Example sentences of "[conj] might [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He talked about using force but knew that such a step might provoke a greater crisis or might even break the loyalty of his army . |
| 2 | I clutch my wad of sketches that , one day , I hope to turn into pictures that might somehow express the essence of this strange topsy-turvy continent where , believe it or not , there are birds that are scared of heights . |
| 3 | America might be a superpower , as the Iranians kept saying , but Iran — as Hakim put it — was a ‘ super religious power ’ , one that might easily find the pretext of some religious occasion to persuade Hizbollah to set the captives free . |
| 4 | Curran also revealed that the Dublin soccer writers , most of whom appear to have written-off Derry 's challenge , have provided the motivation that might just make the difference . |
| 5 | It is a trick that might just save the life of the bird if a cat has caught it and then placed it on the ground for a moment before starting to pluck it . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to avoid creating ivory towers that might not benefit the coalface , ’ he says . |
| 7 | They explained that in no way could it have come from the plant because it had the best preventive system for any smell , dust or poisonous substances that might otherwise destroy the environment . |
| 8 | A RESEARCHER with IBM has come up with a device that might possibly replace the transistor in integrated circuit devices . |
| 9 | I have an idea for a piece of work that might possibly provide a theme for my doctorate thesis . |
| 10 | By the same token , the airline should inform the official investigators of any suspicions or failures that they have experienced in the recent past that might conceivably have a bearing on the accident . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe that would help the lower ranked people to have the motivation and to get eager , ’ she added , while acknowledging that might merely have the effect of less ambitious ones accepting good money for being relative failures . |
| 12 | A wall of storage units will make provision for most of the paraphernalia you own and might either incorporate a bar and a desk flap to let down , or a permanent table set at right angles to shelves and cupboards for work , games , sewing and hobbies . |
| 13 | One respondent specialising in the professional conduct of solicitors , ( including advocacy both of prosecution and defence at the Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal ) , was concerned that the proposal in question 10 might ‘ restrict the meaning of an undertaking for the purpose of enforcement ’ , and might fundamentally alter the character of a solicitor 's undertaking . |
| 14 | This would limit frank discussion , and might well inhibit the judge in saying anything , and does not favour the practice . |
| 15 | Sometimes he wanted to practise , and might well require an hour or so on the putting green , or sometimes he fancied a pint or two of some obscure real ale that he had heard of in the vicinity . |
| 16 | Future studies could show that genetic changes in gene families could have effects on any aspect of phenotype , from sexual behaviour to morphology , and might also influence the behaviour of chromosomes and the expression of genes . |
| 17 | The justices accepted that publication of those documents would harm the national interest , and might even make the newspaper guilty of a criminal offence . |
| 18 | But this could not disguise the fact that however much influential educationalists , notably those associated with the Education Reform Council , might refer to combining vocational and general subjects ( in whatever mix for whatever age of pupil ) , and might intellectually appreciate the relevance of vocational training they lacked an effective political policy for reconciling both types of syllabus . |
| 19 | I 'm afraid it 's very , that 's not very good ladies but might just get an idea to er the type of machines . |