Example sentences of "[pron] might prove [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Up until now Katherine 's posture of confidence had been an act of will , a daring of elements which might prove as hostile as her mother .
2 Early contacts with leading Labour figures suggested that on this question at least they might prove more flexible than the Conservatives .
3 If the free trade discussions were pushed too hard , Spaak and others feared that they might prove more attractive than the EEC to many interests .
4 She had been unpopular with militant nationalists , who suspected her of being too conciliatory towards Moscow , and they voted down her price rise proposals on the grounds that they might prove socially divisive and thus weaken Lithuania 's resistance to Soviet pressure .
5 And while it may be economically desirable to raise taxes then , it might prove politically impossible .
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