Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] might give " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the white pieces , he seemed intent on avoiding any continuation that might give him an advantage , playing into total equality , then drifting into an inferior position and time-trouble . |
| 2 | GOOD drawing ability used to be considered important at school , not only as a skill that might give expression to a child 's aesthetic and artistic inclinations , but also one that would be useful in practical ways — in recording flora and fauna in nature study , for example . |
| 3 | Well they had a particularly bad time many of them lost absolutely everything and now they 're protesting cos the Lloyds people are only coming up with a nine hundred million pound rescue package that might give them some of them back half of what they invested . |
| 4 | You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight , but this gimmick of marking replies to searches , etc , minimises the possibility of your forgetting to pass on to your client vital information that might give time to consider whether or not to proceed with the purchase , such as the fact that redevelopment of the area within the next ten years is contemplated . |
| 5 | It is difficult to identify the personality that might give rise to this energetic emotional life , so full of fears and petty triumphs ; it is a kind of vainglorious fool , a miles gloriosus . |
| 6 | At a time when product design has lost its way , the gallery fails to provide a proper historical context that might give it some sense of direction . |