Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] might [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a milder way , the doctrine of ministerial responsibility also inhibits the mass of able and highly trained and experienced civil servants from contributing fully in their own professional associations and academic conferences , in case their opinions or comments on their own work or methods might catch a headline or embarrass a minister . |
| 2 | It seemed possible that American impulsiveness or ambition might ignite a powder train from the Far East to Europe and accidentally precipitate the Third World War . |
| 3 | Partnership arrangements between a college and a company or companies might encompass a range of activities , including skills-updating courses , supervisory management and intensive language tuition for example , which fall outside the scope of this chapter because they do not impact directly upon the 16–19 age group . |
| 4 | Once the prickly and nationalistic de Gaulle had retired from French politics , France suggested in the early 1970s that WEU might provide a link between it and NATO . |
| 5 | This decision enabled the Crown to prohibit , as a matter of course , the disclosure of a wide range of information such as correspondence with government departments , medical records and accident reports , on the ground that disclosure might set a precedent and lead to potentially harmful documents being disclosed in the future . |
| 6 | However , the only things which are spelt out are that development can not go on without them , the fact that new skills will be introduced and the fact that incomers might form a catalyst for the rejuvenation of local voluntary groups . |
| 7 | It was there in order that people might have a picnic by a monument , on just such a day as this . |
| 8 | A new meaning to hate — the spite to give a finger that Parker might lose a hand . |
| 9 | They will need to sustain their effort at a much greater level in the replay , though — and you can be sure that Monaghan might have a couple more tricks up their sleeve . |
| 10 | She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard . |
| 11 | The parallel with Watkins ' mark points was too striking to ignore , and attracted attention from those who felt that folklore might provide a clue to understanding leys . |
| 12 | On the other hand , a gap or mismatch between rhetoric and reality might reflect a gulf between head and staff , and indeed the discrepancies were most marked in schools where heads were relatively isolated , where communication was poor , and where class teachers were not involved in policy matters . |
| 13 | One day , God willing , she and John might have a daughter ; one day their daughter would want to get married . |
| 14 | Some such unfortunates ultimately abandoned the East Indiamen for a place in the pilot service in India , after they had acquired sufficient influence with important passengers to secure such an appointment , while others might take a place as an officer of one of the so-called country ships , which operated only in the East and did not return to Europe . |
| 15 | To leave them as Cup-holders might require a miracle . |