Example sentences of "might be [vb pp] to be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | One person on his own could not constitute a procession , but if a person were to march on his own , having publicised the fact widely in advance , it would seem that he might be said to be organising a procession if , Pied Piper like , he were to draw a crowd of supporters and followers . |
2 | In that sense they might be seen to be moving in a different direction from the strongly centralist initiatives in connection with the national curriculum . |
3 | He bethought himself guiltily of Sergeant Crane , who might be assumed to be waiting to continue the conversation that Francesca 's call had interrupted , and padded down the corridor . |
4 | " Now why is the Ingard group paying Osnafeld £300,000 when , if our other information is correct , Varsov , or Osnafeld on behalf of Varsov , might be expected to be paying Ingard And what does Varsov want with land on Foulness ? |
5 | The dominating sadist might be thought to be compensating for a feeling of sexual or personal inadequacy . |