Example sentences of "might [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time , Mr Robertson said , it was possible that the French haulage company 's insurance might cover the loss . |
| 2 | The intensity of their feeling was due not just to fear that the landed interest might suffer but to the affront caused to a governing class centred on London and the Home Counties by the notion that those living in the provinces might prefer a degree of local autonomy . |
| 3 | He might prefer a building society deposit or a National Savings instrument or government bonds or equities . |
| 4 | Third , because there is reason to suspect that the Prime Minister herself might prefer a devaluation to further expensive and , probably , futile attempts to ‘ buck the markets ’ by penalising her heartland constituency of home owners . |
| 5 | Or you might prefer a Rennie Mackintosh square to complement your customised , Glasgow-style gown and stationery . |
| 6 | One might prefer a priest or minister and sometimes retired clergy have both the experience and time for this sort of ministry . |
| 7 | Using a mouse is very convenient — but some might prefer the keyboard . |
| 8 | Some might prefer the head not to be next to the cooker |
| 9 | Older children might prefer the pirate 's treasure chest brimming over with stolen loot , or the sophisticated speed cruiser and space rocket . |
| 10 | Others , while having a relationship with the company only in the capacity of member , might prefer the directors to take account of such issues as the environmental or social consequences of the company 's activities , and where there is a conflict , to modify the profit instinct accordingly . |
| 11 | PRS 's bird inlays are legendary , but you might prefer the subtlety of my combination abalone/pearl ‘ moon ’ dots … |
| 12 | Those on a budget might prefer the Malcolm X badge ( $3 ) or postcard ( $1 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , I 'm not saying anything against the room — it 's just that she might prefer the privacy of a chalet — ’ |
| 14 | It is just possible that , given the choice , they might prefer the risk of an occasional torn ear or scratched nose to the certainty of a totally sexless adult life . |
| 15 | Most of the ideas , techniques and strategies described in Part Two hold good for working with young children , but it is worth devoting time to a specific discussion of how one might adapt the work on still image and forum theatre for use with this age group , as they are sometimes thought to be strategies that can only be successfully used with older children . |
| 16 | If it is new and unfamiliar , you might experience a sense of physical pleasure . |
| 17 | Let it be supposed that according to the usual methods of borrowing and funding , the Public Debts , during the present war , should encrease to no greater degree than they did in the last war ; which was about 30 millions : And let it be supposed , according to past experience , that in ten or twelve years after a peace ; we should be plunged into a fresh war ; which might encrease the debts of the nation 30 millions more , and that afterwards we should have another breathing time of ten or twelve years , and that according to custom a third war should ensue , no less expensive than each of the former two ; these three wars will swell the national debts to the amount of 170 millions , and that in little more than fifty years . |
| 18 | So they might design their own tattoo or they might design a fairground erm frontage , based on what they 've seen years ago |
| 19 | ‘ I thought you might fancy a drink , ’ he said , without preamble . |
| 20 | In considering drama 's place in topic work , we have to start by thinking how we might dramatise the topic ; and that means seeking out human dilemmas , looking for the moments of change in a situation , or the moments when change might be possible ; we 're looking for those moments when people make choices . |
| 21 | If there is not room for this you might utilize the space by making slots in the counter top to take your cooking knives , or you could suspend them from a magnetic bar just above out of reach of children . |
| 22 | However , it may provide a part of a general theory , which might relate the mode of fertilization , the kind of parental care , and the system of mating , to explain the several general types of reproductive system . |
| 23 | Any of us might torture a stranger , even a friend , she says , if we are told to . |
| 24 | ‘ But do n't start getting any ideas that she might throw a fit of jealousy . |
| 25 | Where a light but well-defined bass is required , the double basses pizzicati might double the bassoons playing legato . |
| 26 | Some small groups within lineages might build a shrine at the burial place of a revered grandfather , call him sidi ( lord ) , and visit the shrine in a group from time to time . |
| 27 | on , it was equally if not more dreadful to him to think that this successor might treat the emirs ‘ as superiors — as Royalties ’ , thereby incurring ‘ their astonished contempt that the King 's representative — the conquering dynasty — should so behave ’ . |
| 28 | Until a few weeks ago she had been scarcely aware of him except as a friendly and familiar face in class ; but now , now she was very much aware of him — and he was very definitely aware of her ; much to Erika 's embarrassment sitting with her and Rosa at lunch , at the next desk in class , asking her out to the cinema and even , to Erika 's amazement and , she suspected , his own , offering to help Paul with his homework — in the Nordern home , that is — an offer declined both by Erika and Paul , although Paul did corner Fritz in school and suggest to him that if he actually did the homework then he , Paul , would further his , Fritz 's , courtship of Erika ; Paul being shrewd enough to guess the motive behind Fritz 's philanthropic gesture even though the square on the hypotenuse might remain a mystery to him . |
| 29 | The antihistamine would have little value , but it might slow the reaction marginally until her medical kit or the allergy kit arrived . |
| 30 | The diving and pecking routine would have little impact and might expose the nest-owners to serious injury or death . |