Example sentences of "might be [v-ing] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought that he might be dealing with a supernatural force did not enter his mind . |
| 2 | It was once believed to be a very young star , still condensing ; then it was suggested that we might be dealing with a Black Hole ; now it seems more likely that the eclipsing component is a hot bluish star surrounded by a cloud of opaque material . |
| 3 | In no. 15 indeed , we might be dealing with a prefabricated panel ( Neal 1976b , 249 ; Neal 1981 , no. 75 ) : this is suggested by the cutting of the lion 's tail by the bordering line . |
| 4 | The Labour party might be looking to a new future , but it was not going to forget its ancient roots . |
| 5 | yes so will this be right , that somebody towards the end of the sale period er might be looking at a brochure that was printed at least eighteen months ago and maybe longer ? |
| 6 | Er , I 've seen other papers where there is a hint that we might be looking for a contribution , er , out of the general budget , er , of that difference , that two hundred and fifty thousand . |
| 7 | It was suggested that the caravan dwellers might be hoping for a house on the new Greenstiles development , but Medstead housing group chairman , David Winter , felt it unlikely . |
| 8 | They might be moving into a premises that 's already er , there now . |
| 9 | In fact , that afternoon , Miranda had been worried by the swift rise in share price ; she had asked Adam whether he thought anyone might be buying with a view to a takeover bid . |
| 10 | But you might be talking to a client , says , but at the moment , I 've got no need , erm , or I 've got n no intention of buying now , but I might be buying in a year or two year 's time . |
| 11 | He might be legitimising Goldsmiths ' current practice ( in which , ironically , women are very active participants ) and he might be pandering to a new Europeanisation … but the notion that Arte povera , in this limited manifestation , is ‘ representative of a crucial revolutionary moment — even of the last possible revolutionary moment ’ is a load of cobblers . |
| 12 | It might be limiting with a change of address it might not . |
| 13 | ‘ It never occurred to me that you might be talking about a postponement . ’ |
| 14 | But you might be talking to a client , says , but at the moment , I 've got no need , erm , or I 've got n no intention of buying now , but I might be buying in a year or two year 's time . |
| 15 | I er probably might be doing with a bit of wind , indigestion stuff |
| 16 | In October he invented the celebrated image of " Chinghis-Khan with telegraphs ' to buttress the argument that Russia might be turning into a sort of latter-day oriental despotism . |
| 17 | Peasant disturbances might be running at a low level , but evidence was mounting of severe discontent in the overpopulated black-earth regions . |
| 18 | But she might be going with a friend , and I think she 's planning on meeting up with Aunty Edna . |
| 19 | It , er , it might have been a little awkward for me — meeting someone who might … might be waiting for a bus , or a taxi . ’ |
| 20 | Maybe they think they can get the riders a bit cheaper or , you know , some of the boys might be panicking about a team spot somewhere but erm you know , I think it 's just the way that erm the way the world 's going at the moment and erm you know , I 'm certainly not erm too worried about erm you know , things at the moment really . |