Example sentences of "[noun] there might be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day there might be a bleary-eyed buzzard with his wing taped up in a splint , looking very sorry for himself ; the next there might be a baby sparrow basking under a red heat-lamp , recuperating from the attentions of a cat . |
| 2 | The key issue here was D's obvious refusal of consent to any touching ; in other cases there might be a general issue of whether the touching goes ‘ beyond generally acceptable standards of conduct ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I just thought there might be a fifty-quid banknote in that envelope , but there was only a letter , which I could n't read , anyway , it was in a foreign language . |
| 4 | The Office of Fair Trading agreed that ‘ from a competition viewpoint there might be a great deal of benefit in combining the two funds and placing them on insurance principles , setting premiums on the basis of risk ’ . |
| 5 | In detail there might be a great deal of discussion about the institutional arrangements necessary to responsible government , but in general some are obvious . |
| 6 | ( Had it this power there might be a dramatic fall in the incidence of needless hysterectomies , gall bladder removals , and other operations performed in that great country for profit rather than the client 's greater good . ) |