Example sentences of "they might [verb] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back home , there 's ‘ The Impossible Dream ’ of a Christmas Number One and a nagging feeling they might have lost the plot . |
| 2 | There was a psychological moment when they might have accepted the report . |
| 3 | On the other hand , from a different vantage point they might have seen the body without having to go right to the edge . |
| 4 | They might have mislaid the formula for operating over five days — December 1986 is the last time England beat anyone of any consequence when asked to bat and bowl for longer than 55 overs — but there is no getting away from their ability to play the negative stuff as well as anyone else . |
| 5 | At other times they might have drawn the evening out . |
| 6 | They might have muzzled the press . |
| 7 | Well , the cleaners ought to be at work ; and they might have left the outer door open . |
| 8 | If they had agreed with British Airways , I could understand that they might have left the issue alone , but they might have come to different conclusions and taken different action . |
| 9 | But , like the cat itself , the owners can learn to become more visual in their feline exchanges , using gestures and movements where otherwise they might have used the human voice . |
| 10 | Much better to be untruthful and leave Laura thinking that but for a migraine , they might have spent the night together . |