Example sentences of "that [noun sg] might [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In earlier days , even that formality might not have been necessary for a contract . |
| 2 | It follows , therefore , that our priorities are based on protecting the welfare not only of individual animals but of groups of animals , and this priority has to be followed even in circumstances where to carry out that protection might conceivably have an adverse effect on the environment . |
| 3 | Everything in Fabia cried out as she started to panic that Ven might yet hit on the truth of her love for him . |
| 4 | There was speculation in fact that helium might not liquify at all . |
| 5 | Harvey suggested , a shade abruptly , that Freeman might now try the tube . |
| 6 | If the original parties to a transaction effectively have no other outlet or source once the original contract has been awarded , and they are highly uncertain about the contemporary environment at the time when terms must be renegotiated , an organizational form ( for example a monitoring and control system ) that is tailor-made for that transaction might substantially reduce bargaining costs on each occasion when renegotiation takes place . |
| 7 | This did not mean , as some had assumed , that Man might recklessly pillage Nature for what he sought ; indeed , Nature was deserving of the more respect because it was a divine creation . |
| 8 | When in 1859 Charles Darwin published The Origins of Species , he had no intention of implying that random mutation of genes and natural selection could account for the emergence of life on earth ; but it was inevitable that some of his followers would try to project his hypothesis backwards , and speculate that life might somehow have been generated spontaneously in gaseous , primeval slime . |
| 9 | Had it not been for the enthusiasm and energy of the St Andrews Friends , that Garden might well have had to close , but now it is a thriving and greatly appreciated asset to the town and to a wider community . |
| 10 | ‘ That photo might not show that the prince was there , ’ he said , ‘ but everyone knows that he was . ’ |
| 11 | The appeals court accepted that the law was ambiguous and that Nofziger might not have known that he was committing an illegal act . |
| 12 | Within , that arena might well harbour some exhibition or pageant , and thus be of no significance in a war . |
| 13 | That house might well have been here that big house just there across th in there which has now been turned into flats . |