Example sentences of "he might [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might look like nosiness , he might open the wrong door , embarrass people . |
| 2 | Then she was giving him her mouth again so that he might swallow the choked cries of pleasure rising from her throat as the frenzy claimed her once more , and a little later she was thrashing against him , pleading hoarsely for his possession , until Luke held her down and sank into her with a harsh groan . |
| 3 | Copernicus , on the left , raises the possibility of the earth 's motion , Galileo produces his telescope , and Kepler expresses a desire for wings that he might visit the new world — as indeed he had dreamed of doing in his unpublished Copernican text Somnium . |
| 4 | Matey had gone out , not to return until late at night , leaving Dr Neil 's tea in the larder on a plate carefully positioned under a fine gauze hood to protect it from the ubiquitous flies ; he had said not to leave him supper , for he might visit the local evening market where prepared food of all kinds was on sale , from oysters to whelks ; he was partial to shellfish , he said . |
| 5 | Before they left , they heard the Regent declaring that if Edward Plantagenet sat tight and did not attempt any attack across Tweed , then he might lead the Scots force raiding deep into Northumberland , even as far as Bamborough where Edward 's young Queen was known to be installed . |
| 6 | I 'm a bit worried : John 's having trouble with his girlfriend at the moment , and he might go the other way . |
| 7 | He may also welcome advice on how he might continue the therapeutic process and deal with any further crises . |
| 8 | Personally , I find that hard to believe , but if it is truly the case then perhaps he might consider the following : |
| 9 | Jenjin told Rostov that Burun had broken Nogai 's wrist during an argument five days earlier , and that it had just been suggested that if his plan went ahead he might get the other one broken as well . |
| 10 | Forester had an idea of how he might get the additional information , but it would have to wait until tomorrow . |
| 11 | But he might get the wrong person for his needs , possibly due to vacation , sickness , or the respondent may misunderstand the question , indeed , may well be unaware that certain information actually exists . |
| 12 | He might have the likely lads behind him : Pringle from Kenya , Foster from Colchester , Waugh from Sydney and various waifs and strays that Essex Man has housed ; or he may be ready to bat . |
| 13 | He might have the likely lads behind him : Pringle from Kenya , Foster from Colchester , Waugh from Sydney and various waifs and strays that Essex Man has housed ; or he may be ready to bat . |
| 14 | In order to drive home the point that the messianic Spirit , the Spirit of the days of salvation , was really available to all believers , the Spirit had first of all to inspire Peter with his vision of the unclean animals in the sheet which were intended for him to eat , and then to apply that vision to a Gentile officer whose men were at that very moment waiting in the courtyard for Peter to accompany them to Cornelius so that he might receive the good news of Jesus . |
| 15 | To my shame , I even feared he might act the hardened campaigner — miles gloriosus . |
| 16 | Perhaps he might use the ex-Prime Minister to give him a chuck on . |
| 17 | He might take the odd class in Geography at a pinch , but he had never given the subject any particular prominence in the school , and most boys gave it up after two years . |
| 18 | Practice partner Jack Nicklaus also had an ignominious start , and even Norman himself had contemplated whether he might sue the Royal & Ancient if he injured himself in the dune grass . |
| 19 | The man who 'd taken a photograph of the bus asked if he might photograph the old people also , and the bus-driver told him to wait a minute . |
| 20 | Under these conditions he might say the following : ‘ If I can satisfy you that the fuel consumption of this car is no greater than that of the Vauxhall Cavalier , would you buy it ? ’ |
| 21 | Gratefully he might echo the joyful cry of Trismegistus in The Golden Treatise : |
| 22 | Of course the dictator would have to be of the right political colour , or he might shoot the wrong people . |
| 23 | For a moment Harry looked as if he might hit the other boy , but before Cora-Beth could intervene , he relaxed and smiled . |
| 24 | David took a step forward , stretching out his hand as though he might touch the old man , but a hard forbidding glare stopped him in his tracks . |