Example sentences of "you might [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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1 | I suggest you might bring a sandwich along Paul . |
2 | You might effect a saving by heating the entire fish house with paraffin or Calor gas , but if you do you will need to take professional advice about ventilation . |
3 | But it 's also useful for yourself , because you can forget a couple of steps , even though you 've built this spreadsheet , and er , when you update this spreadsheet for the following months , you know , occasionally you might forget a step . |
4 | Whilst knitting your designs you might spare a thought for Giant Pandas now very much an endangered species . |
5 | If it is new and unfamiliar , you might experience a sense of physical pleasure . |
6 | If you decide to use an active sentence to describe Figure 14 , you might create a frame such as ‘ The N V-ed the N with a N ’ : this is the right kind of frame for an active sentence with three nouns and a verb . |
7 | you feel exposed/that you might make a fool of yourself in front of others |
8 | Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction . |
9 | ‘ You might make a mistake one day , ’ she told him , her voice still cold . |
10 | No , it should come off , I do n't think I think you might make a hole in it |
11 | You might decide to offer Work Experience to pupils to give them a taste of working life while they are still at school , or you might offer a teacher a secondment to industry . |
12 | You could receive a lot of heavy bills which you had not anticipated , or you might suffer a car accident and find that the other person is not insured , or if your spouse has died you may be left with debts that you were unaware of . |
13 | If you want a stable boat for the whole family to use and generally potter around in , you might choose a larger cruising dinghy . |
14 | She handled one of her breasts sorrowfully , the way you might handle a bird with a broken wing . |
15 | ‘ I thought you might fancy a drink , ’ he said , without preamble . |
16 | You might want a 5.25-inch drive too , but it 's a luxury . |
17 | Thought you might want a lift . |
18 | If you parted the net curtains and peered sideways and upwards you could see one tiny piece of bright blue sky , but you might pull a muscle doing it . |
19 | Respondents were therefore also asked : Are there any circumstances in which you might break a law to which you were very strongly opposed ? |
20 | You should edit your notes , just as you might edit a computer file . |
21 | If there is a need for improved services in your area , you might start a pressure group to approach the local transport authority on the subject . |
22 | I thought you might stand a better chance of winning if there were n't enough votes . |
23 | At the same time you might score a few wounds on the enemy , and with a huge rank bonus and bonus from your standard you stand as good a chance as you 're going to get . |
24 | Dwarfs are a bit slow so you might prefer a more steady advance with more war machines to pound the stunties before you go in . |
25 | With wall hangings you can choose a bold , vivid effect that will be the focal point of the room ; or you might prefer a subdued pattern that will tone in with the surroundings . |
26 | Or you might prefer a Rennie Mackintosh square to complement your customised , Glasgow-style gown and stationery . |
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 | ‘ The way this has been done , you might think a god was to blame . |
29 | Benson says : ‘ Whatever profession you 're in , you can have a bad night — like you might misspell a word sometimes . |
30 | ‘ And I think you might show a bit of gratitude . |