Example sentences of "he might not be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two niggling reservations lingered about Pinza as a Derby horse : his physique — a big horse , he might not be nimble enough down Tattenham Hill — and his temperament , for he was so highly strung that he was invariably ridden by a stable lad when led around the paddock , and the drawn-out preliminaries of the Derby might cause him to boil over . |
| 2 | Lineker missed Tottenham 's game at Liverpool with a bad throat and his boss Peter Shreeves has told Taylor he might not be available . |
| 3 | So that he might not be sad twice . |
| 4 | For one thing , Nijinsky started life so excitable and highly strung that O'Brien warned his owner he might not be trainable . |
| 5 | ‘ He might not be glad , though , ’ Carrie said miserably . |
| 6 | as if suddenly he might not be able to help himself and suddenly right there in the middle of The Bar he would say out loud : Fuck me . |
| 7 | This is one of the reasons why anyone who works for himself should make sure that he is fully covered by insurance providing for loss of earnings during a long-term illness , as well as insurance against the possibility that he might not be able to work again after such an illness . |
| 8 | There was nothing he might not be able to do . |
| 9 | He might not be able to tell with complete certainty which is which , but he can still numerically distinguish them , and , if he so chooses , name them again . |
| 10 | Petty had already intimated that he might not be able to continue his attendance at the debates further ( after 29 October ) , but before the end of that day 's proceedings he explained why ‘ we [ the Levellers ] would exclude apprentices , or servants , or those that take alms , it is because they depend upon the will of other men and should be afraid to displease [ them ] ’ . |
| 11 | He might not be able to stop murder at Godstowe , but at least he might trap the assassin who stalked the priory . |
| 12 | Jessica had exploded publicly , but in private he might not be able to summon up the words . |
| 13 | An alternative view is that the accused is guilty only if he foresaw that he might not be able to redeem the article . |
| 14 | It was unthinkable to pledge his word to stay for a fixed term when he might not be able to keep it . |
| 15 | Especially if , mind you , he might not be able to do anything , it 's like I say you you 've got your hot water and it 's probably a job he can do better in the week , one night as long as he says it 's safe to use and you 're not gon na blow the tank up on yourself ! |
| 16 | But although he might not be bright , Balor 's head was on a level with Floy and Snodgrass as they sat astride the two horses and he was twice the size of either of them . |
| 17 | We 're hoping he wo n't be there long but they thought he might n't be able to manage in big classes . |