Example sentences of "this [noun] might [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A superficial reading of this passage might suggest little practical relevance for present-day dealings in employment situations . |
| 2 | Originally it was thought that this question might provide some useful insights into possible cover to allow people to attend courses . |
| 3 | " I 'm not doubting you , but the thought struck me that a gathering of this type might attract some unwarranted attention , and perhaps encourage unwanted visitors . " |
| 4 | Somehow , the deities had to be made to appear before the worshippers , and this appearance might take many different forms . |
| 5 | This policy might have some justification if hospital long term care beds were separate from the private sector , but it carries no conviction when the NHS buys many of these patients places in the private sector . |
| 6 | This suggestion might tempt those who notice that although we do normally accept without query a person 's description of his own sensory states , we sometimes object by saying , for instance , ‘ Surely that traffic light does n't look orange to you . |
| 7 | As Susan Tiano has shown , this view might imply some contradictory sexist assumptions ( in Ruiz and Tiano , 1987 , ch.4 ) . |