Example sentences of "might [verb] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In consequence , one might make two predictions . |
| 2 | You said it might make two sheets . |
| 3 | Some families might include five generations . |
| 4 | able to do my job , I might need thirty days ' training . |
| 5 | A train — which , as Peter said , the law-abiding might wait ten minutes for — arrived and bore the boy away in the nick of time . |
| 6 | The length of that sort of letter hardly matters — one sentence might give six months ' nourishment , or a paragraph may become food for reflection . |
| 7 | In a period of , say , 30 seconds , pattern A might repeat six times ( being of five seconds duration ) . |
| 8 | An average human might discharge 200 grams of faeces a day . |
| 9 | The crew would in turn be commanded by an unusually large number of officers for a merchant ship , for , in addition to the commander , the ship might carry six mates , a surgeon , a purser , five midshipmen and a surgeon 's mate , any one of whose places would be of value to a politician seeking to build up an interest . |
| 10 | The novelty of touring America is wearing off , and you might spend 24 hours in the bus . |
| 11 | Equally a yacht which is cruising and has more power-consuming electronic equipment , such as a refrigerator , which might use 200 amps during a week , would require a much larger generator , one that could recharge at 28.6 amps per day ( 1.2 amp/hr ) . |
| 12 | Six rows forming a curve over 60 stitches is rather abrupt , the same number of rows would suit 120 stitches equally well , in which case you might work 60 stitches at the centre , with the 30 stitches at each end being returned to working position in a series of three sets of ten stitches . |
| 13 | The CD industry might provide 230 jobs in Swindon , but judging by the response to a poll on local radio , most people would like to see prices lowered . |
| 14 | A complete pride might contain two males , seven females , and some cubs , but the hunt is a females ' business . |
| 15 | Perhaps I might suggest three stages that should be considered as a route to achieving this goal . |
| 16 | ‘ Unless other clubs fell by the wayside for financial reasons , our plan to put a stop to relegation for another two years might produce 26 clubs in the third division by the end of the 1994–95 season . |
| 17 | Well no it 's only seventy pee a roll it might take two rolls but at least it 's , sort of , done . |
| 18 | The remuneration for a lecture at the National Gallery that might take two weeks to prepare stands at £50 and in many cases you pay for your own slides . |
| 19 | I thought it might take two years of training . ’ |
| 20 | This might take 5 years . |
| 21 | Because it is calculated that a retained crew might take four minutes to get to the station the computer calculated other stations could respond quicker . |
| 22 | When you have finished — it might take five minutes or five hours — look through your notes and pick out the central themes . |
| 23 | It might take five moves , or 10 , or 15 , to get to the goal , but when that happens , it is not because the player looked ahead that number of moves . |
| 24 | In Cannock Forest the warden might take ten oaks from those blown down in the hays of Alrewas , Hopwas and Gailey , and in ‘ the wood called Hockley ’ . |
| 25 | I do n't know how much to take , I might take ten pounds worth or something , I do n't need that much why , I need some money for Saturday as well do n't I ? , should n't need that much though |
| 26 | In 1800 there were no access roads , no mountain rescue , no way of keeping dry or changing wet clothes until returning home which might take three days . |
| 27 | He might take three weeks off after a really hard fight , otherwise he 's back in the gym after three days . ’ |
| 28 | For example , we might have 10000 cattle distributed over 100 farms ; a simple random sample of 200 cattle is likely to involve most of these herds , resulting in a great deal of travelling by the investigators . |
| 29 | She might have four children , but still thoroughly enjoyed that sort of thing . |
| 30 | Those figures were misleading anyway : ‘ A twenty-foot wave might have fifty feet of face on it . ’ |