Example sentences of "might [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Companies which make first-use plastic might prefer recycled plastic to be used in opening up new markets , rather than competing with their products - for example , by substituting for timber . |
| 2 | Certainly her main reason for accepting the post had nothing to do with the actual work involved , but the hope that closer acquaintance with him might throw some light on Elise 's baffling death . |
| 3 | Although she spoke lightly , she realized that out of this fantastic scheme they might evolve some means of making a livelihood , and her spirits rose , so that she forgot her disturbing discovery . |
| 4 | Moreover , he says , Delta 's haemoglobin is guaranteed to be free of the viruses that could contaminate the blood-derived product , and of any residual matter from the blood cells that might trigger allergic reactions in patients . |
| 5 | Sir Leon was defending the compromise proposal that emerged at a meeting of the Community 's industry ministers this week , whereby the Commission might grant temporary exemptions to countries facing problems in opening their markets . |
| 6 | Ageist policies are sometimes advocated on the basis of compassionate and humanitarian concerns — perhaps one might regard this stance as reasoned ageism . |
| 7 | But also that any who might peruse this essay from a research perspective will feel that I have not been too cavalier in the implications that I draw from the results of their studies . |
| 8 | Furthermore , she had grown to be grateful for the fact that their lives had drifted irretrievably apart , and she had prayed that things might stay that way for ever . |
| 9 | It feels almost as though it might stay this way for ever . ’ |
| 10 | We once bought underwear at Marks & Spencer , too , but it shrunk quite a bit , which might explain certain aspects of Mrs Thatcher 's personality . |
| 11 | One alternative explanation was put forward in terms of attention focusing which might explain both effects in terms of feelings of risk . |
| 12 | Ministers would be angry , too — which might explain any reluctance on Mr MacGregor 's part to push for morning sittings . |
| 13 | It is just conceivable that the Inland Revenue , thicketed about with legislation and case law , might think these provisions of the Income Tax Acts had some concern for a transaction of that nature , but that is hardly a view which could be shared by one who got out and looked at the wood as a whole . |
| 14 | In the years since 1945 , Japan , unlike many other industrial nations , has received few immigrants whose presence might modify this sense of ‘ being Japanese ’ . |
| 15 | If it comes to be feared that the defence might make procedural capital from such inconsistencies , which is out of all proportion to their factual significance , a tendency might develop to iron out inconsistencies regarded as minor or marginal , thus weakening the re-investigation process . |
| 16 | Remove rude jokes and deliberate sexual innuendos , and also watch out for unintended double entendres which might make inebriated members of the audience laugh when you are being serious and sincere . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe one day , if things keep going well for me , I might make that sort of money . |
| 18 | One possibility is that the sentences simply invoke mental associations , in the way that hearing , say , the word prognosis might make one think of hospitals But here that does not seem to be the case . |
| 19 | It might make artistic sense for the gallery to borrow some key picture to enhance the look of an exhibition , but a picture which is not for sale is an expensive use of wall space . |
| 20 | The second question is the second certainly made by the Noble Earl was that the Department of Transport were urgently examining the situation , I trust with the Home Office at the same time and I would suggest that we might in fact discuss this matter if I might make er if I might make this suggestion to the Noble Earl , between now and the report stage , so that this matter can be clarified but I am sure that he will understand that we would not in fact be er feel able to erm ignore this issue er in the period between the beginning of the committee stage today and the third reading of this Bill , we do expect Government amendments to be introduced . |
| 21 | The Bank Might Make Direct Loans to its Securities Division |
| 22 | The Exercises were ill-received , and Gassendi seems to have decided that he might make more headway against the Aristotelians by systematically presenting an alternative point of view , rather than by direct argument against them . |
| 23 | You might make more profit with your proposal , but the security is less . ’ |
| 24 | Otherwise defender Darren Wassall may begin to wonder if he might make more money by doing something else at Wembley tomorrow . |
| 25 | staff-student liaison committees might make more use of the findings of questionnaires to enhance their effectiveness . |
| 26 | THE WORLD 'S Olympic athletes were last night forced to take second place here … snubbed so that TV might make another extravaganza of the closing ceremony . |
| 27 | Some people who have fewer external commitments ( single , unemployed , or self-employed individuals , for example ) might make less use of normal time-cues and their rhythms might even come closer to a 25-hour free-running period . |
| 28 | This name suggested that the capital 's citizens might make some use of it . |
| 29 | ‘ It might make interesting reading for the over 30 sporting population , ’ he says . |
| 30 | erm I sometimes feel erm that erm in fact = it would be a good idea when I see people doing things which I regard as immediately dangerous , but I think it might make considerable difficulties for the relationship between the police and the motoring public which erm are already at times very strained , and I 'm not sure , for some of the reasons erm that Norbert has suggested , that it 's erm necessarily a very erm happy system . |