Example sentences of "they might be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Again , they might be matched when you get 'em , but after a month of use , they wo n't be matched any more . |
| 32 | Again , they might be matched when you get 'em , but after a month of use , they wo n't be matched any more . |
| 33 | No other ship could stand up to their guns , but some sailors thought they might be defeated by the new weapon of the torpedo . |
| 34 | As regards attitudes , there is the assumption that attitudinal positions , and thereby attitudinal structures , can not be fully developed , for , although they might be developed for given argumentative contexts , they must also look forward to contexts as yet unrealized . |
| 35 | In all this , we are dealing with the implicit , contrary themes of attitudinal arguments and the contexts in which they might be developed explicitly . |
| 36 | If 70,000 dared to go on the streets feeling they might be beaten up or worse , how many might demonstrate if that fear is removed ? |
| 37 | ‘ Players should not be thinking they might be beaten . |
| 38 | Of the remaining seven , three were imprisoned before they could contact the Council , two were afraid that they might be recognised walking into the Council 's offices , one had a ‘ habit so big ’ that he thought it would be a waste of time , and one had never heard of the service . |
| 39 | Perhaps what is most important is that the nature of such identifiable UFO categories , and the conditions under which they might be observed , are predictable , after careful analysis of the data . |
| 40 | Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion . |
| 41 | The individual being insufficient for the expression of these values , they might be extended in vicarious forms such as footservants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity , or pets , which provided surfaces for the further display of luxury . |
| 42 | In relation to individual service users and carers , they should be given full and clear information about the assessment process as it will affect them , how they might be involved and a clear statement of its outcome . |
| 43 | Full back Jonathan Webb and lock Wade Dooley both suggested they might be tempted to delay their farewells for the Twickenham visit of South Africa on November 7 one last chance to prove the side 's pedigree against Southern Hemisphere opponents . |
| 44 | It was not intended to show how they might be integrated in practice . |
| 45 | It was not difficult to guess where they might be supported . |
| 46 | Considerable concern was expressed , for example by R. H. Tawney , about the numbers of boys going from school into unskilled jobs with little prospect of advancement , from which they might be dismissed when they became old enough to qualify for higher adult earnings . |
| 47 | The unique contribution of the discourse of the Report to this " social conscience " was its offer of English as the instrument of an affective strategy for educating the emotions of the " victims " so that as individuals they might be raised spiritually above the mass while at the same time remaining excluded from political and economic power and the decision-making processes . |
| 48 | ‘ The message for those involved in chemical warfare is that they might be detected , even years afterwards ’ , says Hay . |
| 49 | They might be faced with tribal , linguistic or religious divisions , which provide bases for alternative centres of power ; their country might be poor or rich in natural resources ; its geo-political situation vis-a-vis other nations favourable or unfavourable ; the differences between classes , and the intensity of class conflict , more or less substantial . |
| 50 | So sweeping are these demands , however , that they might be met only if large numbers of other workers support them , or if the miners bring the Soviet economy to a halt . |
| 51 | Advise Arthur , Bert and Charlie as to any rights of action they might have in tort against Chartist plc and as to any defences with which they might be met . |
| 52 | Well they might be tailored a little bit according to the level , but basically it 's a similar lecture . |
| 53 | These five possible areas of leisure activities are only illustrative for the particular methodological problem here being discussed ; they are not in fact derived from any research , but they will suffice to show that the researcher should now be thinking in what order they might be placed so as to g*e a sensible progression in an interview . |
| 54 | Were it to do so , literally hundreds of thousands of people would tonight not be sitting at home frightened about whether they might be dragged into the courts and on to prison . |
| 55 | It remains to discuss how they might be characterized , interpreted , and used as a basis for further work . |
| 56 | The violent against themselves and others were shut up , sometimes in darkness , they might be bound to prevent harm , they might be flogged or starved . |
| 57 | This time he carried in one hand , carefully cupped , a broad leaf filled with honey ; in the other hand he grasped a few nuts which he thrust out to Marian with an air of uncertainty as though he feared they might be rejected as the maggots were . |
| 58 | The Tables remove the need to list ‘ common subdivisions ’ in each of the many places where they might be applied ; indeed , one list suffices for applications with respect to many different subjects . |
| 59 | The research investigates the concepts of peacekeeping and peace enforcement as they might be applied to United Nations maritime operations . |
| 60 | Having commented upon the gentleness and generosity of the Caribs , he immediately reflected upon their vulnerability and upon how easily they might be enslaved . |