Example sentences of "might [be] [prep] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 By this time it was becoming obvious that in spite of the fact that the French were conveying the impression of a limited operation ‘ to restore order ’ ( which might be at least six months to a year ) they were hoping for more moderate Vietnamese leaders to emerge and , in the meantime , they would not after all negotiate with Ho Chi Minh .
2 Particularly in countries where the diet is poor it might be of very considerable significance if the mother can make better milk at some times of the day .
3 At any given age a child might be on quite different levels for difference subjects .
4 Graham started to smile , though he thought the joke itself might be in rather poor taste , but then he was aware of Sara turning quickly , putting her glass on the mantelpiece and looking straight at him , coming closer , her face set in strange hard lines , eyes bright , taking him by the elbow and turning her head as if to emphasise that she was talking to Graham , ignoring Slater , saying , " You do dance , do n't you ? "
5 Although most speakers in British society are also literate , and therefore have the advantage of knowing where /r/ occurs in writing , it is not clear that this is really a big help in flowing conversation , though it might be in very slow speech styles .
6 They might be from almost any walk of life from whore to female preacher , and would follow their army ( or any army in some cases ) throughout the campaigns .
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