Example sentences of "[Wh pn] might [vb infin] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But Jan Peerce makes a very coarse and unromantic Alfredo , and Licia Albanese , who might have made a good shot at the role of Violetta under more sympathetic direction , sounds particularly nervous and unsettled .
2 Ministers who might have resented a particular proposal were seen by Mr Major privately before the relevant meeting and ‘ squared ’ .
3 ‘ Is there anybody who might have had a serious grudge against your father ? ’
4 He came out of it as someone who might have committed a slight indiscretion , no more , and a heterosexual one at that .
5 Certain staff who might have shown a real aptitude for broadcasting found themselves discouraged by civil service rules on promotion and pay .
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