Example sentences of "a [noun sg] that might [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus his/her students will probably receive from him/her no feedback of a kind that might help them learn from his/her response to their work . |
| 2 | Then he said , ‘ I heard a story that might interest you . ’ |
| 3 | There was not a soul in sight as Theda began resolutely to trudge down the street , looking for a lane that might lead her off the main road , which , being only of packed dirt , was already a hasty-pudding of mud which churned under her mercifully booted feet . |
| 4 | Checking that the straps on her equipment were tight enough to prevent anything moving and making a noise that might alert anyone nearby , Ace slipped through a stand of bushes to get a better view of the road . |
| 5 | Traditionally , 24 hours of heart beat would be recorded on a device using a cassette tape , which works perfectly well , but it has the obvious problems of mechanical parts , moving parts , it makes a noise that might keep you awake at night . |
| 6 | The senator had beaten down my last defences , and now offered me a compromise that might make my surrender to his wishes more acceptable . |
| 7 | These are people with a genuine interest in history coupled with a knowledge that might surprise you , considering they are amateurs . |
| 8 | I just … . it 's just that I wanted to tell her how sorry I am about … about what happened to your father and brother but , not knowing her , I did n't want to say it in a way that might upset her . |