Example sentences of "that [indef pn] might [vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I was so innocent that in spite of our so-called training , of all the propaganda , I had never really been able to believe that someone might want to kill me . |
2 | Toilet seats are propped up against the wall , in the unlikely event that someone might want to buy them in a country where hygiene is pathological . |
3 | I want him to investigate that vent for any sign that someone might have used it to escape . ’ |
4 | If he felt that his work lay here , it was not for her to question his decision , but she sometimes wished that something might happen to make him change his mind . |
5 | It never occurred to me that anyone might have thought they were prejudiced . ’ |
6 | I say ‘ borrowed ’ because it would be impolite to suggest that anyone might have stolen them . ’ |