Example sentences of "might [adv] [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The applicants in the main proceedings stated in that connection that there were ‘ traditional communities ’ of fishermen resident in the United Kingdom which there might arguably be a case for protecting by a requirement relating to the residence of the crew or ‘ operators ’ of fishing vessels . |
| 2 | On that same day visit , a counsellor put it to me that my Agincourt style visualization with its obliterating flights of white arrows might perhaps be a little too aggressive . |
| 3 | While it lasts , of course , it 's both ecstasy and agony : totally obsessive — every waking moment — and some dreaming ones — full of him and her ; delightful fantasies of what might perhaps be the actual realisation of some of those fantasies . |
| 4 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 5 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 6 | It produces wine of great finesse and penetrating perfume which can dominate an entire cuvée even when its presence might only be a small proportion of the whole . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought it might only be a pretend cottage , ’ Benny said apologetically . |
| 8 | ‘ It might only be a tiny step forward — but at least it is a move in the right direction . ’ |
| 9 | The Old Man said something that suggested it might only be a temporary suspension . |
| 10 | The end result might only be a slight scratch , but the potential might have been in that situation for something a lot worse . |
| 11 | I think that within the Company you need to look at major , major non- conformances in two ways , one is the major performance that will give you problems over getting a registration pass over five oh , but in another one a major non- conformance i.e , there 's a problem with the job , which is it might only be a minor non-conformance in relation to five seven five oh , but is a big problem for you as a company . |
| 12 | He wanted to wake up the sleepers ; but it might merely be a rabbit , or a fox . |
| 13 | One can not , of course , immediately conclude that the companion is a black hole : it might merely be a star that is too faint to be seen . |
| 14 | Operation Cuckoo might already be a non-runner ; diplomacy could break down suddenly , restoring the status quo . |
| 15 | Of course , there 's always the chance that your friends might already be a bunch of werewolves , vampires , swamp monsters and slime creatures just pretending to be normal ? |
| 16 | Still , to look on the bright side : if they had been together all this time , by now they might already be a dull settled couple , instead of which the long separation had preserved the thrill of courtship in their marriage , with letters passing between them constantly . |
| 17 | It was a routine call on the bereaved Mrs Place who had lost her father and who might soon be a widow , who had perhaps shed a few tears , but not very many . |
| 18 | But the game 's top men are hoping they can devise a constructive plan for improvement so that the awfulness of the past few seasons might soon be no more than a bad dream . |
| 19 | The source of interference with formation of the CS-US association might thus be the previously established context-CS and CS-context associations . |
| 20 | And that time might just be a drink or a coffee — as always . |
| 21 | It ‘ might just be a masterpiece ’ , he said in his report . |
| 22 | All right then , it might just be a fabulous walk , but whatever the reason it 's helped wear a deep wide scar up the glen that the scenery could well do without . |
| 23 | As a rule of thumb , when d s get down much below 0.05 , we can regard them as so small that they might just be a sampling fluke ; we will conclude that for all practical purposes there is no effect of one variable upon another , and erase arrows with very small path coefficients from our model . |
| 24 | The extra detail visible in the monkey 's brain might just be a consequence of it being bigger than the rat 's , but a comparison between the somatosensory cortices of the two animals shows that this is n't so , for this time it is in the rat that the extra detail is visible . |
| 25 | Such an acquisition of skills from existing practitioners , were it proved to be effective , might just be a defensible strategy for maintaining present levels of teaching quality ( assuming we would be satisfied with that ) . |
| 26 | It might just be a good week or a bad week . |
| 27 | It might just be a case |
| 28 | Parents in my constituency are anxious that teachers should be properly remunerated because teachers with low morale are bad teachers , and they are particularly concerned that there might just be a slight possibility of a Labour Government next year , with a resultant cut in teachers ' real pay , as happened when Labour was last in office . |
| 29 | Barring a last-minute volte-face by the MoD , the aircraft will then be at the mercy of the highest bidder , who might just be a scrap dealer . |
| 30 | One night and morning did n't give her the right to confess her love when it might just be a burden to him . |