Example sentences of "it might [adv] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might n't be a bit windy for her ? |
| 2 | It might n't be a vein . |
| 3 | As this suggested that it might also be a cause of cancer in man , it was promptly withdrawn , to be succeeded by a more acceptable agent , propranolol . |
| 4 | It might just be a case |
| 5 | It might just be a trailer . |
| 6 | One night and morning did n't give her the right to confess her love when it might just be a burden to him . |
| 7 | Dominating Nefta is another extraordinary feature , so incongruous that at first sight it might well be a mirage . |
| 8 | Well if we were into or into or then it might not be a problem |
| 9 | Excessive stress can damage the heart and it might not be a coincidence that cardiac disorders are most frequent at the time of waking or the hours just after . |
| 10 | That this Second World War would not last so long as the First , and even that it might not be a war on such a world-scale , were legitimate presumptions at the time , and Eliot was firmly of the opinion that we should be thinking then and there of the world which would finally emerge . |
| 11 | Ok , it might not be a lot more , it might be seventy . |
| 12 | If you could quickly scan down and see what somebody 's done and the levels of competency they 've achieved , it helps you think that why are n't they doing the job , it might not be a trainee , it might be somebody else . |
| 13 | It was as if she had smelt a meal cooking in the next room ; it might not be a meal she wanted to eat , but already it was nourishing her . |
| 14 | Or , of course , it might simply be a habit the person has acquired that has no particular significance . |
| 15 | In an odd sort of way , it might even be a boast . |
| 16 | In fact , it might even be a hindrance , though I suppose later on you 'd need to discover some kind of friendship too , otherwise what on earth would you talk about at nights ? ’ |
| 17 | In the Highlands it might even be a matter of clanship , for in 1776 Lord Kames declared fugitive five women who had been responsible for assembling a mob which had insulted and attacked Patrick Grant , the new presentee at Boleskine , part of the forfeited Lovat estate , ‘ in resentment that they were not to get a gentleman of the name of Fraser to be their minister ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm afraid it might even be a rat , ’ Emily said . |
| 19 | He wanted to wake up the sleepers ; but it might merely be a rabbit , or a fox . |
| 20 | One can not , of course , immediately conclude that the companion is a black hole : it might merely be a star that is too faint to be seen . |
| 21 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 22 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 23 | ‘ It might still be a bit premature to suggest that we have made it if we beat Lithuania , but it would then become very close especially as we play them again in Dublin in September . ’ |
| 24 | Anyway , it might still be a lot of hogwash . |