Example sentences of "might [vb infin] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly her main reason for accepting the post had nothing to do with the actual work involved , but the hope that closer acquaintance with him might throw some light on Elise 's baffling death . |
| 2 | Although she spoke lightly , she realized that out of this fantastic scheme they might evolve some means of making a livelihood , and her spirits rose , so that she forgot her disturbing discovery . |
| 3 | Is this is this an area where you think you might earn some money ? |
| 4 | Should we wonder that they might influence some children to think that the real world is all like that ? |
| 5 | But I do n't feel right I might want some water . |
| 6 | He might want some help aargh what you doing ? |
| 7 | However , he couches his explanation for these differences not simply at the level of what actual language users ‘ mean ’ , that is in relation to particular cultural practice and institutions ( within which the concept of ‘ relative objectivity ’ might make some sense ) , but instead at the level of what they ‘ say ’ , that is in relation to ‘ the lexical and grammatical structure of languages ’ , at the level of ‘ language-systems ’ , which appears to assume again the notion of absolute ‘ objectivity ’ , since , as we have seen , it offers no cultural context in which to make sense of such systems . |
| 8 | Er well y yes , they 'll be running at a loss right through until we eventually fix the prices for the whole programme and er hopefully the if they do it very efficiently we might make some profit . |
| 9 | This name suggested that the capital 's citizens might make some use of it . |
| 10 | towards crime prevention on the other hand it might make some people realise that if they 're no longer a scheme then they do n't get the er the |
| 11 | All along Zen had been haunted by the idea that he might make some blunder which would hang over him for the rest of his life , yet here he was behaving like a dope addict . |
| 12 | Broadcasters themselves were also aware that it was easy to overdo the attention given to politicians and political news ; it might make some politicians happy , but not the audience . |
| 13 | Until almost the last moment there were lingering hopes in the British camp that the West German Chancellor might signal some differences with his French allies . |
| 14 | These might include some bed and breakfast hotels , lodging houses or certain types of hostel . |
| 15 | At level 8 , this might include some debating activities within a formal structure , opportunities to give talks on a topic of individual interest or expertise , leading a group activity towards a planned outcome or presentation ( which might include a wider audience than the class ) . |
| 16 | ‘ He might discuss some business matters with my father , for whom he has a tremendous respect , but apart from the fact that he does n't live at Parkwood any more he never boasts . ’ |
| 17 | yeah but having said that erm that was something I wanted to ask you about because I mean both , both of them might need some money for higher education so , whilst I 'd like to put that sum money on one side , I 'd also possibly , you know if the need arose , would like to use it myself if I needed to for , for higher education . |
| 18 | When I was working at a hospice I followed up bereaved people who it was felt might need some support . |
| 19 | AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Even businesses that are fully prepared for the collapse of EC frontiers might need some help with the details |
| 20 | I thought you might need some help — or something , ’ she finished lamely . |
| 21 | On 24 February 1947 , he wrote me an interim letter in which he said he thought I had tended to ‘ overwhelm the reader by a tendency to say too much at once ’ , and that the material might need some reorganization . |
| 22 | IMHO he suits better at Leeds ( of course ; - ] ) — the Leeds way of play is more in style with our national team than Spurs — but then again Ardiles might need some player up front after Gordon Duris 's outburst … |
| 23 | But it might suit some people . |
| 24 | As far as the food is concerned , you might consider some formula based on costs since this is widely understood and accepted . |
| 25 | I then zealous to understand I I er , er , erm sought it Statutes , Volume thirty-three nineteen ninety three edition and studied most carefully pages six hundred and seventy-five to six hundred and seventy-seven and there I found an account of what has happened to Sections two and three and also for the first time light was shed upon Section two A. My Lords , I have from time to time ventured to express some doubt as to whether our legislative procedures were as excellent , as I 'm sure Your Lordships would wish them to be and when I recently suggested in the most mild terms to Her Majesty 's Government that they might consider some form of enquiry into our legislative procedures to see whether as they were as high class as they should be , erm I was given a very negative reply the clear influence of which was that the our legislative procedures could not possibly be improved and My Lords I do really think with respect that that is a proposition which is open to doubt . |
| 26 | The fact that governments could cheat like this will clearly be known to rational agents and might introduce some uncertainty about government policy . |
| 27 | Linguistics can help teachers to analyse those kinds of speech situations which might exclude some children from the learning process e.g. because the children are not familiar with the variety of language which is used . |
| 28 | Examples are too numerous to list , but a particularly telling one from members of our own profession , where one might expect some awareness , can serve . |
| 29 | Though you might expect some echoes of a Telecaster or a Les Paul Junior , it actually sounds like neither . |
| 30 | Not surprisingly these features are principally confined to the cities of the province , though we might expect some form of provision at those sites where water transport clearly played a part in moving bulky products like building stone or pottery ( p. 43 ) . |