Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] that might [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 What else is going on in this person 's life at the moment that might make your intervention ‘ the last straw ’ ; for example , family illness , death , anniversaries of death , separation or divorce , loss of job , being accused of abuse of some sort ?
2 When I say it 's the sort of answer you want I mean it 's the sort that might help you !
3 Yes my Lord I I I 'm not going to invite your Lordship t to take a great deal of time reading reports that state in detail erm but I think the witness statements and I think probably the documentation that might help your Lordship at this stage er to see something of the and to ensure that where evidence is given it can proceed fairly fairly quickly .
4 He and my mother had been together for at least ten years when I was born , and we think now that I was her hostage to fortune , the factor that might persuade him to get a divorce and marry her .
5 Anything else out of the way that might help us ? ’
6 The crack that might flood your brain with light !
7 Thus his/her students will probably receive from him/her no feedback of a kind that might help them learn from his/her response to their work .
8 Then he said , ‘ I heard a story that might interest you . ’
9 There was not a soul in sight as Theda began resolutely to trudge down the street , looking for a lane that might lead her off the main road , which , being only of packed dirt , was already a hasty-pudding of mud which churned under her mercifully booted feet .
10 Checking that the straps on her equipment were tight enough to prevent anything moving and making a noise that might alert anyone nearby , Ace slipped through a stand of bushes to get a better view of the road .
11 Traditionally , 24 hours of heart beat would be recorded on a device using a cassette tape , which works perfectly well , but it has the obvious problems of mechanical parts , moving parts , it makes a noise that might keep you awake at night .
12 The senator had beaten down my last defences , and now offered me a compromise that might make my surrender to his wishes more acceptable .
13 These are people with a genuine interest in history coupled with a knowledge that might surprise you , considering they are amateurs .
14 I just … . it 's just that I wanted to tell her how sorry I am about … about what happened to your father and brother but , not knowing her , I did n't want to say it in a way that might upset her .
15 If they do n't want to do that they can still practise as unregistered practitioners , using an adjective that might offer their clients the same frisson as ‘ alternative . ’
16 ‘ I was just thinking when you left — I 've got an idea that might interest you . ’
17 Knowing how busy you 'll be these next few weeks , I 've come up with an idea that might put your mind at ease and allow Jelka to come to terms with her experience . ’
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