Example sentences of "we might [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Was it your impression , ’ he asked Meh'Lindi , ‘ that Carnelian was performing a lightning calculation as to whether we might stand any chance of still saving Stalinvast if we jumped back into normal space ? ’ |
| 2 | As Foresman ( 1986 ) suggests , we might expect remote sensing technology to play a major role . |
| 3 | Thus , using a plural in a continuation based on the verb + with conditions , where we might expect some sort of strain , does indeed produce a reliably higher number of continuations using both . |
| 4 | Not surprisingly these features are principally confined to the cities of the province , though we might expect some form of provision at those sites where water transport clearly played a part in moving bulky products like building stone or pottery ( p. 43 ) . |
| 5 | The net effect will vary according to the cost conditions within the particular industry under consideration , and within the real world we might expect considerable variation from one industry to another . |
| 6 | We might do one day or see |
| 7 | Er well y yes , they 'll be running at a loss right through until we eventually fix the prices for the whole programme and er hopefully the if they do it very efficiently we might make some profit . |
| 8 | Marx himself did , however , leave some basic clues as to how we might achieve this kind of understanding of the state . |
| 9 | Here we might examine another layer of the onion . |
| 10 | Can you give us any idea of the the time scale of when we might learn that decision ? |
| 11 | ' ’ We might say that democracy , at this stage , is preferable to any current dictatorship and to many periods of absolutism in the past . |
| 12 | If we try to put that description more concretely , we might describe essay- writing as involving a standardised , written variety of language which seeks to communicate clearly while following academic conventions . |
| 13 | We might imagine that access to housing would be equal for men and women , since they most often share this in the marital home . |
| 14 | Another angle from which we might attempt conceptual clarification of the issues is to ask : what are the goals of a pragmatic theory ? |
| 15 | With older children we might spend some time discussing this ( perhaps wondering if the giant would ever let us get near enough to open his mouth and clean his teeth for him ) ; with this age group , however , I immediately enthuse about the idea : " Right , that 's really good . |
| 16 | Well , the thing is what 's happening , I thought we might spend some time on if wanted , what I wanted to do was to be sure in my own mind that by the second week I could put up a master sheet with all the headings of what you were doing , that 's got ta be done . |
| 17 | I found it supremely restful to talk to her , and when we finally parted I told her I hoped we might see each other again some time . |
| 18 | P T O I suppose it 's unlikely that I 'll ever see you again but we might see each other at William 's or something and if you ever need to speak to me for some reason you can call me at school |
| 19 | I believe it is quite possible that within the next few years we might see European legislation which will not only follow that of the UK in prohibiting lead fishing weights but also outlaw the use of lead in cartridges . |
| 20 | If we really knew what caused actual cases of electrical breakdown or even simple cracking in plastic articles , we might save much frustration , and economic waste in the way of articles sent back . |
| 21 | If we were n't so enamoured with fresh food images , we might get better quality , argues Derek Cooper |
| 22 | We might get that information through you . |
| 23 | We might get paid release we might not erm and I think we 're gon na have to leave it and make some further enquiries and get back . |
| 24 | We might get killed deid . ’ |
| 25 | meeting with the Education Department and Senior English Inspector once a year to account ( financially ) for what we are doing and to try to bargain for what we might get next year … |
| 26 | We might get this piano lesson done soon . |
| 27 | However , although he says this , partly to emphasise that the truth of the matter is quite independent of the question whether we know it , it would seem reasonable to expect that , if there is a real truth here into which we might have rational insight , careful attention to just what is at issue will bring about convergence . |
| 28 | Just as we might have black hair and brown eyes , we bear the characteristics of our job . |
| 29 | We seek to rid ourselves of the awful thought that we might have some responsibility for what has happened . |
| 30 | Instead he said , ‘ I was going to ask you if we might have some breakfast . |