Example sentences of "or might [not/n't] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These alliances were similar to the games of dice much favoured at the time : the marriages might or might not be successful ; they might or might not have political consequences . |
| 2 | The responsibility for these outings , which might or might not be successful , had worn between Martha 's eyebrows a faint frown , not quite vertical , which exactly resembled Richard 's . |
| 3 | It was rather like working out the details of one of her plots : circumstances capable of more than one interpretation ; actions which might or might not be innocent ; individuals who might or might not have a genuine motive , the means and opportunity to commit the crime . |
| 4 | ( A contingent proposition is one which might or might not be true , and might or might not be false . ) |
| 5 | Quotas can be introduced , which might or might not be tradeable between farmers ( David Baldock of the IEEP suggests that within the National Farmers ' Union a debate over quotas ended with victory for those in favour of no such regulation ) . |
| 6 | ( A contingent proposition is one which might or might not be true , and might or might not be false . ) |
| 7 | The latter might or might not be valuable , she was no connoisseur of jewellery . |
| 8 | With Therese — who might or might not be able to sing — tucked away into a thoroughly unsuitable but static role , and Ingrid struggling along opposite him , there would be nothing , but nothing , to remove attention from Gesner . |