Example sentences of "[adj] they might [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this they might have taken heed of the Reich 's experience , but instead they went ahead and repeated that experience in miniature . |
| 2 | One of its great strengths is to show how many of the traditional values help people make sense of the world around them — no matter how irrational they might seem to outsiders . |
| 3 | But at least for the rest of us Johanna 's lovely face will serve as a terrible reminder that our teenage daughters — however self-sufficient they might seem — are probably more at peril as they blossom into womanhood than they ever were as little girls . |
| 4 | Tightening her lips as though afraid they might widen against her will , she then found she could n't bear the ensuing silence . |
| 5 | I 'm just afraid they might forget . ’ |
| 6 | Those who formulated the rules for admission to the College , who were afraid they might deter men from coming forward to train for membership of a still infant profession , limited the requirement for admission to an ability to read and write well — quite a severe restriction at the time — plus personal recommendation . |
| 7 | In the Preface he described the superstitions of the Irish peasantry and the rigid hold on them of the Roman Catholic priests , who used all means to confine them to the Irish language , lest if they learnt English they might converse with members of the Church of Ireland or attend its services . |
| 8 | ‘ Slower , slower , ’ she screamed over O'Hara 's shoulder , fearful they might pass unnoticed . |
| 9 | The women who sat beside a single basket of herbs , or wild mushrooms they had gathered that morning in the dew , high in the hills , were tanned so dark they might have washed in walnut juice . |
| 10 | All the same , I was nervous they might jump on us when we left . |
| 11 | Vegetables proved a mixed bag : onion rings so cold they might have been brought from a chip shop in Middlesbrough , saute potatoes very good , others somewhere in between . |
| 12 | France and England never pulled together , for all they might find themselves on the same side . ’ |
| 13 | Branded items like Prize Grills , described as ‘ pure ground beef with a hint of seasoning ’ or ‘ two pieces of southern fried chicken ’ were not all they might seem from the packet descriptions , the prosecution alleged . |
| 14 | This mix of weaknesses , usefulness and potential therefore supplied the British with bargaining power even in the late 1940s , however vulnerable they might appear and despite American dislike of many of their policies and attitudes . |
| 15 | As one who grew up in the Dark Ages and is , as a result , spiritually stunted and psychologically scarred , I regularly find myself cringing at the sight of moaning footballers and speculating , in a twisted fashion , on how much better they might play if all the energy spent on operating the jaws were to be concentrated on getting on with the game . |
| 16 | They formed galleries , which seemed so regular they might have been the honeycombed nestings of some breed of super-lice that had reached an advanced accommodation with their host . |
| 17 | The Greeks pondered this image lovingly and urged Christians to realise that all our human ideas about God , no matter how inspiring or helpful they might seem to be , must be treated with the very greatest caution and cast aside if necessary . |
| 18 | Some may have a thought , even a regret , for the ones that got away — those they might have married but now will not . |
| 19 | ‘ Because if they do , it 's possible they might discover that they 've only got their zombi gas for about another twenty minutes . |
| 20 | Even if he 's not there now , I suppose it 's possible they might know something . ’ |
| 21 | Do not censor any thoughts , however ridiculous they might sound . |
| 22 | How proud they might have been to see him now , risen so high above their status ; how fulfilled . |
| 23 | Despite hopes that Sun would think up something warm and friendly to call them , the things have been dubbed Sparcstation 10s — small improvement over the Sparcstation 3s they might have been — in recognition of Sun 's tenth birthday , which it celebrated earlier this year . |
| 24 | Among the thousand roses , and Texans were once more the hosts , and the Soviet translators , diplomats , piano teachers , students , sweet elderly ladies with worn gloves the guests , visitors to a country more foreign , and in some ways more wonderful , than almost any they might visit if they were able to get passports . |
| 25 | We should at this stage be as non-judgemental as possible about the things being expressed , however wrong , misguided or unjust they might appear to . |
| 26 | If The Sugarcubes were n't completely barmy and arty they might have an ounce of the spunk this half London , half Manchester ( oh no ! ) possess . |
| 27 | If The Sugarcubes were n't completely barmy and arty they might have an ounce of the spunk this half London , half Manchester ( oh no ! ) possess . |
| 28 | All were so shabby they might have been worn by a dressy tramp . |
| 29 | Local elections , however insignificant they might seem sometimes , are actually very important . |
| 30 | With demand still growing rapidly , it was obvious that the lower levels of investment in electricity imposed by Gaitskell ( however necessary they might seem from his broader viewpoint ) were inadequate . |