Example sentences of "might be [vb pp] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was open to the criticism that it imposed constructive liability : a person who risked a minor assault might be held guilty of a more serious offence if ‘ actual bodily harm ’ happened to result . |
| 2 | Godoy struck first hoping , in the Escorial Trial , that Ferdinand might be found guilty of political parricide . |
| 3 | Party members might be supposed capable of choosing more knowledgeably than the generality of less committed voters . |
| 4 | Local income taxes might be thought capable of performing better against the criterion of equity , but it was argued that they would be difficult to administer in the UK , for the reasons outlined by Kay and King ( 1986 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ I have only just begun discussions with Celtic over renewing my contract and it has not got to the stage of the manager making me an offer , ’ said the player whose ability to impose himself on the opposition might be thought worthy of international recognition . |