Example sentences of "might [vb infin] be [vb pp] [that] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have been assumed that the corollary was that the prosecution did not have to prove that the accused assumed the rights of the owner contrary to the owner 's wishes but in Morris it was held that a person appropriated only if he adversely interfered with or usurped the rights of the owner . |
| 2 | If the statutes had gone no further , it might have been said that the regime was simply trying to turn all serfs into " obligated peasants " ( in line with Nicholas I 's statute of 1842 ) . |
| 3 | It might have been anticipated that the Criminal Law Revision Committee would seek to put an end to this uncertainty , particularly since , if any guiding principle has informed its final report , it is that the law should distinguish firmly between consensual and non-consensual sexual activity . |
| 4 | Given their age , symptoms and frailty , it might have been thought that the residents of old people 's homes would receive more care from visiting nurses than people in the community , as they received more visits from general practitioners . |
| 5 | Furthermore it might have been thought that the compact microfilm system would have found its way from outreach extensions into busy bureaux to replace the cumbersome paper files but , as will be seen in Chapter 5 , it is in fact likely to remain purely a portable tool . |
| 6 | It might have been thought that the massive level of population decline experienced by Britain 's cities since the 1960s , principally affecting their inner areas as it did , would have helped to reduce these problems . |
| 7 | It might have been thought that the arrival of so many neutral countries would render any Common Security policy impossible , but the Community institutions are alert to this ‘ danger ’ , and have stated that they will be rigorous in their application of the acquis to new members . |
| 8 | If complete public openness is the policy , it might have been expected that the public would have free access to governors ' meetings so that they could hear the arguments for policy and resource allocations within the school . |
| 9 | It might have been expected that the tribal masks and statuettes that had such a profound effect on Picasso 's painting would have excited him to a new activity in the field of sculpture as they did Derain and , to a certain extent , Matisse . |