Example sentences of "might [vb infin] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So smooth is the power delivery of the turbo that many drivers might think it a conventional engine . |
| 2 | As a young man I believe that the purpose of painting was to make something took real , and I have never abandoned the idea , even if you might think it an old fashioned concept . |
| 3 | He might think it the honourable thing to do . |
| 4 | As a lowly , poorly paid teacher and a member of Mensa , I wonder if RUNNING could put me in touch with sponsors and promoters who might make me a few million pounds over the next couple of years , even though I 'm not Canadian . |
| 5 | Occasionally I might buy him the big third Mac , the third Big Mac , just to prove to him he ca n't eat it , and this establishes in the superego a , that the , the superego to some extent speaks for reality and , and the reality sense is part of the , is part of the standards which are built into , which are built into the superego , and to , and therefore to a large extent the superego opposes the pleasure principle that operates in the id . |
| 6 | ‘ If Elinor is unable to live in Saracen , the trustees might consider it an unjustifiable expense : apart from the income that might be generated by the capital that 's tied up in the place , keeping five full-time domestic staff members and three secretaries would no longer be viable . |
| 7 | I am trying to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications ( which may also touch on more general issues of ethics and management ) — do you have any relevant texts of which you might send me a complimentary copy and to which reference could be made in the publicity for what should prove a stimulating event ! |
| 8 | However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group . |
| 9 | However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group . |
| 10 | In a hurry to find me and too tired to pay attention to detail , he might give him a cursory glance and exclaim , relieved , " Ah , there you are . " |
| 11 | The old woman turned back to her daughter , remarking belligerently , ‘ Kept her talking downstairs so you might give her a mean account of me , eh ? ’ |
| 12 | Were you for instance more comfortable with a Mother fixation , I might give you a Catholic programme or a Russian Orthodox icon system . |
| 13 | ‘ After the Kentucky Derby , we will make a decision on where he goes , but I 'm a Yankee and that might give you a fair indication of where I 'd like to see him run , ’ he added . |
| 14 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
| 15 | Also , if two players are standing very close to each other , the computer might give you the wrong one — repeat until you get it right |
| 16 | One person might give the Conservative Party the highest of three high scores , another might give it the highest of three low scores . |
| 17 | Trace it to its source and it might give us a rough idea of the way we came in — which might give us a rough idea of south , for further referee . |
| 18 | Trace it to its source and it might give us a rough idea of the way we came in — which might give us a rough idea of south , for further referee . |
| 19 | It 's a heartening thought : he might give us a hard time but , at root , Bob is on our side … |
| 20 | I 've put , put this heater on which might give us a little bit of , a little bit of warmth |
| 21 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 22 | Normally I do the computational modelling first then context but I might do it the other way round , right ? |
| 23 | Contract ‘ They will be hoping that their performance might bring them a big contract with a foreign club — that would represent a way out for them . |
| 24 | It might benefit him the more if the money were to be withheld until he is older . |
| 25 | It might cost you a thousand pounds if you live in a a huge detached house and in the back of building you 've got lots of rooms . |
| 26 | Alright might cost you an extra fiver . |
| 27 | ‘ Farmer Dawes said it might take them a few days to settle down but they were laying on the second day . ’ |
| 28 | " We might call him an old shellback , if you think that 'd go down better , instead of an Ancient Mariner . " |
| 29 | So I suppose we might call you a grown-up child , if you see what I mean . ’ |
| 30 | Of course , we might put it a different way today : ‘ Can God be known , and is the Christian faith the answer to human needs ? ’ |