Example sentences of "might [adv] [be] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The applicants in the main proceedings stated in that connection that there were ‘ traditional communities ’ of fishermen resident in the United Kingdom which there might arguably be a case for protecting by a requirement relating to the residence of the crew or ‘ operators ’ of fishing vessels . |
| 2 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 3 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 4 | He wanted to wake up the sleepers ; but it might merely be a rabbit , or a fox . |
| 5 | One can not , of course , immediately conclude that the companion is a black hole : it might merely be a star that is too faint to be seen . |
| 6 | Operation Cuckoo might already be a non-runner ; diplomacy could break down suddenly , restoring the status quo . |
| 7 | Of course , there 's always the chance that your friends might already be a bunch of werewolves , vampires , swamp monsters and slime creatures just pretending to be normal ? |
| 8 | It was a routine call on the bereaved Mrs Place who had lost her father and who might soon be a widow , who had perhaps shed a few tears , but not very many . |
| 9 | It ‘ might just be a masterpiece ’ , he said in his report . |
| 10 | It might just be a case |
| 11 | Barring a last-minute volte-face by the MoD , the aircraft will then be at the mercy of the highest bidder , who might just be a scrap dealer . |
| 12 | Well we 'll try and get some erm we 'll look down , the next time I 'm down the library and look and see if they 've got any Enid Blyton because that might just be a way in . |
| 13 | And that time might just be a drink or a coffee — as always . |
| 14 | As a rule of thumb , when d s get down much below 0.05 , we can regard them as so small that they might just be a sampling fluke ; we will conclude that for all practical purposes there is no effect of one variable upon another , and erase arrows with very small path coefficients from our model . |
| 15 | The extra detail visible in the monkey 's brain might just be a consequence of it being bigger than the rat 's , but a comparison between the somatosensory cortices of the two animals shows that this is n't so , for this time it is in the rat that the extra detail is visible . |
| 16 | It might just be a trailer . |
| 17 | One night and morning did n't give her the right to confess her love when it might just be a burden to him . |
| 18 | The devil on stage might just be the Devil . |
| 19 | The Profitboss , in developing his contacts , never forgets that the friendly Steven Cook he met at the conference last month might just be the head of purchasing for a major customer in two years ' time . |
| 20 | It might just be the voice of support at a meeting or the follow-up on a personal problem mentioned a few days ago . |
| 21 | Gérard Depardieu might just be the exception that proves the rule . |
| 22 | Whether we actually sell it or not is irrelevant , it 's the fact that it might just be the hook to get inside someone 's house . |
| 23 | If you do n't support the sovereign right of , say , an Islamic regime to deny women their human rights , you too might just be the closet , Stamford Raffles-type of do-gooding western imperialist . |
| 24 | If people have been wavering about giving us information this might just be the thing to make them come forward |
| 25 | She might just be the key to what I 'm looking for … ’ |
| 26 | He had no evidence — nothing but an anonymous letter which might easily be the work of some anti-Semite . |
| 27 | The shell only needed to hit one of the skaters — though it did indeed need to strike a target and not be wasted , as might easily be the case when fired seemingly without aiming . |
| 28 | This person might easily be the perpetrator of the crime that led to that appalling interment . |
| 29 | Their publications would do credit to any university : Libertarian Conflicts in Social Choice , by UBS Phillips & Drew 's John Wriglesworth , The Role of Crack Resistance Parameters in Polymer Wear , by Williams de Broe 's Mustapha Omar and Stellar Winds ( which might conceivably be a volume of poetry ) by Robert Fleming 's Martin Murch are just a few of the titles that leap off the page . |
| 30 | If the fight goes the distance , there might hardly be the thickness of a stamp between them unless Chris ups his recent workrate . |