Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] might [verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Patrick weighed 8lb 7oz — ‘ I 'm lucky he was a big baby , or I might have ended up having him even more quickly . |
| 2 | Finally , he realized that what he really felt was fear : not for her safety , but fear that she might have gone out of his life . |
| 3 | His hope had been that she might have moved on before the word got around , no chance for gossip and so no awkwardness , but his sense of firm control in that area seemed to have slipped away from him . |
| 4 | Folly realised belatedly that she might have stirred up some trouble for her informant . |
| 5 | Apprehensively , she worried that she might have taken on more than she could cope with . |
| 6 | I had hoped , ’ he continued with the same bitterness she was using , ‘ that you might have calmed down by now . ’ |
| 7 | Whilst it is true to say that it might have started off that way ( call me a sceptic if you will ) , it has now found itself a major market position . |
| 8 | No I would n't , cos I might have picked up a different thing . |
| 9 | She stole into the kitchen to find Sabina and beg some hot water in secret , before the others found her out ; Sabina giggled and her eyes flicked from side to side as Rosa described how she must have sleep-walked , how dangerous it was , how someone could have accidentally woken her and she might have fallen down , without being able to put out a hand to stop her fall , and died . |
| 10 | But if I had been given the chance when I was younger I might easily have made a mistake and gone for good looks and he might have turned out to be Old Nick to live with . |
| 11 | ‘ I found this on the floor — I wondered if it might have fallen out of his pocket . ’ |
| 12 | But they might have run round with the mop and a bit of beeswax . |
| 13 | Erm b but there was no reason why we should sit in wait in case they might go up because they might have gone down further . |
| 14 | While they might have looked out of place next to the modern heavy metal , they are vying for a lucrative market . |
| 15 | She had turned away from him and he wondered whether she might have dozed off . |