Example sentences of "[adj] he might be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old he might be , but he sprang to meet whatever situation he encountered with the alacrity of a boy . |
| 2 | Michael Middleton has argued that Minton 's search for stimuli in exotic places and his febrile manner of living reflects a longing to escape self-consciousness and to live in the moment : ‘ He was for ever dashing off , afraid he might be missing something round the corner — another party , an evening at the Jazz Club , a drink on the Soho circuit . ’ |
| 3 | Now , when I read about Long John in Squire Trelawney 's letter , I had been afraid he might be the one-legged seaman that old Bill had talked about . |
| 4 | She stared back at him in wide-eyed horror , still weakened by the desire he had ignited , horribly afraid he might be speaking only the truth . |
| 5 | A third guard in the van , Anthony Edwards , told the court he 'd been petrified he might be shot . |
| 6 | On the other hand , if the dice roll in your favour you 'll thrash your opponent no matter how good he might be . |
| 7 | When I could n't find him , I was worried he might be there , pinching her money . |
| 8 | Handsome , talented , and wealthy he might be , but he was also rude and abrasive , and she had done nothing to deserve such treatment . |
| 9 | No matter how certain he might be immediately before he closed his eyes that there was plenty of space in front of him , no matter how positive he was as he walked with eyes closed that he was n't veering off to one side and there was tarmac under his feet rather than grass , he still found it very hard , almost impossible , to walk more than about twenty paces with his eyes closed . |
| 10 | Attractive he might be to some people , but he was out of her league and anyway , she was n't interested . |