Example sentences of "might [vb infin] seemed a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Browning was still pale and shaky as we settled ourselves by the fire ( and what the moon saw , or what it might have seen if its beams could have penetrated the closely-drawn curtains supplemented by plastic sheeting to foil the poison gas , might have seemed a little unusual ; but who can tell what strange sights are enclosed within the cheerful light of a curtained window ? ) . |
| 2 | What might have seemed a revelation of God 's extraordinary generosity has turned out to be another expression of his terrible anger . |
| 3 | Of course , I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech . |
| 4 | Measurement has been used to examine the nature of variation between pairs of saucer brooches , particularly the ornament variation ( Dickinson 1982 ) ; the study was based on 52 pairs of cast saucer brooches , but a number of problems were encountered with what might have seemed a straightforward piece of research ( ibid. 22–3 ) . |
| 5 | But yes , I grant you that might have seemed a bit odd to the members if it had n't been explained properly . ’ |