Example sentences of "[conj] might [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the makeup of the whole of a person 's being was represented by a frozen block of egg yolks and whites ( colour coded — dyed different colours ) then any other person wishing to investigate and make conscious or broadcast his feelings upon this being might have to take a sample or sliver through the block or might collect a number of such slivers , some from other people 's different angle scanning of that being , then I would suggest that the picture of flat slivers built up would in no way give the many complex proportions of shapes originally in the block . |
| 2 | ‘ In all these circumstances I think that it is a proper inference that , in the case of each journey in question , the plaintiffs paid the money unwillingly and only because they apprehended on reasonable grounds that without the permit which could not otherwise be obtained officers acting under the authority of the State of New South Wales would or might stop the motor vehicle and refuse to allow it to proceed upon the journey . |
| 3 | As Lord Wilberforce said , the GLC might direct fares to be raised or services to be adjusted ; or might make a grant to the LTE . |
| 4 | Summary In this chapter , we have suggested that literary essays have a characteristic style or voice which is different from the way you talk or might narrate a story or write a letter . |
| 5 | Qualifications disqualify the person from being considered ( e.g. on the grounds that they will become easily bored or might become a trouble maker ) . |
| 6 | The computer could offer suggestions , e.g. " There are eleven ____ in a team " , or might produce a list of words containing one the child has n't tried . |
| 7 | It will only be small at the outset for example one might get the opportunity to go in and on or might get the opportunity to go and advise on P R P or something and it 's not suddenly going to result in an invitation er to . |
| 8 | Neighbouring countries closed their borders , both to travellers and to goods that might carry the infection — particularly fish , Peru 's speciality . |
| 9 | It is wrong because you can eliminate all of the possible sensory mechanisms that might detect the tissue disturbance produced by a particular form of deprivation and motivation still persists . |
| 10 | For many of those people it is probably a godsend when someone hands them a piece of paper that might unlock the door to access to a benefit that they would otherwise not receive . |
| 11 | Theorists say that a stockmarket is ‘ efficient ’ if prices take account of all information that is available that might affect a firm 's future cash flow . |
| 12 | The others are less fierce , but still prohibit any relationship that might affect a lawyer 's ability to handle a case properly . |
| 13 | Additional cover may be demanded by LCH from time to time in respect of initial or variation margin , as new contracts are presented by the member for registration , as the market price moves in relation to subsisting open contracts or when something occurs that might affect the member 's performance . |
| 14 | There i , there are a number of things that might affect the way in which we speak and how we use language in every day conversation , such as where we live , where we went to school , what |
| 15 | When the product or service being exchanged is complex ( as is the case with health care ) , it is either impossible or extremely costly to specify in advance in a written contract every contingency that might affect the transaction . |
| 16 | Any facts that might affect the customer 's decision whether or not to proceed must be disclosed . |
| 17 | ‘ Elsewhere short-termism has had a terrible impact on the industry with quarterly reporting and the fear of doing anything that might affect the share price , ’ he said . |
| 18 | There were also major political reasons that might affect the making and breaking of alliances . |
| 19 | Thus , the APT system allows investors to react to market sensitive news released late in the afternoon and also to movements of New York share prices that might affect the direction of the following day 's trading on the ISE . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , evidence for lactose intolerance , excessive caffeine intake , use of sorbitol-containing gum , or other drug or dietary habit that might affect the gut should be sought . |
| 21 | Next , go to see the local planning officer and the building control officer and ask them if they know of anything that might affect the house , and show them your list . |
| 22 | The committee 's report will be taken into consideration in the preparation of a White Paper , dealing with the pit closures and any other changes that might affect the energy market . |
| 23 | The appropriate policies that might influence a decision-maker are broadly similar in the two contexts . |
| 24 | In Spain , the party that might hold the balance of power after the general election on June 6th , the Communist-dominated United Left , has reservations about the treaty , though it has dressed them up as criticism of the government for refusing to call a referendum on it . |
| 25 | The absence of any clear cut environmental influences on the variable hepatic response to alcohol has recently diverted attention towards a search for genetic factors that might offer an explanation . |
| 26 | There is little detailed exploration of the contradictions , and none of the ambivalences that might characterize the racism of their subjects ( for contrasting discussions see Cohen , 1988,1991 ) . |
| 27 | To begin to understand mechanisms that might link the environment of fetal life and infancy with later disease , influences other than maternal nutrition need to be considered — for example , Edwards et al have recently proposed that links between the fetal environment , adult hypertension , and low birth weight could be mediated through dysfunction of the placental barrier to maternal cortisol . |
| 28 | But , when there is a development that might improve the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms — and one , moreover , on which unions and employers are agreed — ministers suddenly recognise that schools are overloaded . |
| 29 | Love Hearts might be a cynical attempt to rip off the drug-obsessed rave scene , but there must be a host of other legal substances that might do the trick . |
| 30 | Such a program could be designed not only with the aim of increasing visual acuity but could be related to the production of verbal constructs in a way that might enhance the ability to communicate about what was seen and felt . |