Example sentences of "might [vb infin] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might prefer a building society deposit or a National Savings instrument or government bonds or equities . |
| 2 | I might eat a bread roll without the butter while I wait for the meal to arrive , and slimline or diet drinks act as a wonderful filler . |
| 3 | In Wales for example where HSU 3 ( History Study Unit ( History Curriculum , England ) ) consists of the core unit " Early peoples , Celts and Romans " , on a museum visit or using material from a museum loan collection , the class might compare a flint scraper and the remnants of an iron knife blade , and look at the importance of the discovery of metals , and the differences it has made to people 's lives . |
| 4 | Some of their leaders , however , indulged in richer displays : in moments of leisure or on a Day of Truce a chieftain might sport a satin doublet or gold-buttoned jerkin , satin hose , and velvet breeches and cloak . |
| 5 | In the latter part of the chapter we shall consider , at a deeper level , how accounting analyses might facilitate a cost-leadership strategy . |
| 6 | You might want a 5.25-inch drive too , but it 's a luxury . |
| 7 | Might make a brother choke |
| 8 | Cases of interesting structure might include a rhyme pattern , an unusually high proportion of adjectives , or a particular type of narrative . |
| 9 | Other examples might include a routine car journey , when you have a feeling that you should fill up with petrol before the tank is empty . |
| 10 | It is likely in this kind of case that Regional Railways might seek a partnership operation with a local council or one of the passenger transport executives to establish a light rail line . |
| 11 | Though the rumours have told us a great deal , he 's still far from well , he might need a heart bypass , he 's gon na have to retire form politics . |
| 12 | Do you know any milliners who might need a sales assistant ? |
| 13 | More practices might consider a prescribing contract alone if they were allowed to retain a percentage of the savings . |
| 14 | If there is something of real interest to us , but we are n't ready to do a deal , we keep in touch and might fund a demo tape or some rehearsal time . ’ |
| 15 | Although there were more than 100 British nationals killed in the accident there was no provision at that time for a State with such an interest to participate , but knowing that the minister was bound to be asked by MPs in the House what arrangements there were for investigating the cause of death of so many UK citizens I telephoned my old friend Michel Vigier in paris with a formal request that we might send a UK observer . |
| 16 | You 'll have to sort something out otherwise I too might give a Press conference so the world can hear my side of the story ! ’ |
| 17 | A blackbird ( Turdus merula ) , for example , might give an alarm call on seeing a hawk flying overhead . |
| 18 | A retail organisation might choose a bottom-up plan , so might an airline . |
| 19 | You should edit your notes , just as you might edit a computer file . |
| 20 | For we have to consider the possibility that curriculum planners might assume an employment relationship where one does not exist ( any longer ? ) and conversely may be unaware of , or ignore , one that does . |
| 21 | For example , a large family shareholding which , if sold , might render a family company vulnerable to takeover , could instead be sold to an Esop . |
| 22 | Again , the workers in an industry might claim a wage increase of ‘ X and their employers might resist it and offer ‘ Y ; but the interests of another part of the economy might be affected in such a way by either proposal that neither is acceptable . |
| 23 | Neither , however , was complete withdrawal of the French from Indo-China for , as it was assumed that in all likelihood Indo-China would be taken over by the militant communist group , at best there might follow a transition period marked by chaos and terrorist activities , which would then create a political vacuum into which the Chinese inevitably would be drawn or pushed . |
| 24 | The combined salaries of two or more such offices might keep a government supporter happy , while the sheriffship itself was a stepping stone to an appointment as a baron of exchequer or a lord of session , should the lawyer be well connected and joined to a strong political interest . |
| 25 | Qualifications disqualify the person from being considered ( e.g. on the grounds that they will become easily bored or might become a trouble maker ) . |
| 26 | Some might like a push stick for safety but I 've never bothered . |
| 27 | ( 1 ) An important printed heading for a wide topic ( one for which you might draw a pattern diagram ) can be ringed , or outlined by a rectangle of red lines . |
| 28 | Certainly there is no one controlling it , as a man might control a power station by moving switches . |
| 29 | However , constant experiencing of anxiety dreams might suggest a waking life out of balance , a need for some adjustment . |
| 30 | She grunted so hard there seemed a very strong chance she might drop a turd right there and then . |