Example sentences of "if he might [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |
| 2 | A friend treated her to a pukkah drinks-dispensing butler who asked if he might make a personal remark before teetering off into the small hours . |
| 3 | Miraculously , when invited for the Hunt Ball , he had asked if he might bring an old school friend who was staying with him , hiring horses for a few days ' hunting . |
| 4 | The Padre had asked the Collector if he might preach a sermon . |
| 5 | The man who 'd taken a photograph of the bus asked if he might photograph the old people also , and the bus-driver told him to wait a minute . |
| 6 | It certainly sounds as if he might have a peptic ulcer — especially as the pain is eased by milk . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , she was both surprised and touched when , with an obvious effort , he said that he would be in London at the weekend and wondered if he might have the pleasure of taking her out to lunch . |
| 8 | Mr J Emslie asked if he might have the use of the hall for meetings in connection with the 1991 census . |
| 9 | For a moment Harry looked as if he might hit the other boy , but before Cora-Beth could intervene , he relaxed and smiled . |
| 10 | He wondered if he might take a walk before the others were up . |