Example sentences of "they might [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As regards attitudes , there is the assumption that attitudinal positions , and thereby attitudinal structures , can not be fully developed , for , although they might be developed for given argumentative contexts , they must also look forward to contexts as yet unrealized .
2 Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion .
3 The individual being insufficient for the expression of these values , they might be extended in vicarious forms such as footservants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity , or pets , which provided surfaces for the further display of luxury .
4 They might be faced with tribal , linguistic or religious divisions , which provide bases for alternative centres of power ; their country might be poor or rich in natural resources ; its geo-political situation vis-a-vis other nations favourable or unfavourable ; the differences between classes , and the intensity of class conflict , more or less substantial .
5 The research investigates the concepts of peacekeeping and peace enforcement as they might be applied to United Nations maritime operations .
6 If positions and viewpoints are too easily set aside they might be regarded by other people as not having , even in the first place , amounted to much .
7 They might be used to big crowds in the Lenin Stadium , but it 'll nothing like they 'll get at Anfield . ’
8 Shetlanders are afraid that they might be excluded from this market — with their higher salaries and various company safeguards , incomers are thought to be willing to make higher bids for scarce pieces of land .
9 A class might be asked to tell a story to explain the picture , or they might be provided with more information to help them understand it .
10 Having grasped the educational import of the manyattas , Windley cast around for ways in which they might be adapted for administrative purposes .
11 In retaliation for this , and fearful that they might be blamed for any fascist hostility towards the Jews , between fifty and sixty BUF members wrecked the BF 's headquarters .
12 He is agnostic and argues that the churches have failed society with their inflexibility and their refusal to embrace homosexuality and , in the case of the Roman Catholic church , contraception ; though Glennis feels they might be accused of accelerating moral decline if they approved such things .
13 They might be sold for 70 GCs for their metal value , but most Imperial money-changers will only give one shilling in the crown for them .
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