Example sentences of "[det] might [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Some might not have found their way to prison at all . |
2 | This might not stop him reacting still more strongly in favour of theft , from the viewpoints of all who as an anarchist he believes to suffer from the institution of private property ; but otherwise he has to put the danger on the same side of the scales as the slight loss to the old relative , against the great gain to himself . |
3 | In addition , one could argue ( though this might not meet with unanimous agreement within the experimental community ) that repeated experiments with the same subjects indicate that conformity with SEU behaviour increases with repetition . |
4 | Linguistically this might not make sense . |
5 | As far as the male is concerned , this might not matter too much were it not for the fact that some of these cases of NSU or ‘ pus cells in the urethra ’ may very well not be manifestations of infection . |
6 | This might not matter so much in relation to a skill such as " estimating " as for a concept such as " area " or " place value " . |
7 | This might not matter too much if they have read all the competition copy first , but it is a point to watch . |
8 | Although , on the face of it , this might not appear to have been conducive to the development of industry-wide bargaining paradoxically such ‘ division by occupation promoted bargaining by industry ’ ( Phelps Brown , 1959 , p. 362 ) . |
9 | At first sight this might not seem to be a serious problem ; one thing stands for others if it is used or taken as representing them . |
10 | This might not seem small in petrol engine terms but for a diesel it is quite dinky . |
11 | Rather than knobs , Boogie have opted for increment/decrement ‘ touch ’ switching for the TriAxis , and although this might not seem particularly ‘ rock'n'roll ’ , most of the functions are as familiar as those on your average stack . |
12 | This might not sound very much , but it should be remembered that the current fractional accuracy is between 10 -13 ; and 10 -14 ; ( between 1 and 0.1 mHz ) and that the predicted accuracy available is of the order of 10 -16 ; ( 1 Hz ) . |
13 | The new coalition government gave the Prime Minister an increased majority in parliament , but observers commented that this might not translate into electoral support . |
14 | This might not need to be quite as comprehensive as the full mailing list , but it will save time . |
15 | This might not trouble Hewlett-Packard , IBM and those other workstation makers who also make PCs . |
16 | But erm this might not believe me but I 'm gon na tell you just the same . |
17 | This might not have led to a massive reduction that saw the rabbits left at the lowest desirable number , but it was the best that could be done under the circumstances . |
18 | This might not have suited the older , more cautious , Shildon . |
19 | In a society which took seriously its responsibility for the economic and social welfare of all its members this might not happen . |
20 | An opportunity like this might n't present itself again . ’ |
21 | ‘ In hindsight , that might n't have been far wrong . |
22 | There are now that might not cover it anyway that 's |
23 | Whereas you say I 'm I 'm responding here for Gosforth Park School or whatever you know , that might not exist but , |
24 | but you got to have been out of work six months , so I said well I 've been out of work six months , so she , I 've got that to do tomorrow , so I get up the firm this Spinny Hill , Northampton , that 's an adult education centre where you can go and learn the skills of your trade , but she said that might not start until September |
25 | That might not sound very healthy , but in the recession-ravaged high street , not to be losing your shirt puts you ahead of most . |
26 | That might not have mattered unduly , but their early form was so ordinary that a lack of impact off the pitch was compounded by a comparable shortage of flair on it . |
27 | Already , the Smith camp has made the right noises — about reform of the trade union block vote , about an openness to electoral reform , and about a wide-ranging policy review — that might not have happened had Gould not intervened . |
28 | ‘ I suppose I might have ended up bowling up the hill into the wind at Headingley , and that might not have done much for my prospects , but generally the policy change was inevitable , and I am glad it happened . ’ |
29 | But that might not have been too convenient . |
30 | Although the wife 's case as presented below had depended on establishing agency , the court expressed the view that that might not have been the correct test . |