Example sentences of "any [noun] [pers pn] might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can take any debts you might have on to my books and raise the money I need to start the business off , but I must tell you one thing , ’ Emily said , ‘ I am not rich , do n't make that mistake , I need the business to succeed or I 'm finished . ’ |
| 2 | in other words if you read it without any experience you might start thinking that it 's giving you a vision of the real heaven where as it 's just symbolic |
| 3 | But any hope he might have had of sliding his arm round her and trying a tentative first kiss on the drive home was scotched when she fell asleep the moment she got into the car . |
| 4 | Fortunately her husband was in a good position financially , and so any money she might have earned was not essential to boost the family budget . |
| 5 | As to ( c ) , Tindal C.J. thought that where C refused to deliver up the goods or to answer A's demand , ‘ a jury might be induced to presume a conversion from such silence , or at any rate the owner might in such case enter and take his property subject to the payment of any damage he might commit . ’ |
| 6 | in case it has any bearing on any difficulty you might have in the future so he 's to go down |
| 7 | I felt that any response I might make to this sad ending would be inadequate to the occasion . |
| 8 | But soon he is forced by famine to go down to Egypt , and when he is about to cross the border he resorts to a ploy which knocks him straight off any pedestal we might have erected for him . |
| 9 | Thus it was hoped that they would seize any opportunity of increasing awareness and understanding of mental frailty in old age , among professionals , lay carers and local people in such a way as to increase people 's sympathy and confidence in any contacts they might have with elderly mentally frail people . |
| 10 | With his admirable powers of persuasion , and perhaps the Darwin connection , Gould managed to enlist some of the crew : the Commander , Rear-Admiral Stokes , a Mr Dring , and , in particular , Dr Benjamin Bynoe , who promised to surrender to Gould any birds they might collect on the voyage for naming and describing . |
| 11 | Thus , if a person is given a drug which gets rid of any resistance he/she might have had to being taken into captivity , then , in a very strong sense , his/her autonomy has been violated . |
| 12 | As you hold the Chalice , become aware of any resistance you might have to drinking from it . |
| 13 | This auditor is about to lose any advantage he might have . |
| 14 | Best to say nothing , perhaps — and she watched him pick up his hat and dash off to save McAllister from any dragons she might meet between Vetch Street and the rectory . |
| 15 | but does n't that bring us back you see to clause nine , erm , is , is , is that a clause which erm which you 're , you 're suggesting is anti competitive because er agents might compete with er each other as to what if any funds they might want to pull down , or |
| 16 | As I told you I think I have made observations which lead me to conclude that there are not only high but fertile lands on the verge of our intertropical Regions , and arguing from the Character of the Ranges here I should not be surprised to find in the more distant parts of the Continent , a Country vying with America in richness of Natural products , and I have very little doubts but that the discoveries to be made would amply repay the government any outlay it might make . |
| 17 | Rational people will predict them and thereby annul any effect they might have on real variables . |
| 18 | As a result local authorities have been requested to take into consideration the following Code of Practice : ‘ Control of Smells from the Animal Waste Processing Industry ’ when contemplating any action they might take in order to reduce odour nuisance , and to be aware of the Reports of the Working Party on the Suppression of Odours from Offensive and Selected Other Trades , which gives guidance on the best practicable means for dealing with odours . |
| 19 | There was only time to whisper his name before his lips claimed hers in a kiss of such tenderness and passion that her doubts were scattered along with any inhibitions she might have been harbouring . |
| 20 | Even if I allow him to scribble down a few paragraphs of his own fiction ( and I do not see why I should ) it still follows that any words he might write must in the first instance be composed by me . |
| 21 | It was what actors call a total ‘ corpse ’ , and , although they managed to get through to the end of the play , any tension they might have built up was dissipated . |
| 22 | His husky moan of arousal as she placed her hands on his warm chest shattered the last remnants of any uncertainty she might have felt , and her arms closed about him as she revelled in the hard pressure of Ross 's body , the slight roughness of his masculine jaw as her silk gown was torn away and he pressed his burning lips to the soft , fragrant valley between her full breasts . |
| 23 | ‘ That was different , ’ he told her grandly , and resumed , ‘ While ensuring that my secretary had enough work to keep him fully occupied for the whole of that weekend , and not really expecting you would have any need to contact him , I instructed Lubor Ondrus to give you any assistance you might require should a problem arise . ’ |
| 24 | In Jones ( M ) v Jones ( R R ) [ 1971 ] 1 WLR 840 an agreed court order said that the liquidator of a company was to appoint any expert he might select to value the company 's machinery . |
| 25 | ( The concessions related to the defendant 's entitlement to make use of any recollection they might have of the names and addresses of the plaintiff 's customers as well as the most convenient routes by which the premises of such customers could be reached . |
| 26 | Towards the end of the Summer term it 's common practice in most schools to invite the parents of the new intake of children to visit the school to explain the routines and organisation , to give them a chance to meet the teachers and also to provide an opportunity for them to share any concerns they might have . |
| 27 | In particular , it wanted to make sure that auditors told it promptly of any concerns they might have about a banking client . |
| 28 | She had the feeling that at any second he might get up and walk around her , judging her from all angles in much the same manner as one assessed the points of a horse , and she lifted her chin , staring at him coolly . |
| 29 | — any second she might walk in … |
| 30 | It would be the perfect private situation in which Tim might be ready to explain himself , and Oliver would be there to witness any confession he might make . |