Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] might be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inwardly praying that she might be able to show her piety and understanding , she said , ‘ Yes , I 'm sure it must mean a lot to you . |
| 2 | ‘ Now dear , ’ said Mum ‘ Your brother asked for the salt and I suggest that it might be polite if you were to do what he asked . ’ |
| 3 | We suggest that it might be possible to evolve new viral tropisms ( see below ) using repertoires of antibody fragments or peptide sequences displayed on the virus , with cycles of infection and selection . |
| 4 | There are even rare cases when the employer accepts that you might be innocent and yet is entitled to dismiss you . |
| 5 | Kulsrud has calculated that it might be possible to increase the reaction rate by as much as 50 per cent . |
| 6 | Emile Littler was a much younger producer of rival pantomimes ; feeling more than a little disloyal , Mr Smith wrote to him in desperation suggesting that he might be interested in his dancers . |
| 7 | In light of this , it is perhaps worthwhile noting that we have demonstrated recently that the DNA-PK requires DNA breaks in order to become activated efficiently in vitro , suggesting that it might be involved in mediating a response to DNA damage ( 11 ) . |
| 8 | When the British government sold its last stake in BP in 1987 , the oil firm realised that it might be vulnerable to a bid , so it began to strip itself . |
| 9 | Presumably you also believed that it might be possible to negotiate some form of multilateral disarmament in the region ? |
| 10 | My discussions show that it might be possible substantially to improve the way in which our debates are held . |
| 11 | Although some of the West 's Arab partners have hinted that they might be able to live with this and that a settlement of the Arab-Israeli dispute and the Palestinian issue is no longer at the top of the Arab agenda , this is unlikely to hold true for long . |
| 12 | He had hinted that it might be kind to pass the empty bottle of Scotch over when he 'd drunk it . |
| 13 | I hope that you might be able to continue to help our patients in this manner . ’ |
| 14 | And also you 've got to remember that it might be OK for Jamaican or West Indian or African women to be bigger when they 're older , but most of them were slim when they were young . |
| 15 | Er I very much hope so er that my Noble Friend will recognise what does seem to be the prevailing view in this House on , on your all quarters and all parties and er and will indicate that on most of the points of controversy , not just the but most of them , the Government is prepared to think again , he may even feel that it might be prudent to defer further consideration of the committee stage of this Bill er after today 's sitting er er for a little time and when discussions could and should take place between those who hold different views and er his own very considerable power conciliation er could be used . |
| 16 | For a while it seemed that she might be right . |
| 17 | It seemed that it might be possible to relate the variation in the polymorphism to slug density in the Henfaes field . |
| 18 | And , while her heart raced that there was a hint in what he 'd just said that he might be prepared to sightsee with her that afternoon , ‘ You must be parched ! ’ she apologised . |
| 19 | One reason is that the commercial transaction test seems to go too far ; many transactions which will be generally regarded as perfectly legitimate forms of investment , are entered into solely , or at least predominantly , for tax reasons , and I think it would be wrong to suggest that they might be taxable for that reason alone . |
| 20 | If some project comes up during the course of the year , I would have thought that it might be appropriate to erm er cobble the name of centenary onto it , but I do n't really think that this year we just commit ourselves to something just because there 's a hundred years of parish government coming up . |
| 21 | I had foolishly allowed myself to imagine that you might be interested in me as a person , even to the extent of being a little jealous of Lieutenant Lapointe . |
| 22 | ( Indeed , some Soviet planners have speculated that it might be advantageous to license Western factories to produce Soviet equipment which would then be exported to the USSR . ) |
| 23 | Bob was always evasive about Tessa , which made Jannie suspect that he might be serious about her . |
| 24 | Worst of all , he was beginning to suspect that it might be true . |
| 25 | Which would suggest that it might be rash to release Mr Sisulu , who has been secretary general of the ANC since 1949 , at this stage . |
| 26 | By the mid 1960s , only four per cent were reporting that they might be willing once again to vote for someone like Hitler . |
| 27 | I said if yo if you think you know that you might be able to build a relationship I said then er you know , tell her so I said and do n't try and run the both of them at the same time I said |
| 28 | Frankie could not be one of them , yet he feared in his hear that it might be true , because when she called him ‘ Nigger ’ it wounded him in a special way he did not really understand . |
| 29 | He knew what I was looking for ; and he indicated that he might be able to help . |
| 30 | He dreaded that it might be unforgivable . |