Example sentences of "might [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much work might remain for the clergy both in imposing a code of Christian morals , and in determining where the line was to run between what could and what could not form a respectable part of the Christian life . |
| 2 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 3 | This in turn might compensate for a reduced number of active cones and visual neurons per unit of retinal area . |
| 4 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 5 | These advantages appear to me to outweigh the disadvantages identified by Mr of there being more outsiders in the family household , possibly homesick and unhappy carers who are not living in their own homes , but at the establishment and the trouble and worry to the of what would be not infrequent , recruitment of new carers for Mrs , I hope perhaps a trifle pessimistically thought that on average carers would not spend more than about a year of course , some longer , some shorter , because such carers necessarily had to be fairly young , fit , strong people and the stresses and strains of the er the whole business she thought would lead to reasonably rapid turnover , not the emergence of long-term carers who might stay for a number of years , er , as I say I 'd rather hoped that she may be unduly pessimistic about that , but , that , I accept what she says about it . |
| 6 | She might stay for a a weekend or something , but I mean erm |
| 7 | Ruth planned to find somewhere in Dudley where she and her grandfather might stay for the night . |
| 8 | Merchant princes did not forget their native towns and counties and the people there who might want for the means of providing themselves with even the most basic tools of their trade . |
| 9 | Few performers would be entirely happy touring the country as , say , Oswald Mosley , although it might make for a more interesting evening dramatically . |
| 10 | So I thought an illustration of Mark 's later playing , as demonstrated on Dire Straits latest album ‘ On Every Street ’ , might make for a welcome change . |
| 11 | It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play . |
| 12 | Tight perms also tend to look harsh , so you might opt for a softer , wavier look . |
| 13 | They also sensed that it would help them to make sure that managed competition was made to work ; they feared that , if it failed , politicians might opt for a government-run programme that would cut them out entirely . |
| 14 | sought orders under section 6(2) directing the solicitors to pay such sums as the court thought fit for the purpose of restoring the investors to the position in which they were before the transactions were entered into and under section 61(1) directing the solicitors to pay such sums as the court thought fit or to take such steps as the court might direct for the purpose of remedying the first defendant 's contravention of sections 47 and 57 . |
| 15 | Four friends will be keeping pace with him on the ground , carrying all the spares he might need for a flight which is expected to last for a month . |
| 16 | Could you tell me what kit I might need for the cross country phase for both horse and rider ? |
| 17 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 18 | However , with the solitary exception of Sophie Haibel 's mention of ‘ extraordinary grimaces with his mouth , ’ which might qualify for a complex motor tic , Simkin then proceeds to deflate his argument by begging the question when he assigns inappropriately several examples of Mozart 's humorous hyperactivity to the category of motor ‘ Tourettisms . ’ |
| 19 | This machine is no exception , and the quality of the build is better than you might expect for a bog-standard clone . |
| 20 | Whatever sympathy one might feel for the restaurateur in the present case ( or for any other defendant who might suffer economic loss , social ostracism , shame or intimidation as a result of publication of details pending charges which may or may not result in his conviction ) nothing in the present case comes close to satisfying Lord Diplock 's test . |
| 21 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , and in a strange sort of way appeared to be fascinated by her , she sensed it was the kind of reluctant fascination one might feel for an intriguing , but poisonous snake . |
| 22 | He had no intention of drinking the stuff , but it might do for a shave . |
| 23 | The broom was there , sawdust , a pile of dirty pots , two kegs of ale , but nothing that might do for a skirt . |
| 24 | He had shown what a little flair might do for the army as a whole . |
| 25 | which is enough to do four little little pictures I thought I might do for the craft thing in September , erm you know our flower festival and erm in which case I 'd have had to purchase a few of your little thingies that 's pretty . |
| 26 | She had the air of one who might head for the pavement and start writhing at any minute . |
| 27 | Labour leader John Smith told Mr Major : ‘ I am sure that the whole House will share the feeling of sadness which you have expressed and will also share the hope that a greater degree of privacy might result for the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children in what would be a difficult time for any family . ’ |
| 28 | Based on the assumption that the child has been in contact with at least some of the usual and varied sources of instruction and indoctrination , an answer from the parent along the following lines might carry for the child a ring of truth sufficient for him to accept , and be reassured . |
| 29 | Celia , what about the fabrics that you might use for a baby ? |
| 30 | " You take after your father , liking sex , " she 'd say in the regretful tone you might use for a hereditary disease . |