Example sentences of "he might [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | He might last ten years … might last ten months or days . ’ |
2 | A week later , magistrates gave him bail , despite police fears that he might commit further offences . |
3 | He said that he might acquire new obligations . |
4 | Nobody could deny Mr Gummer this small triumph , but he might make more friends if he did n't always insist on making such a meal of it . |
5 | Despite everything he 'd said to the contrary , he might retain tender feelings for Doreen , and the fear of this caused jealousy to writhe and twist in Lucy 's mind until her face became pale and her hands shook . |
6 | Like others in his position he might get casual jobs carrying bags of maize meal for customers at nearby shops . |
7 | He had long ago realised that if he was going to find any clues to the whereabouts of the Way Out , the location or identity of the Key , there was a good chance he might get some ideas from that type of writing . |
8 | As a family man , he might have other priorities in his life now but his great motivation is to prove he 's been prematurely written off . |
9 | Keep him laughing and he might have second thoughts about eating you ! |
10 | For the next two years his health remained stable although the hospital had told us he might have more mini-strokes . |
11 | But he might have some ideas . ’ |
12 | He might have some ideas about what she should do next . |
13 | He might have sexual desires , he might find certain people attractive . |
14 | He might take three weeks off after a really hard fight , otherwise he 's back in the gym after three days . ’ |
15 | Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’ |
16 | But on day-to-day issues or on detailed matters where the minister would not be authorized to intervene by the relevant act , however much he might discuss these points on an informal basis and influence the actions of the board , Parliament can do nothing . |
17 | He might practise controlled movements involving bending his knee , or bending and straightening his arm . |