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

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1 One reason is that the commercial transaction test seems to go too far ; many transactions which will be generally regarded as perfectly legitimate forms of investment , are entered into solely , or at least predominantly , for tax reasons , and I think it would be wrong to suggest that they might be taxable for that reason alone .
2 Certainly , if convertability did not exist , few would accept the notes of banks if there existed the chance that they might be worthless in future years .
3 They might be short of one or two quality players , but in such a yo-yo season Villa have as good a chance as any , particularly if Dalian Atkinson returns from injury to give them the sort of finishing power they lacked last night .
4 They might be OK after all , hell , it 's an evening out at least — ’
5 They might be ideal for daft holiday-makers , but certainly not for him .
6 Different species often do not get a chance to interbreed because they live in different geographic areas , or in different localities within an area ( one species at the tops of trees , the other on the ground , for example ) , or they might be active at different times of day .
7 Individuals may perform either role by itself ; or they might be active in both roles , and successfully at that ; or they may be strong in one but not in the other .
8 Could you ask your class members whether they might be interested in such an activity ?
9 Men in the small discussion groups implied that they might be interested in some of these variations on straight sex , but that they would n't dare suggest them to their partners .
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