Example sentences of "might [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is difficult to believe that the historians were not party to such constructions , although Goody might justifiably envisage that such honourable men as Thucydides would have been shocked if his material had been manipulated in this way by the politicians . |
| 2 | She wondered , however , whether the philosophy of matching services closely to needs might eventually mean that existing residents who were relatively independent might be thought unsuitable for Mencap 's homes . |
| 3 | From this false premiss , it is easy to see how the public might wrongly think that Moët & Chandon 's Premiere Cuvée Champagne is made entirely from the first thousand litres of the cuvée . |
| 4 | When linguists talk of the goal of linguistic theory as being the construction of an account of a sound-meaning correspondence for the infinite set of sentences in any language , one might perhaps infer that such a grand theory would eo ipso give an account of at least the essentials of how we communicate using language . |
| 5 | McTaggart comments : ‘ It might perhaps suffice if we say that the relation between the living body and the mental state must not be mediated by intervention of any other living body . ’ |
| 6 | We might perhaps hope that one species lingered on , like the brachiopod Lingla , in some inaccessible part of the sea , but as even the deep sea faunas become well-known this possibility is fading . |
| 7 | So the groups that owned metal might perhaps conquer and enslave other groups . |
| 8 | An oscillograph might perhaps reveal whether the hammering which now drives its high-pitched ring of metal on metal into the neural cells also drives into the memory of the conversation , memory being a function , not a place . |
| 9 | They might rightly decide that ‘ at least temporarily the size of their families should not be increased ’ ( Gaudium et Spes 51 ) . |
| 10 | Why , yea , I suppose then one might rightly say that this prince is given to displays of temperament ! ’ |
| 11 | The Karma of the Eastern mind is so similar to the interdependent forces that scientists such as Schrodinger claim are both the stuff of matter and the stuff of thought , that Yogis might rightfully claim that karma does exist because Western science has proved it . |
| 12 | I mean she might suddenly find that she ca n't get the time off the hotel , or she changes her mind , I do n't know . |
| 13 | Even when he is at his most appreciative , there is always the faint suspicion that he might suddenly turn and deliver some withering comment . |
| 14 | But it is a lawyers ' word , and those not used to legal language might naturally think that it meant changing something or exchanging property for other property . |
| 15 | Ministers might justly argue that in this case the dissent is also politically ambiguous , given the diverse support for the amendment . |
| 16 | I suggested a second or so ago that the ordinary reader , unsure of what to make of the shifting realities of Joyce 's writing , might defensively assume that no such hesitations would trouble the experienced reader , but that is far from being a homogeneous class . |
| 17 | If the baseline is for the purpose of a critical design review of a computer game program , then the assessor might only check that the modules are unambiguous and complete . |
| 18 | That these implications of Moore 's methodology seem strange might only show that it can guide us to unexpected ethical truths . |
| 19 | In a highly competitive market the returns would be a satisfactory performance measure ; for a monopolist it might merely reflect that any inefficiencies in service have been passed on to the customers who have no choice but to pay the higher prices . |
| 20 | However , one inexpensive precaution is to apply self-adhesive warning stickers on the glass at eye level : for example , on a patio door which someone might inadvertently walk or run into while their attention is fixed on the garden beyond . |
| 21 | You do n't understand the circumstances , you do n't understand the storm I might , I might not leave that to me he says I will be with you . |
| 22 | Supposing , however , that those answers are correct , would we not allow that he knows them , even though he himself might not make that claim ? |
| 23 | Because he or she appears to manage , the owners might not realise that old age is taking its toll and that the dog has become much more attached to them because of its sudden psychological inability to cope with the environment . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , ’ said the Guider , ‘ he might not realise that she ca n't afford to visit him ; relatives do n't always think about points like that , and Miss Miggs would never tell him . |
| 25 | Anyone under 21 might not realise that Rod Stewart was not always a smug , smarmy middle of the road crooner . |
| 26 | The poor player might not realise that carrying the crowbar is the key to the problem , and be left wondering why his input sometimes works and sometimes does n't . |
| 27 | Given that you can draw all sorts of amazing objects you might not think that you need to edit them much but IntelliDraw has some powerful editing tools . |
| 28 | Whereas you say I 'm I 'm responding here for Gosforth Park School or whatever you know , that might not exist but , |
| 29 | ‘ That photo might not show that the prince was there , ’ he said , ‘ but everyone knows that he was . ’ |
| 30 | I 'm thinking of the other poor chaps who might not feel that they 're getting cut glass decanters . |