Example sentences of "might [vb infin] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dressmakers who might prefer to sell a valuable piece of material rather than settle for the modest profit of making it into a dress . |
| 2 | Otherwise , there is a danger that a parent company might prefer to close a small or isolated branch or site rather than incur investment costs in making reasonable accommodation or , alternatively , might argue that compliance with reasonable accommodation will result in job losses . |
| 3 | I said she might 've sent a full packet give one to Barry , one to Rhys and one to Cerys but there was only two |
| 4 | I 've always , I might 've had a little moan , but I 've always to myself |
| 5 | People might 've messed around with it by putting this overhead profit to risk , they might 've put a negative er element in there , er they might 've put a high-cost element in there , they might put nought in there , so it 's very difficult to recognise that , that bill rates er from the labour , or the labour from the bill rate , there is n't a standard relationship , nowhere near . |
| 6 | People might 've messed around with it by putting this overhead profit to risk , they might 've put a negative er element in there , er they might 've put a high-cost element in there , they might put nought in there , so it 's very difficult to recognise that , that bill rates er from the labour , or the labour from the bill rate , there is n't a standard relationship , nowhere near . |
| 7 | You might think opening a new gentleman 's outfitters in Savile Row is like taking coal to Newcastle . |
| 8 | They are of no real value , although a Cleric might want to take a heretical work for the restricted library of his temple — this is quite acceptable . |
| 9 | An observational study of a production line , say , although it might want to talk a great deal about the alienative effects of such work , could not make use of an attitude scale in the way that a questionnaire study might . |
| 10 | I mean she she might want to buy a nice desk . |
| 11 | Presumably there 's so many songs in your repertoire that you you 've no need really to get a new one er you as artists might want to get a new one but you 've got so many er evergreens I mean you could go on for ever with just the evergreens could n't you ? |
| 12 | This might include offering a verbal report to a staff meeting or circulating a short written report , asking pupils to identify any pieces of information they would like brought back from the secondment , or giving a talk to a tutor group . |
| 13 | But , in the Hallowe'en Novices ' Chase he might need to eat a whole mine , to beat Dusty Miller , another Festival scorer . |
| 14 | You might consider getting a local electrician or TV repair man to take a look at these before sending the computer away for a specialist repair shop 's attention . |
| 15 | If the security services are hit by defence cuts , maybe even James Bond might consider buying a new more affordable Aston Martin . |
| 16 | There are several other winter flowers , such as snowdrops and similar bulbs , that can also be pressed with pleasing results , so you might consider keeping a particular area of your garden solely for winter pressing . |
| 17 | If you have inherited patio doors from the previous owner and it would be too expensive to replace them , you might consider having a sliding grille fitted behind the doors , which can be pulled across and locked when you are out . |
| 18 | The great man might expect to play a major part in the design of the building , as Maxwell did when the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge was built following his appointment in 1871 , as the first professor of experimental physics . |
| 19 | To get the whole story , though , you need to raise the bonnet because there , nestling in the space where you might expect to find a nice , sensible Marks & Spencer diesel , there is a 4.3 litre V6 motor , which , for good measure , is turbocharged and intercooled . |
| 20 | A 400-year-old school for boys in Shrewsbury is hardly the place you might expect to find a true example of hi-tech living . |
| 21 | Observing the statute book alone might appear to depict a massive reinforcement of the agency model of central-local financial relationships but practical outcomes are perhaps more suggestive of power-dependency . |
| 22 | With hindsight , bearing in mind particularly the fatal events leading to Munich and the Second World War , Nizan 's gloomy prognostication might appear to have a certain validity . |
| 23 | You might choose to repeat a chosen word or phrase , gently returning to it whenever your mind wanders ; or concentrate on your breathing ; or ‘ watch ’ your thoughts as they drift like clouds through your mind ; or contemplate a theme ; or embark on a visual-experiential journey to the inner realms . |
| 24 | For example , you might choose to bake a low-sugar sponge cake . |
| 25 | Erm you earn commission by taking clients who might spend say a hundred thousand pounds on business travel , whether it be flights trains |
| 26 | An advertisement in the Afterwards Advertiser for ghosts who might like to join a haunting group . |
| 27 | Not Tristan though , who might like to flirt a little and might not run too fast should he be himself pursued but who was certainly no beast of prey . |
| 28 | I had been employed at Jersey House for about two and a half years when I was approached to see if I might like to do a little cleaning work to earn some overtime . |
| 29 | We would be interested to hear from any other Hotels or Conferences in the Midlands who might like to discuss a similar project . |
| 30 | In addition to deleting anything in bad or questionable taste , you might like to add a national , regional or personal dimension to a good joke . |