Example sentences of "[conj] might [verb] a [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Qualifications disqualify the person from being considered ( e.g. on the grounds that they will become easily bored or might become a trouble maker ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The others are less fierce , but still prohibit any relationship that might affect a lawyer 's ability to handle a case properly . |
| 8 | The appropriate policies that might influence a decision-maker are broadly similar in the two contexts . |
| 9 | Can you see any word in there that might start a question . |
| 10 | ‘ Now let me have your own passports and anything that might give a clue to your true identities . ’ |
| 11 | If you expect to be arrested , you clear out everything that might give a clue or be used to incriminate you . |
| 12 | " Somebody 's gone to a lot of trouble to remove anything that might give a clue to his identity , " Redpath said . |
| 13 | She tried to think of something that might interest a defector , but failed . |
| 14 | Its tasks include finding out how the cladding around the nuclear fuel rods deforms at the high temperatures that might follow a loss of cooling water . |
| 15 | Given the divisiveness of religious opinion , heightened in England by a civil war , it would be expedient to avoid any issues that might jeopardize a union of scientific interests . |
| 16 | Any attempt to impose some sort of external watchdog that might apply a degree of accountability is rejected as compromising its secrecy . |
| 17 | On the basis of this information , and on the assumption that all loads will come in time , might we speculate to accumulate and design a cost effective new IP/MP infrastructure in an area that might become a blueprint for future mains extensions ? |
| 18 | Richard has the ability to be quite flippant in a link and then take on again a serious no-nonsense voice for a batch of news stories that might include a fatality or two . |
| 19 | ‘ Did His Royal Highness have any conversations with Sir Thomas that might have a bearing on the case ? ’ |
| 20 | The sort of problems that might put a patient at risk are restricted mobility ; poor/no vision ; poor hearing ; severe pain , vomiting or diarrhoea ; and serious illness especially if the patient is in a very debilitated state . |
| 21 | Anything that might produce a bit of action . |
| 22 | The trustee could with good reason contest the beneficiary 's claim , and might stand a chance of success . |
| 23 | Finance Minister Itzhak Moda'i warned that the government spending required to finance Sharon 's scheme would cause a massive expansion in the budget deficit , and might trigger a return to the high inflation of the early 1980s . |
| 24 | Lunch will be fairly small and might feature a salad or small sandwich with a low-fat filling , or yogurt and fruit . |
| 25 | Bean was a boy of wit and resource , and might find a way of deliverance . |
| 26 | And one prominent Church of England member , Social Security Minister Ann Widdecombe , 45 , immediately announced that she had quit , and might become a Catholic instead . |
| 27 | If there is something of real interest to us , but we are n't ready to do a deal , we keep in touch and might fund a demo tape or some rehearsal time . ’ |
| 28 | A tribe living near the shore might wonder at this evidence of sorting or arrangement in the world , and might develop a myth to account for it , perhaps attributing it to a Great Spirit in the sky with a tidy mind and a sense of order . |