Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] might be " in BNC.
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| 1 | At age 11 , the SAT should be of greater length and complexity , and the pupil 's response might be mainly but not exclusively written . |
| 2 | Many of the materials used were brought by the Israelites from Egypt ( 11:2–3 ) and willingly given , so that God 's tent might be as worthy of him as they could make it . |
| 3 | Sarah 's skin might be thirty ( except that Catriona had never tried to judge the age of anyone 's skin before ) . |
| 4 | The extent to which these young people were able to read and write , even when claiming that ability , was often limited to stringing together a few simple words — the Lord 's Prayer might be learned " parrot fashion " . |
| 5 | The Parks Department 's budget might be dwindling all the time , but with the help of local businesses , the Council 's spending what little money it does have adding a splash of colour to otherwise rather ordinary landmarks like shopping centres and roundabouts . |
| 6 | Lou Duva , co-trainer of Holyfield , might have been cranking the hype handle too far when he said that this evening 's fight might be a once in a lifetime affair . |
| 7 | We decided to probe a number of eminent writers and literary editors to discover who their nomination for Greene 's successor might be . |
| 8 | He postures as a political activist , and the solidarity forced on the quintet by Shatov 's murder might be expected to make them a more effective instrument . |
| 9 | Any fears , however , that Havel 's talent might be going off were for me resolved by the broadcast version of Redevelopment , given a dramatised reading by the RSC in February under the title Slum Clearance . |
| 10 | The teacher 's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard . |
| 11 | When first he saw Hartley , as a sonnet written soon after memorably records , he felt only sadness , reminded unexpectedly of his own childhood self , and fearful what his son 's future might be . |
| 12 | He did so in order that the just requirement set out in God 's law might be fulfilled in us who live our lives not after the principle of self-effort but in the power of the Spirit . |
| 13 | For the last twenty years of progressive manufacturing decline in Britain , the one optimistic assertion had been that while industry 's contraction might be irreversible , at least the City of London remained the financial centre of Europe and second only perhaps to New York in the world . |
| 14 | There is no suggestion in the play that Henry 's defiance might be hollow . |
| 15 | A game of Blind Man 's Sniff might be a better option for starting the New Year in style . |
| 16 | Have you made efforts to discover what early modern towns looked like and what the landscape 's appearance might be ? |
| 17 | In a few days Riddle 's body might be found and the two women would almost certainly arrange an elaborate funeral which they would attend and shed a few crocodile tears . |
| 18 | Mrs. Campbell hoped that a tide waiter 's post might be found for the man , but there was more to it than charity , for , as she advised her cousin , William Anderson 's brother was a rich baker who had lately filled the office of deacon convener of trades in Stirling , and ‘ as he has a near connection with severalls in the present management I wish if possible you could fall on a way to get this small thing for him , it wou 'd make a noise amongest the folks to see that we are at pains to do for them ’ . |
| 19 | He wondered what Vic 's reaction might be if he ever found out or , horror of horrors , caught him red-handed ? |
| 20 | In this case the husband 's behaviour might be positively reinforcing the wife 's avoidance behaviour . |
| 21 | Meanwhile the court organist at Salzburg , Adlgasser , had died suddenly in December 1777 and it was suggested to Leopold that Mozart 's name might be put foward for the post . |
| 22 | It is perhaps hard for twentieth-century man , accustomed to consult maps for any journey , to realize how limited even an intelligent man 's knowledge might be , and how gaps in his information could well be filled by colourful and confused imagination . |
| 23 | ‘ And while you 're still working at Number 10 , a touch of Caesar 's wife might be appropriate . ’ |
| 24 | Having won the Australian Open and now the French it means that Seles is on a Grand Slam roll , though she swiftly pointed out that Wimbledon 's grass might be her downfall . |
| 25 | Freud 's theory might be applicable to an understanding of the popular ‘ corruptions ’ of Buddha 's teachings — corrupt , that is , from the point of view of Theravada monks . |
| 26 | Was n't it possible that a man of Jamie 's age might be more able to cope with her feminism , her academic success ? |
| 27 | Given leave to speak , he said he had gone into the church to help , and had simply obeyed such orders as were given to him , and he knew nothing of where the saint 's coffin might be at this moment . |
| 28 | And Melanie 's aunt might be important if Loretta was going to pursue this line of inquiry : presumably it was she who had brought up the girl after her parents ' death in the plane crash . |
| 29 | There are fears that , with its loss of independence , GMAG 's role might be downgraded to preparing general standards of risk assessment and containment , and the major responsibility of assessing each individual project would pass to the HSE . |
| 30 | So it was that by Thursday morning Charlotte could detect within herself an ebbing of urgency , a slide towards fatalism , a creeping acceptance that Samantha 's absence might be as permanent as Maurice 's . |