Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] might [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Misunderstanding and lack of trust — People do not understand its implications and perceive that it might cost them more than they will gain . |
| 2 | Donleavy had thought seriously about the chance encounter with Hurley , and , on balance , had decided that they might turn it to account , although … |
| 3 | ‘ Well , all this business putting me on the carpet … implying that I might leave you short . ’ |
| 4 | The governors of royal colonies , appointed by the king , were expected to maintain a rather dignified and aloof attitude and it was thought that they might find it hard to do this if they had lived in the colony as subordinates or as private citizens in the past . |
| 5 | Ca n't you see that they might find it worthwhile to bend the truth and sit on justice when there 's so much at stake ? ’ |
| 6 | Curtis , fully aware that this was the last night of the Prophet 's current crusade , had anticipated that he might choose it for a last hunting expedition , before retreating to his lair upstate . |
| 7 | On the other hand , on a different occasion she expressed feelings of depression and powerlessness in the face of professional opinion , conceding that she might allow him to go to residential school if it could be shown that it was in his best interests . |
| 8 | He feared that he might love me completely . |
| 9 | He was cruel because he wanted to drive me away ; but he wanted to drive me away because he feared that he might love me completely . |
| 10 | all the same , that she wants me at home , though she does n't like me , and she could never admit that she might need me … " |
| 11 | I had hoped that you might persuade him to help us again . ’ |
| 12 | They say I had the vanity to suppose that I might marry him . |
| 13 | I understood that you might like me better if I had experience , if I did n't have opinions about things I knew nothing about . … ’ |
| 14 | She even thought that she might leave him . |
| 15 | So she thought that she might take it on trust . |
| 16 | He thought that he might do you harm if he allowed it to show . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But I think that you might indulge me by accepting a small one — if she accepts you , that is . |
| 18 | Cos that 's whatsername 's erm Kenny said that they might give you an injection . |
| 19 | Omar learnt that he was related to the Sultan , and we hoped that we might persuade him to provide us with a guide to Aussa . |
| 20 | She sang because she was miserable and hoped that it might cheer her up . |
| 21 | Come that we might see you in the people of every race , and commit ourselves to the hope that we celebrate our life together in true community and justice . |
| 22 | He suspected that they might think he had used the incident of the bad teeth and the convenience of a farming father to bolt from that tough and dirty job . |