Leslie remained in his original regiment . |
| 4 | Professor Hoskins was right to reflect on what might have happened if parliamentary enclosure had taken place today . |
| 5 | ENGLAND B were left to reflect on what might have been after missing a couple of vital tackles in their 20-16 defeat at the hands of South Africa at Bristol . |
| 6 | Walking towards it , he yawned again , and hoped he was n't too exhausted to cope with whatever might follow Alexandra 's arrival in his flat . |
| 7 | She had tried hard not to think about what might happen to them when the men returned , but , as evening began to draw in , panic fluttered in her chest . |
| 8 | To be honest , I ca n't bear to think about what might happen myself . ’ |
| 9 | She has encouraged me to talk about what happened before I got to that stage , and to think about what might have led up to it . |
| 10 | He said he was n't going to think about who might win , or what score would be required . |
| 11 | Folly shook her head , trying resolutely not to think of what might have been . |
| 12 | Leicester , scoring only once more despite concerted attacks , were left to ponder on what might have been . |
| 13 | The Committee was generally critical of the universities ' past role , and clearly hoped that the CNAA might be persuaded to take on what might prove to be a very substantial validating function . |
| 14 | Meanwhile conscious awareness is freed to survey the landscape , to plan a route , to talk with fellow cyclists , or to dream on what might have been or what once was . |
| 15 | As coachloads of pensioners arrived at Westminster from around the country on a suitably chilly day to protest about what might happen to their heating bills when V A T's introduced . |
| 16 | Not entirely ; to begin with we might take a pragmatic line in the light of new knowledge about the long-term effects of such treatment on a child 's subsequent development . |