Example sentences of "[noun prp] might [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I sort of heard Debbie and Chris talking the other day , and I might have got it totally mixed up , but I reckon , I heard Chris saying that , well basically what I gathered was that Andy might have a different father to Chris and it was Andy 's father that 's died , right ? |
| 2 | Melanie might have a different tale to tell . |
| 3 | There were always some in the State Department who thought the policy might be pushed a little further : who thought that a unified Germany might become a big partner for America in the same way as is ( say some ) Japan . |
| 4 | ET might get a crossed line |
| 5 | When it seemed Chen might force a third , Persson fired an explosive backhand winner to lead 19–18 . |
| 6 | This means Zeneca might have a hard time charging much more than Merck 's price for its drug , even if Merrem is better . |
| 7 | However , by July there were signs of more serious trouble and City analysts believed that Eurotunnel might need a further £1bn to pay for a near tripling in the cost of the shuttle fleet and meet the rapidly increasing costs of labour and materials in South East England . |
| 8 | Roman Catholic bishops and clan chieftains would even up the balance , and Ireland might boast a Second Chamber that would be the envy of England and the world . |
| 9 | If it had to finance that by raising its own taxes , Scotland might become a socialist state along Albanian lines with high taxes , centralised planning and everyone living in council houses and enjoying the beauties of the socialist system in its most untrammelled form . |
| 10 | Well , England made a B tour last summer , from which it was deduced that Terry Hurlock might have a full international future . |
| 11 | Nathan Bryce might have a temporary advantage , but no slate-eyed , ruthless , mercenary businessman with a calculator instead of a heart was going to get the better of her . |
| 12 | As a matter of authenticity , and given that the appointment had been made two months ago and that perhaps Mr Gajdusek might need a little reminder , she took the letter from its envelope while , his touch again tingling , again gentle , he smoothed some cream over her bruises . |
| 13 | Mr Robertson said it was ‘ a reasonable prospect ’ to suppose the House of Lords might take a different view of the case , and that should be taken into account . |
| 14 | I reckon Crilly might have a better chance . ’ |
| 15 | Initial speculation that Iraq might launch a military attack on Turkey soon diminished . |
| 16 | Rufus might make a good interrogator . |
| 17 | Howard might have a seven-year itch over that wonderful side he built , and maybe the board should find some cash before it becomes a terminal rash . |
| 18 | So Leeds might miss a good player — Leonhardsen is more of workhorse the Ronny and ‘ Leo ’ have tried out before for both Man City and a german club ( Borussia i think ) . |
| 19 | While this spared the Bush Administration from the perils of thinking for itself , or heaven forbid , taking a policy decision for which it might get criticised , it naively ignored the danger that Bonn might have a large axe of its own to grind . |
| 20 | Cobham might adorn a diplomatic mission but would surely mismanage a key political post such as that of Canterbury 's archbishopric . |