Example sentences of "might give [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I figure Simon said it because he was in love with you and he hoped that by pretending the two of you were a couple he might give fate a nudge and make it happen . ’ |
| 2 | Sexual references might give offence , as can double entendres . |
| 3 | It is thought that this might give relief to the husband for capital gains tax for the period from when the settlement is established ( ie the court order or when the agreement between the parties was finalised ) until its termination , but the application of this section to such a situation is not wholly clear . |
| 4 | Inside her she had felt a little sense of triumph begin to grow as they rode side by side through the cool bright jungle glades ; sometimes she had allowed her horse to drift towards his on the narrow trail , perhaps hoping he might give voice to the passion his expression had seemed to promise at the palais . |
| 5 | The new woman who wanted to be called mother put a stack of blouses and skirts out for me , like you might give milk to a stray cat . |
| 6 | The therapist must also determine whether the patient feels able , with support , to tackle his present difficulties , and whether another person ( such as a partner , confidant , social worker , or general practitioner ) is available who might give help now , or to whom the patient could turn if necessary . |
| 7 | He said that under the present system , witnesses might give evidence on issues which turned out not to be in dispute — wasting court time . |
| 8 | He also criticised the fact that under the present system witnesses might give evidence on issues which turned out not to be in dispute , thus wasting further time . |
| 9 | The Duke insisted that ‘ its fitt it be understood … for it might give umbrage to Achinbowie and Balfunning ’ , and he was very clear that the gentleman in question , the son of Glengyle , should not , under any circumstances , join Lord George 's ship . |
| 10 | ‘ But if she has a scarred uterus , with strong contractions and a large baby , the weak point might give way . ’ |
| 11 | Her heart was so strongly on the side of his that she feared she might give way . |
| 12 | GOOD drawing ability used to be considered important at school , not only as a skill that might give expression to a child 's aesthetic and artistic inclinations , but also one that would be useful in practical ways — in recording flora and fauna in nature study , for example . |
| 13 | It is difficult to identify the personality that might give rise to this energetic emotional life , so full of fears and petty triumphs ; it is a kind of vainglorious fool , a miles gloriosus . |
| 14 | But it is at least possible to imagine circumstances in which a ruling or decision of the panel might give rise to legitimate complaint . |
| 15 | Although the pejorative term ‘ correlational sociolinguistics ’ is sometimes used by non-practitioners of the subject who appear to make this assumption , Labov himself has expressed the fear that his methods might give rise to a flood of replicated ‘ correlatory ’ studies of little theoretical value . |
| 16 | This brings us to the third phase , in which linguists have become more generally prepared to question the notion of linguistic equality and to accept that language differences might give rise to difficulties which are not due solely to the social and linguistic misconceptions of teachers . |
| 17 | Failure to comply with that instruction might give rise to a charge of obstructing the police in addition to that of obstructing the highway . |
| 18 | So let us take one of the two decision variables and try to create a possible argument which might give rise to the observed comparative static effects ; this argument is partly backed by some of the questionnaire responses . |
| 19 | The review is designed to identify matters which might give rise to queries following a review by a reasonably informed , but uninvolved , reader . |
| 20 | ( b ) any claim arising out of circumstances notified to the insurer during the period of insurance as circumstances which might give rise to a claim . |
| 21 | The Americans were also worried by the British tendency to take too mild a view of Soviet intentions , an attitude which they feared might give rise to false hopes among the public in the West , and lessen support for the build-up of Nato . |
| 22 | ( e ) there was widespread agreement amongst those who opposed the proposal , that a solicitor who wished to act in the circumstances outlined in the question ought nevertheless to be under an obligation to disclose to the lender any personal , family or employee interests attaching to the transaction which might give rise to a conflict . |
| 23 | 5.22 Defective premises To give notice to the Landlord of any defect in the Premises which might give rise to an obligation on the Landlord to do or refrain from doing any act or thing in order to comply with the provisions of this Lease or the duty of care imposed on the Landlord pursuant to the Defective Premises Act 1972 or otherwise and at all times to display and maintain all notices which the Landlord may from time to time [ reasonably ] require to be displayed at the Premises The difficulty here is that this covenant could impose an unfair obligation on the tenant and it should therefore be amended as follows : To give notice to the Landlord upon becoming aware of any defect … 5.23 New guarantor Within [ 14 ] days of the death during the Term of any Guarantor or of such person becoming bankrupt or having a receiving order made against him or having a receiver appointed under the Mental Health Act 1983 or being a company passing a resolution to wind up or entering into liquidation or having a receiver appointed to give notice of this to the Landlord and if so required by the Landlord at the expense of the Tenant within [ 28 ] days to procure some other person acceptable to the Landlord [ such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld ] to execute a guarantee in respect of the Tenant 's obligations contained in this Lease in the form of the Guarantor 's covenants contained in this Lease Although this may be perfectly fair and reasonable in that a guarantor 's covenants are expected to last during the period for which they are given , many tenants try to resist this covenant on the basis that it may be extremely difficult for the tenant to produce an alternative guarantor . |
| 24 | ( 10 ) Acceptance of the cash underwritten alternative and the consequent disposal of the consideration shares might give rise to a liability to capital gains tax depending on the individual circumstances of the accepting shareholder . |
| 25 | A random allocation of the treatments might give rise to the following : |
| 26 | Webber 's job was to locate any pitfalls in the concept which might give substance to Wilson 's original ‘ maybe ’ about the show . |
| 27 | Er I think in an age of such individualism er the whole natu nature and possibility of common confession of faith becomes difficult er and I 'd simply ask that , if it 's going to go ahead and consider possibly a confession of faith , that the panel er might give consideration to the difficulties gen gen generally involved in er the , the question of common confession of faith today . |
| 28 | I crammed my mouth with for fear I might give utterance to my anger . |
| 29 | I was unable to find any legal basis under current English law whereby a psychiatrist might give consent ( or otherwise ) for a patient to have an invasive surgical procedure . |
| 30 | There were also new rules for the periti , who henceforth might give advice only when asked . |