Example sentences of "[pron] might [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I might even be sent to prison . |
| 2 | A new road ( III ) was also laid , much narrower than its predecessor , which might tentatively be associated with the later road in the town centre with its central channel or drain . |
| 3 | The Vendor is not party in relation to the Business or subject to any contract , covenant , commitments or arrangement of an onerous , unusual or long-term nature or having any provision which might reasonably be regarded as material for disclosure to a purchaser for value of the Business nor is it party to any contract likely to be unprofitable or to any contract made otherwise than in the ordinary and usual course of business as now carried on . |
| 4 | Consider the dynamic adjustment process which might reasonably be postulated for the monopolistic competition model , paying especial attention to entry and exit . |
| 5 | The University has completed its own survey ( through consultants ) of the backlog of repair and maintenance of university buildings , and has reviewed the level of funding which might reasonably be put towards the backlog in addition to its customary allocation for repairs and maintenance . |
| 6 | THE Scottish Football League programme has been badly affected over the last couple of weeks , not only by the injuries which might reasonably be expected at this stage in a crowded season , but , unusually , by a flu virus which has caused havoc in the playing staffs of some of the Premier Division teams . |
| 7 | Any criteria for defining ‘ privileged information ’ , or what the ‘ dangers ’ are in revealing such matters as dispositions ( of manpower ) are so vaguely incorporated as to ensure that few will risk submitting an essay without approval , which might later be assessed as an ‘ improper disclosure ’ . |
| 8 | The message from gays and lesbians living in rural Ireland was one of a sense of isolation which might aptly be tackled through the medium of film , which has the potential to act as a focus for the many people geographically isolated and thus tongue-tied by virtue of their isolation . |
| 9 | But undoubtedly he was right on the mark when he wrote in his essay on Thomas Parnell some words which might aptly be applied to many writers at present being collected : |
| 10 | The Careers Service should be involved on three levels : First , the Careers Service may use its in-depth knowledge of demographic and employment trends to advise on likely areas where employment opportunities may occur , and on any skill gaps which might properly be addressed at schools or colleges . |
| 11 | Bevin was torn between fears of a resurgent Germany in its own right and of a Germany which might somehow be drawn into the Soviet orbit . |
| 12 | I think it is erm Greater York that has been seen as an area with special problems because of its er historic character , erm which we spent many hours debating at the York greenbelt local plan inquiry , and I think most participants there accepted that the er what was being protected was not just the historic core , but also the setting of York and its surrounding ring of villages , and the way which it is proposed to protect that setting and character is by a greenbelt , now it follows that if you are imposing extremely severe restrictions on new development in an area around a settlement , then you have to meet the legitimate development needs for that settlement in another location , the further away that new settlement or other policy response is located it seems to me the less likely it is to meet the er needs of that settlement , and that will give rise to erm , you know , additional pressures on the settlement you are proposing to protect and maybe those pressures could not be resisted , and I think that 's why there is this requirement that erm the development which might otherwise be built on the edge of York , but which is not proposed to be so built because of the greenbelt needs to be located close , as close to York as is consistent with the original environmental objectives greenbelt objectives for the greenbelt . |
| 13 | The problem of the damage that may result from litigation is undoubtedly a real one , and argues against giving shareholders unrestricted standing to sue , which might otherwise be regarded as a plausible means of increasing the chances of enforcement . |
| 14 | Such a system , as he saw , minimized the differences which might otherwise be drawn between distant and close kin . |
| 15 | Quite a few courses have resulted in the formation ( not always by the library admittedly ) of groups which might generically be termed as ‘ Friends of the library ’ which may become formalized and then act as ‘ lobbyists ’ for the public library in that area . |
| 16 | Next is Aled Williams of Bridgend , whose consistency in domestic matches , which might not be transferred to internationals , should have earned him more than a replacement honour ( out of position ) against Namibia in 1990 . |
| 17 | ‘ The result is : ( 1 ) That this Act does not necessarily require anything to be done under it which might not be done without causing a nuisance ; ( 2 ) That as to those things which may or may not be under it , there is no evidence on the face of the Act that the legislature supposed it to be impossible for any of them to be done ( if they were done at all ) somewhere and under some circumstances , without creating a nuisance ; and ( 3 ) That the legislature has manifested no intention that any of these optional powers , as to asylums , should be exercised at the expense of , or so as to interfere with , any man 's private rights . |
| 18 | i have not heard of a similar setup at least — the only player who is remincent in norway of flo and almost as good in the air has been out injured this season so the setup has not been tried and maybe never will — at least it shows that coach Egil ‘ Drillo ’ Olsen — thinks — which might not be said of Mr Turnip . |
| 19 | In this case the " no " decision is not a positive rejection of the proposal but an inadequacy of temptation which might also be regarded as a lack of enterprise . |
| 20 | The transliteration of the original with qwt , in line 3 , reasonably accurately represents the first letter ( which might also be represented as a figure nine if nine has a straight back stroke ) . |
| 21 | When she turned from painting to writing , she added to these gifts and to this training , two principles which might well be carved above the entrance door of every School of Journalism . |
| 22 | ( Indeed in the same passage in the Commentary he puts forward an argument — which might well be used in favour of the ordination of women ! — that order pertains to the soul , and the soul is without sex ; a point , interestingly , to which he makes no response . |
| 23 | In a lead adviser role or public deal , consideration should be given to the statement of indemnity which might even be included in the more standard engagement letter where a specific contract is not applicable . |
| 24 | Of all of the appointments which might easily be held by a resident freeholder , none was more attractive to many gentlemen than the post of collector of supply . |
| 25 | But , in his report , Government inspector H Stephens says : ‘ The banging of car doors , the starting of engines and the noise from car alarms would be introduced close to habitable rooms and adjacent to residents ’ gardens which might normally be expected to be both peaceful and quiet . ’ |
| 26 | A provision for the partners to draw in advance of final ascertainment of their profit sharethe limits of which might conveniently be defined by reference to some proportion of the previous year 's profits ( Clause 10.03 ) making sufficient allowance for the possibility that that year 's profit levels may not be repeated let alone exceeded . |
| 27 | The results of this small-scale enquiry also pointed to a number of issues relating to enterprise generation and growth in rural areas which might fruitfully be researched on a larger scale . |
| 28 | In the first part I argue for the inclusion of gender awareness as a valid dimension of educational analysis of the arts and , as a vehicle for this argument , posit a set of four general criteria which might legitimately be used by arts educators as part of a re-evaluation of the arts curriculum in this regard . |
| 29 | Thinking and perceiving , which might naturally be attributed to an incorporeal mind , are simply complex motions in matter . |
| 30 | It was agreed that systematic use should be made of the words ‘ safety ’ , ‘ security ’ ( a word Labour was believed to be fond of and which might therefore be turned to advantage ) , and ‘ support ’ . |