Example sentences of "might [verb] [det] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The newcomer might diagnose that money mattered . |
| 2 | Should we wonder that they might influence some children to think that the real world is all like that ? |
| 3 | You might think many people buy it as a coffee table book , but they do n't . |
| 4 | Perhaps it might make more sense to restrict people to a fixed number of pets . |
| 5 | towards crime prevention on the other hand it might make some people realise that if they 're no longer a scheme then they do n't get the er the |
| 6 | so , erm I hope that , that might make few people visit , but then as I said also in it , you ca n't force people to go to the theatre if they do n't want |
| 7 | That one or two might make enough money to pass as legitimately successful , but that most would go on hoping for and talking about the ‘ up for none touch ’ that was just around the corner if only this and that fell into place until they became little more than saloon-bar bores . |
| 8 | We would appeal to anyone who thinks they might know these bikers to come forward . ’ |
| 9 | More expensive wheeled models are available and are easier to handle , but they might need more room to manoeuvre . |
| 10 | As far as the food is concerned , you might consider some formula based on costs since this is widely understood and accepted . |
| 11 | First that , in the absence of special strengths , and on the basis of external restraints , we might expect such companies to perform worse than a plc . |
| 12 | Having seen that there is an a priori case for some governmental interference , we will pass on in chapter 3 to applications of the theory of the firm to regulated situations — how we might expect such firms to behave . |
| 13 | However , one might expect such opportunities to become more widespread as the number of such children supported in mainstream continues to grow . |
| 14 | If , however , the vertical axis is defined as attainable competitive strength , then one might expect most investment to take place in the top left corner . |
| 15 | ‘ even if Mr. Shephard had exercised some dominating influence over her , there is no evidence to show that the bank knew that he would or might bring such influence to bear , or that they used Mr. Shephard in order that he should exert pressure on his wife … |
| 16 | Early reports that the technically more complex distal splenorenal shunt might prevent this complication have not unfortunately been confirmed by subsequent experience . |
| 17 | Yet even on this issue we must be cautious : marriage was an irrevocable step ; though death almost as often and as rapidly parted married couples in the twelfth century as it does in the twentieth , a prince might well take careful thought before he threw the dice , just as , even then , a prudent man might spend many years looking for the woman of his choice . |
| 18 | Sometimes I continue yesterday 's painting or I start a new work , often it is an idea I have thought about from the studio , or I might spend some time looking through sketch books . |
| 19 | With older children we might spend some time discussing this ( perhaps wondering if the giant would ever let us get near enough to open his mouth and clean his teeth for him ) ; with this age group , however , I immediately enthuse about the idea : " Right , that 's really good . |
| 20 | In retrospect , does the Prime Minister agree that he might spend less time talking up false economic dawns and more time taking action for economic recovery ? |
| 21 | You might use such money to buy or lease land , and so increase the holding you had inherited . |
| 22 | Were we opting for a single messy fish ( for which a two foot tank is probably not adequate anyway ) we might use both uplifts to increase the flow throughout the gravel . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought you might like some home produce , ’ he said . |
| 24 | The ‘ Adults Learning ’ session with me in March will help marry some of the theory of adult education to the Medau teaching method — this has been part of the Teacher Training Course for some time , and we thought that some of you who have been qualified a little longer might like some theory to back up your practical experience . |
| 25 | Clearly the review might shift this balance making pensions the obvious target . |
| 26 | Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute , who also favours increasing the exemption , accepts that it might take many years to reverse the effects of its shrinkage . |
| 27 | I listened with great fascination to the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington ( Mr. Dicks ) , thinking that he might take this opportunity to tell the House about his relationship with Professor Bedi , who is now awaiting trial in Brixton prison . |
| 28 | The historian of the future might be able to reconstitute all the documents mentioning a particular subject in an automated PRO but the manner in which they inter-relate might take some time to unravel . |
| 29 | This simple enquiry , which a user may feel' ought to have an immediate response , might take some seconds to process . |
| 30 | But oh , if I might have this ability to impart the Holy Spirit ! |