Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] might [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 The other five were well aware of the fragility of the Fourth Republic , especially after the 1956 French election , and fearing that the EEC might not happen with a different government in power in Paris , were keen to get things moving as quickly as possible .
2 There remained doubts over implementing the accord , particularly because right-wing factions in the military and the wealthy ruling oligarchy had not been party to the talks , and because hardline elements within the FMLN might not accept the dropping of a previous key demand that either the army be disbanded or its ranks be reduced and the remainder merged into those of the guerrillas .
3 What has been an ideal jacket for the Lakeland fells could be too heavy to take to Africa ; what seems like a good buy for walking in the Alps might not stand up to the rigours of a Himalayan winter .
4 In the past the NZRFU might not have dealt with submissions from individuals ( such as Knight or even Mayhew ) but would have waited for the details to come , union-to-union , through the usual official channels .
5 The decision , made six months ago , to uproot herself from England and move to the Algarve might not have been easy , but it had been the right one .
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