Example sentences of "might [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |
| 2 | You ca n't just pull that across , might look a long way out . |
| 3 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 4 | That might take a long time , they intimated . |
| 5 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 6 | For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ I think we 'll send you for what you British might call a long stretch … . ’ |
| 8 | On Aug. 21 Momoh was quoted in a Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service report as saying that the invasion of eastern areas by Liberian rebels [ see p. 38278 ] might mean a long delay before a general election could be held . |
| 9 | Aristocratic rivalries might go a long way to explain the ineffectiveness of English armies , as one of the chronicler 's few detailed descriptions of internal affairs indicates . |
| 10 | The year 's end might seem a long way off but the minute-by-minute activities of a Profitboss are always directed to that end and the interim end-results required to achieve it . |