Example sentences of "might take a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 2 | That might take a long time , they intimated . |
| 3 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 4 | For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) . |
| 5 | And he might take a personal dislike to one of nurses . |
| 6 | It seems that it might take a great deal of commitment and determination to drag yourself out in the pouring rain or snow , until you think about how much you miss your husband when you can not even touch him for nearly two weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ The streets are n't icy ? ’ he asked , and , reassured that they were not — not in the city centre , anyway — he suggested that they might take a short stroll , just a short one , if that suited Erika . |
| 8 | Mr Robertson said it was ‘ a reasonable prospect ’ to suppose the House of Lords might take a different view of the case , and that should be taken into account . |
| 9 | Neither the British nor French governments show any sign of bailing the company out although a future Labour government might take a different view . |
| 10 | But if the Martian truly were a little Green man , he might take a different view . |
| 11 | But I thought we might take a quick look at the muniments room first . |
| 12 | The general hospital psychiatric team should be able to provide assessment of older adolescents ; one member of the team might take a particular interest in this age group . |
| 13 | If the slim person has eaten a really large meal , he or she will naturally be very full and will perhaps not eat again until hunger really returns ; in addition this type of person might take a little exercise to ‘ work off ’ the food . |
| 14 | Not entirely ; to begin with we might take a pragmatic line in the light of new knowledge about the long-term effects of such treatment on a child 's subsequent development . |