Example sentences of "he might [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or he might aim for a minority government dependent on the votes of six Arab members of the Knesset . |
| 2 | Tutilo must somehow be extricated from such opprobrium as he had not earned , no matter what penalties he might deserve for his real offences . |
| 3 | He might do for me very well . |
| 4 | ‘ He might do for you — it 's not too late , ’ said Miss Grimes jovially . |
| 5 | Much as I hope this will never occur , all that would happen is that the patient would either open his eyes and come completely out of the hypnotic state , or that he might doze for some ten or fifteen minutes before waking as if from a nap in an armchair . |
| 6 | He had never caused her breath to catch in her throat or her mouth to dry with a mixture of hope and dread that he might reach for her . |
| 7 | When the Ottoman empire declared war on a foreign state its unfortunate representative in Constantinople was very often immediately thrown into the Seven Towers prison there , where he might stay for a considerable time . |
| 8 | Part of him wants to get back to the security of home but he knows that after a few weeks there he might long for the contacts , communication and craziness of the multi-media scheme . |
| 9 | Mahathir , 66 , issued a call for party unity and hinted strongly that he might stand for another two-year term as UMNO leader in the party 's 1993 elections . |
| 10 | He had n't dared to dwell on her in those aging arms lest his rage should drive him to deeds he might regret for the rest of his life . |
| 11 | I also suggested that he go and live in San Francisco for six months , where he might see for himself and in practice the ideal which Jesus Christ was talking about , which is far removed from anything the Church of England ever practises in this country . |
| 12 | He might work for somebody else , or not working weekends |
| 13 | That may change if he continues to draw the kind of encouragement which has poured in since he announced in February that he might run for the White House . |
| 14 | At worst he will limit himself to two a month , one Nil by his boss ( which the Profitboss might well have to suffer ) and one he might run for his own team to review progress . |
| 15 | Four new players and Singh 's miserly £133.23 safely deposited in my bank account , although he might ask for it back when he sees the crap I have signed . |
| 16 | He thought and then said easily , " She was wondering whether there was a chance he might ask for a transfer now that Howarth has been in post a year . |
| 17 | He might read for a while but he would not come downstairs , would not hear anything if she were quiet . |
| 18 | He might drive for Italians , but he could n't be made of the right stuff . |
| 19 | Four friends will be keeping pace with him on the ground , carrying all the spares he might need for a flight which is expected to last for a month . |