Example sentences of "might [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somebody did mention a Range Rover Auto , or something , might cover this aperture . |
| 2 | The learned reviewers — and their successors in all ages — might regard this poem as too trivial to bear much discussion , but the fact remains that Stepping Westward is much liked — if one may be allowed to use such a term in criticism . |
| 3 | Ageist policies are sometimes advocated on the basis of compassionate and humanitarian concerns — perhaps one might regard this stance as reasoned ageism . |
| 4 | But also that any who might peruse this essay from a research perspective will feel that I have not been too cavalier in the implications that I draw from the results of their studies . |
| 5 | It feels almost as though it might stay this way for ever . ’ |
| 6 | There are many factors which might explain this immobility , of which one certainly is the regional variation of house prices considered above . |
| 7 | In the years since 1945 , Japan , unlike many other industrial nations , has received few immigrants whose presence might modify this sense of ‘ being Japanese ’ . |
| 8 | The second question is the second certainly made by the Noble Earl was that the Department of Transport were urgently examining the situation , I trust with the Home Office at the same time and I would suggest that we might in fact discuss this matter if I might make er if I might make this suggestion to the Noble Earl , between now and the report stage , so that this matter can be clarified but I am sure that he will understand that we would not in fact be er feel able to erm ignore this issue er in the period between the beginning of the committee stage today and the third reading of this Bill , we do expect Government amendments to be introduced . |
| 9 | Well , I thought you might , you might know this church well and have personal , um , memories of it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You mean I might win this afternoon ? |
| 11 | I think you might win this time . |
| 12 | Marx himself did , however , leave some basic clues as to how we might achieve this kind of understanding of the state . |
| 13 | It is consistently found that the impact of being without a job varies between groups of people , and research attention is particularly directed to the identification of variables which might moderate this impact : for example , age , socio-economic status , sex , length of unemployment , personal employment commitment , and psychological vulnerability . |
| 14 | The use of inappropriate forms of assessment to grade and rank-order pupils ' work for the purpose of making comparisons or to achieve so-called ‘ unified standards ’ is illustrated by the worst abuses of norm-referencing , which has been roundly and justifiably criticized by many writers , even in those areas of the curriculum where one might expect this system to be welcomed . |
| 15 | I might do this car Saturday morning . |
| 16 | Early reports that the technically more complex distal splenorenal shunt might prevent this complication have not unfortunately been confirmed by subsequent experience . |
| 17 | She was then able to suggest ways she might improve this relationship . |
| 18 | Replace , for example , " in this essay I will tell you " with " this essay explains how … " , and " you might see this phrase as meaning … " with something like " this phrase may be interpreted as meaning … " |
| 19 | Coffin nodded , telling himself he might remember this fact when people talked to him about ‘ neighbourhood ’ crimes . |
| 20 | The pragmatist might acknowledge this point but would offer the further thought that , under normal circumstances , it is unlikely that a flea 's stray garment could be mistaken for anything else , and that the flea. its garments and any other intimately associated paraphernalia would be more sensibly and helpfully handled as a single record . |
| 21 | If someone is resistant to change , for example , you might attribute this behaviour to an underlying fear of change . |
| 22 | ( Perhaps the UK agents might clarify this point for PFK readers ? ) |
| 23 | It was believed that an Urban Development Grant might meet this need and Manchester City Council agreed to support the association 's application for this form of government assistance . |
| 24 | Clearly the review might shift this balance making pensions the obvious target . |
| 25 | Adaptation might distort this scale ( as Lamarck himself supposed ) but it was a secondary factor , not the sole determinant of relationships . |
| 26 | Stretching our imaginations , we can surely create a story which might contain this sequence , just as we could , in fact , create fanciful circumstances in which knights kill teaspoons , and girls ride houses . |
| 27 | A man of modest birth might secure this mandate and become the Son of Heaven , or priest-king , but when his descendants displayed a lack of proper reverence for his example they lost the support of Heaven and their dynasty collapsed . |
| 28 | Since job satisfaction tends to be high , owing to the degree of individual participation and group identity , ‘ behavioural ’ management theorists might recommend this type of organisation structure as being the most efficient available . |
| 29 | We therefore sought clinical and pathological features that might test this concept and help us identify risk factors for the development of RP . |
| 30 | I listened with great fascination to the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington ( Mr. Dicks ) , thinking that he might take this opportunity to tell the House about his relationship with Professor Bedi , who is now awaiting trial in Brixton prison . |