Example sentences of "might [adv] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third , there may be rules that do not directly sanction that which might arguably constitute a breach of fiduciary obligation , but which might be thought to assume its legitimacy . |
| 2 | ‘ Panspermia ’ , as a word , therefore refers to those theories which insist that life came to Earth because ‘ spores ’ were somehow blasted off into space in the hope that they might eventually encounter a life-supporting planet — like Earth . |
| 3 | The building of any further houses was resisted on the grounds that the additional families which they would attract might eventually become a charge on the poor rates during periods of economic depression . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you think I might eventually get a taste for alcohol ? ’ |
| 5 | An archmage , by dint of great effort and much expenditure of time , might eventually obtain a small staff made from the timber of the sapient peartree . |
| 6 | Whereas a single library might successfully mount a campaign using posters , leaflets etc , few if any will have the resources to use television or even commercial radio . |
| 7 | Depending on the terms of the respective partnership agreements of the firms involved , the dissent of any one partner might effectively scupper a proposed merger . |
| 8 | For example it might perhaps enable a prophet to speak out fearlessly in god 's name . |
| 9 | One view is that the rising indebtedness might suddenly trigger a loss of confidence , with the consequential withdrawal of funds from the USA and massive sale of US dollars ; the exchange rate for the dollar would collapse , and with it would collapse the value of dollar-denominated assets held by non-US residents . |
| 10 | If you are heavily laden with treasure you might only manage a couple of swings of the sword before you have to rest , during which time your opponent can batter away at you ! ) |
| 11 | She had told him once as they lay at peace in bed that the sleep after childbirth , an unconsciousness that might only last a split second , was the most complete sleep she had ever known and when you woke from it you felt you had been elsewhere for a hundred years . |
| 12 | So it 's going to be erm you might only get a week 's notice if it 's going to be switched to the Saturday then I would guess . |
| 13 | Such posts might not carry a large salary , for although Henry VIII had evidently raised the wages of household officials , Elizabeth held them down in a period of rising prices . |
| 14 | Many of the latter were young , in their twenties , and included ‘ yuppies ’ in City and financial institutions who might not smoke a lot but took the attitude that they would smoke more at work if people pressured them over their habit . |
| 15 | I was rather wondering if we might not arrange a meeting . |
| 16 | So I headed back , realising that plans to combine Beinn an Dothaidh should be abandoned since the view would be remarkably similar from its summit , although it might not boast a ring pull . |
| 17 | This general modesty about the rights and powers of human reason might not appear a very dangerous threat to natural theology , but the way in which Hume sharpened and applied it was to have a quite shattering impact . |
| 18 | Such a step might not involve a great deal of additional work in the legislative process , since Bills are already accompanied on presentation to Parliament by an Explanatory and Financial Memorandum , which is frequently well drafted and helpful . |
| 19 | Second , a large reduction in UK emissions might not create a large reduction in the pollution deposited in foreign countries . |
| 20 | Indeed , as Paul Du Noyer noted in NME , it might not make a sausage of difference to your diet but it 's guaranteed to leave a feeling of guilt in your head as you tuck into that rump steak . |
| 21 | If Ricky was there Perdita might not make a scene , but he had paused to look at the front gate which needed mending . |
| 22 | But , even if the All Blacks are subconsciously tempted to relegate the Irish to an after-thought , it might not make a bit of difference . |
| 23 | The same principle meant that in theory , too , there was no subject about which the broadcasters might not make a programme , if they judged it right . |
| 24 | However , the temperature today at the base of the Cytherean exosphere rarely exceeds about 300 K , which is too low for the thermal escape of very much hydrogen even over 4600 Ma , and chemical escape might not make a lot of difference . |
| 25 | He thought she might not last a week at Anpetuwi . |
| 26 | [ An ] impairment might not diminish a person 's physical or mental capabilities , but could nevertheless substantially limit that person 's ability to work as a result of the negative reactions of others to the impairment … |
| 27 | The production should achieve an improved balance between pit and stage during its three-night run , but one wonders if three consecutive nights might not overtax a few vocal chords by Sunday morning . |
| 28 | It was held ( a ) that it was a statement of present fact , namely that at the time the letter was sent the traveller had a definite and certain booking , ( b ) that that statement was false because the airline 's overbooking policy meant that the traveller 's booking was exposed to a risk that it might not give a seat on the aircraft , and ( c ) that the airline made the false statement knowingly ( and not merely recklessly ) since the airline was well aware of its own overbooking policy . |
| 29 | It might not induce a particular favour from a police constable but then , as now , it ensured a level of co-operation . |
| 30 | Depopulation from plague was a very real factor in the long term , and while it might not destroy a village immediately , it could weaken it as a social and economic unit . |