Example sentences of "[coord] might [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would like to say a last word about Amis 's voices , and about the long words which have been or might be laid on his confident art — a terminology for which he is unlikely to be grateful . |
| 2 | The proper approach should be to convict D of the aggravated offence only where he knew that V was , or might be , a police-officer . |
| 3 | They suggested that the likelihood of an OR might be determined not only by the specific state of habituation of the target stimulus but also by the extent to which the context is generally arousing ( cf. the dual-process theory of Groves and Thompson 1970 ) . |
| 4 | The notion of pastiche is now a guiding thread in critical discourse , to the extent that Palandri 's novel can be put forward as ‘ a disturbing attempt to write a kitsch novel ’ ( De Michelis 1986a ) , and the argument be made — — referring to Piersanti 's Charles — that no novelist born in the 1950s can return to ‘ traditional narrative ’ without being aware that he/she is ‘ holding an old toy which might look fine in an antique shop , or might be an ornament or a collector 's item , but is no good for playing with any more ’ ; if they do use it ( but why should they if it is no use any more ? ) , it is with a mixture of pleasure and melancholy , ‘ like someone repeating a game which once gave pleasure for years and years and now gives none , only the memory of the joy it once gave ’ ( De Michelis 1986b ) . |
| 5 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 6 | What disturbances there had been or might be were or would be caused entirely by ‘ a body of persons opposed to the religious views of … the Salvation Army ’ . |
| 7 | Preparation for day care transport was sometimes an important role because , if left to themselves clients might either not be ready in time , or might be ready too soon and while waiting go out to do something else ( forgetting that transport was due ) ; in either case they would consequently miss their transport and therefore their day care . |
| 8 | It is unwise to keep medications in a handbag which could be lost or might be explored by a child , with disastrous results . |
| 9 | The reason why it is difficult in English to obtain direct evidence for the involvement of a superficial representation in the interpretation of definite pronouns ( the most common kind of deep anaphor ) is that the form of a pronoun does not usually depend on how its antecedent was ( or might be ) described . |
| 10 | In its Philip Morris decision in November 1987 , the Court held that all agreements for a merger where a cartel situation already existed , or might be created by the merger , were exposed to Article 85 . |
| 11 | who are or might be parties to the negotiation ; |
| 12 | which agencies are or might be involved ; |
| 13 | First look at the membership of the governing body to discover what relevant expertise is available or might be made available by co-option . |
| 14 | Especially we watch for strangers who are hostile — or might be . ’ |
| 15 | The territory was not densely settled and while emigrants to America might be loyal subjects of Charles II , in Virginia , or might be deeply distrustful of him on religious grounds , as in New England , they were not certainly united with one another . |
| 16 | From this perspective , ethics in the broad sense ( the question of relations with and responsibilities towards other people or a community ) is not just a branch of philosophy but informs the conception of what philosophy is or might be . |
| 17 | These might be wild animals who possessed particular strengths and had little contact with man , like a lion , jackal , hawk and crocodile , or might be animals whose usefulness placed them in a special relationship with man , like the crow , ram and cat . |
| 18 | The evening sun was later identified with Atum or might be shown as a ram , thus linked to Khnum , the creator god of Elephantine , or to the Ram of Mendes , called the Ba or soul of Osiris . |
| 19 | If , however , you do not know who this person is , or might be , it would be more helpful if we were to give some indication of why we have introduced her into the conversation . |
| 20 | ‘ I do not myself feel justified in attaching much weight to the tenuous evidence upon which we were invited to find that the plaintiffs made their payments because of apprehensions induced by words or conduct of state officials that vehicles would or might be seized and detained under section 47 . |
| 21 | It says that if an ALT can SKIP to a second ALT , which in turn can SKIP to P , then all other options in these ALTs are in exactly the same position : they might be offered , or might be ignored in favour of P. ( 2.12 ) unc The final law depends on the fact that we are only interested in minimal acceptance sets . |
| 22 | Even though he does not intend to insult , or is not seeking to insult , he can be guilty of the offence if he is aware that his conduct is or might be insulting . |
| 23 | In addition there is specific provision in section 6(3) , which provides that the defendant must as a minimum be aware that his conduct is or might be threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 24 | Before the Act , there was some doubt as to whether or not a person had to be aware that his conduct or language was or might be regarded as being threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 25 | Where the defendant claims that as a result of intoxication , he did not realise that his conduct was or might be regarded as threatening , abusive or insulting , the magistrates must make a determination as to what they considered that the defendant would have realised had he been sober , and the conclusion that he would have realised will be virtually inevitable . |
| 26 | Although this may seem an obvious statement , there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved . |
| 27 | Conversely , a negative provocation test suggests that the patient 's pain is not due to the presence of irritant duodenal juice in the stomach , but could be associated with abnormal motility associated with DGR , or might be due to an unrelated cause . |
| 28 | Ok , post and/or email me direct if you are or might be interested . |
| 29 | Section 33(3) requires the court to have regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular to : ( a ) the length of , and the reasons for , the delay on the part of the plaintiff ; ( b ) the extent to which , having regard to the delay , the evidence adduced or likely to be adduced by the plaintiff or the defendant is or is likely to be less cogent than if the action had been brought within the time allowed by s11 or ( as the case may be ) by s12 ; ( c ) the conduct of the defendant after the cause of action arose , including the extent ( if any ) to which he responded to requests reasonably made by the plaintiff for information or inspection for the purpose of ascertaining facts which were or might be relevant to the plaintiff 's cause of action against the defendant ; ( d ) the duration of any disability of the plaintiff arising after the date of the accrual of the cause of action ; ( e ) the extent to which the plaintiff acted promptly and reasonably once he knew whether or not the act or omission of the defendant , to which the injury was attributable , might be capable at that time of giving rise to an action for damages ; ( f ) the steps , if any , taken by the plaintiff to obtain medical , legal or other expert advice and the nature of any such advice he may have received . |
| 30 | If there is no qualifying interest in possession s48(4) ( b ) states that if it can be shown that all known persons for whose benefit the settled property or income from it has been or might be applied or who are or might become beneficially entitled to an interest in possession are persons neither domiciled nor ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom the gilt relief will be applicable . |