Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [pers pn] might be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stay here with me or you might be sorry . |
| 2 | It suddenly occurs to me that it might be pure insanity to take this loan . |
| 3 | ‘ The research results of the people who defined the structure of DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid — and others working in related fields suggested to me that it might be possible to identify specific genetic details in a newly fertilized human egg cell , since DNA is the substance of which genes are made . |
| 4 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
| 5 | ‘ In fact , I would have been due to cover tonight anyway , but it occurred to me that you might be worried . |
| 6 | They want to help him , and I have to remind them that he might be frightening ( that was the way they had wanted him to be ) so we 'll need to approach him very carefully . |
| 7 | If we 're looking at the question of services coming together to deal with the emergency erm obviously I suppose the army and that will come in on a voluntary basis which but it might be necessary to see where someone could be authority to coordinate the services and bring it whatever is required . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps after lunch , Madame , ’ Mr O'Hara suggested , ‘ you and I might be able to persuade Miss Milligan otherwise . ’ |
| 9 | As he made his way back to the van , the thought did occur to him that it might be prudent to stay clear of the likes of Terry Littlejohn . |
| 10 | She was sure they did n't really like her , it had n't occurred to her that she might be off-putting . |
| 11 | It was true she 'd avoided him , had gladly left him to Merry , but it had n't occurred to her that he might be aware of that . |
| 12 | It occurred to her that it might be wise to go through the pockets ; her father 's garment yielded an old penny and a broken pipe . |
| 13 | I just told her that it might be interesting for me to get to know something of France , after all I was still young for University Entrance and could probably arrange to do some of the work here . |
| 14 | It seemed such an ineffectual reason for insisting on going with him but Steve was so wrapped up in himself and thoughts of seeing Maria Luisa again that he did n't even ask her if it might be painful for her facing Fernando again . |
| 15 | We 're keen to trace him because he might be able to tell us something like a piece of a jigsaw really that may help to put the case together |
| 16 | They have been placed at the head of this chapter only because it is the extreme case which so often bothers the social worker in consideration of what he or she might be involved in if the sexual side of the work develops . |
| 17 | They told themselves that they might be frightened off if they knew that Derek was backed up by other members of his family . |