Example sentences of "might also have [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Children grew disobedient when they knew that they could not be set aside : farmers were ousted of their leases made by tenants in tail ; for , if such leases had been valid , then under colour of long leases the issue might have been virtually disinherited : creditors were defrauded of their debts ; for , if tenant in tail could have charged his estate with their payment , he might also have defeated his issue , by mortgaging it for as much as it was worth : innumerable latent entails were produced to deprive purchasers of the lands they had fairly bought ; of suits in consequence of which our antient books are full : and treasons were encouraged ; as estates-tail were not liable to forfeiture , longer than for the tenant 's life .
2 The umpires might also have noticed something at some point along the line !
3 What the right hon. Gentleman might also have fastened his mind upon is the fact that reported job vacancies are rising , that the number of people placed in jobs is rising and that there are 500,000 more people in work than in 1979 .
4 It might also have disturbed them to know that in such circumstances what is still a fairly new and effective lifeline for them would have been ruled out — insurance .
5 On the other hand , there were steps which de Gaulle might have taken in 1944 – 46 — steps which might have produced a better outcome on the ( to him ) all-important issue of the constitution and might also have bolstered his popularity .
6 Divine intervention might also have allowed him two straightforward chances ; a top-edged hook off Ambrose when on 22 spiralled to long-leg where Walsh got both hands to it without holding onto it , and at 66 , two balls after the end of his 125- run second wicket partnership with Wessels , he edged Patrick Patterson and Williams made a hash of a regulation catch .
7 He might also have considered himself a very lucky man , as an actor of limited range who made his screen debut in the classic High Noon ( 1952 ) , playing the harmonica-playing member of the gang out to kill Gary Cooper .
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