Example sentences of "might make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , the speaker might make explicit assumptions which had been left implicit in the original , or have contrasted the lecturer 's position with one with which the hearer is more familiar . |
2 | Remove rude jokes and deliberate sexual innuendos , and also watch out for unintended double entendres which might make inebriated members of the audience laugh when you are being serious and sincere . |
3 | One of the first rules of house and hall parties had been to scout the building for dark corners that might make useful retiring-places if the evening went well — preference was given to anywhere that had a lock on the inside . |
4 | That they might make other choices than the ones we wish them to make ? |
5 | In consequence , one might make two predictions . |
6 | You said it might make two sheets . |
7 | I wonder how many readers realise that new regulations from the Department of Health might make certain foods less available . |
8 | One might compare the difficulty with that of trying to write rules for how one might indicate to someone of the opposite sex that one finds them attractive ; while psychologists and biologists might make detailed observations and generalisations about how human beings of a particular culture behave in such a situation , most people would rightly feel that studying these generalisations would be no substitute for practical experience , and that relying on a text-book could lead to hilarious consequences . |
9 | The Bank Might Make Direct Loans to its Securities Division |
10 | While we all deplore the sale of looted antiquities , it has been suggested recently that some ‘ source ’ nations , those rich in archaeological sites , might make more objects or recent archaeological finds available on loan to museums abroad . |
11 | Nobody could deny Mr Gummer this small triumph , but he might make more friends if he did n't always insist on making such a meal of it . |
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 | erm I sometimes feel erm that erm in fact = it would be a good idea when I see people doing things which I regard as immediately dangerous , but I think it might make considerable difficulties for the relationship between the police and the motoring public which erm are already at times very strained , and I 'm not sure , for some of the reasons erm that Norbert has suggested , that it 's erm necessarily a very erm happy system . |
14 | They might make special efforts for these children to maximise the chances that they will have some sort of positive experience in their school lives . |
15 | Physically demonstrate various ways of interacting socially with others , indicate how she might make positive comments about another child , and show her how to play constructively . |