Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | no , makes them think they might come up do you want some porridge , mummy do you some porridge ? |
| 2 | But what , he thought , as he closed the door behind him , did they think she might have been saying ? |
| 3 | They say we might get to have one . |
| 4 | Boys seem to make an effort only if they are going into a situation where they know they might meet someone they fancy , whereas lots of girls I know will put on make-up just to go to the local shop ! |
| 5 | He 's in the sixth form , working for his A-levels , and they reckon he might go to Oxford . ’ |
| 6 | That little mark on her arm … they reckon it might have been an injection ! ’ |
| 7 | In his wake were two older men in crumpled uniforms , unshaven clumsy fellows , carrying their rifles gingerly as if they feared they might go off unexpectedly . |
| 8 | After the performance , they felt they might have found someone who could fit the part . |
| 9 | I did n't think anyone was aware of my leg ; I do limp , but for all they knew I might have just tripped over a plug or something . |
| 10 | after three or four years they thought they might move so , we said well take out a P S P cos that provides a savings vehicle , and if you do move you can use that as part of the mortgage increase . |
| 11 | They should be able to hold prices and they certainly should n't got up by as much as they thought they might have to put them up . |
| 12 | Say they needed it at eight , they thought they might need it at eight o'clock and then turned out they did n't , because one body else came in the restaurant , then they 'd just stick that in the fridge over night , and put it out the next morning . |
| 13 | And that 's how it started and it was really just you know we said we 'd do a bit of fund raising and I think the men were pretty sceptical of you know they thi they thought we might fight over the first tin of beans or whatever . |
| 14 | Each day Tim spent in hospital they thought he might survive , but tests showed the opposite . |
| 15 | There was also there a vociferous ( John and later said they thought he might have been drunk ) Russian , about 35–40 who is currently on a short term study period at Florence University into the history of space travel and aeronautics . |
| 16 | But folk here were eager to let you into their neighbour 's secrets , particularly if they thought it might distract your attention from their own . |
| 17 | For a long time they thought it might have been dysentery , but thank goodness it did n't turn out to be that serious . |
| 18 | One local resident commented at the time , ‘ Possibly this area may have been picked because they think they might meet least resistance from a depopulated area ’ . |
| 19 | In fact , those who most seem to be themselves appear to me people impersonating what they think they might like to be , believe they ought to be , or wish to be taken to be by whoever is setting standards . |
| 20 | You 're not taken to the same wing because they think you might fight again . |
| 21 | They think it might speed his recovery . |
| 22 | They see the crime and the violence and the misery , and they shake and tremble because they think it might happen to them . |
| 23 | They think he might head back here . |
| 24 | Although he clearly wants to walk off the boat , the ambulance crew scramble on board and clamp him onto a stretcher , so firmly that I wonder if they think he might punch them . |
| 25 | The only thing I might not , it 'cause they said they might make one with a C D R O M drive . |
| 26 | They said I might have to go down to the police station and be interviewed there later in their inquiries . |