Example sentences of "it might [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broomhead had at first considered giving the woman a salutation from his vast treasury of filthy language when she approached him , but he realised that it might damage his rather good reputation . |
| 2 | And according to Jacqui , the reason for this must be Steen 's fear of her being associated with him in the Sally Nash case because it might affect his chances of a knighthood . |
| 3 | Corbett gave it to him , knowing it might hasten his end . |
| 4 | During his conversations with Marcus , when they did take place , Ludens had the impression that Marcus was pursuing a consecutive line of thought , sections of which were randomly surfacing for Ludens 's benefit , or even for Marcus 's benefit , at moments when Marcus felt it might clarify his ideas to verbalise them aloud , and even to listen to a response . |
| 5 | There must be a total retrieval now , the one good thing about which was that it might banish his dreams . |
| 6 | They think it might speed his recovery . |
| 7 | I 've given him the newspaper to read — I thought it might take his mind off things . ’ |
| 8 | In the hope that it might cheer his wife Frere had brought a letter from her dearest friend in Cambridge , who was , of course , as yet unaware of Emilia 's condition . |
| 9 | A death-bed repentance and confession might gain him entrance into heaven ; it might save his soul , but it could not save his reputation after a lifetime of dishonour . |
| 10 | " It might save his life ! " |