Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] might give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court of Appeal expressed hope that judges might give some help to juries in future about the real value of money . |
| 2 | She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard . |
| 3 | However , some pro-Chinese politicians expressed concern that Patten might give preferential treatment to British business interests . |
| 4 | He denied suggestions that Hewlett-Packard might give up its Precision Architecture RISC architecture for the IBM-Apple Computer Inc-Motorola Inc PowerPC , but said the two firms are ‘ technically close ’ , and that Hewlett-Packard is ‘ flexible ’ . |
| 5 | Sadly nothing can be cone without ideas , and ideas need people to produce them , so I extend an appeal to all the people who may read this and pray that God might give each of us the sight to see where we are needed .. |
| 6 | He denied rumours that HP might give up its PA RISC architecture for the IBM/Motorola Inc PowerPC , but said the two firms are ‘ technically close ’ , and that HP is ‘ flexible . ’ |
| 7 | She wished to arrive at Frizingley Hall that day around two o'clock , a convenient hour when , with luncheon just over , Mrs Amabel Dallam would be lying on her bed recovering from the exertions of ordering and then pecking at her food , Miss Linnet Gage reading aloud to her , perhaps , as an aid to the digestive processes of one lady , the nest-building of the other , so that Cara might give Miss Gemma Dallam her fitting alone . |
| 8 | Evelyn would have been shocked to hear anyone else say the same , but she had washed her hands of Rose Williams , and a mixture of tiredness and terror that Jackie might give away their secrets made her callous . |
| 9 | In other circumstances , commercial agreements , tariffs and loans might give diplomatic leverage . |
| 10 | The meeting heard outline proposals by President Mikhail Gorbachev for a new union treaty , which would transform the Soviet Union into a " union of sovereign states " in which some republics might continue to give up many powers to the centre , as in the current federal structure , while others might give up virtually none , as in a confederation . |