Example sentences of "[noun pl] might have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems that some of these proteins might have a significant part to play in the treatment of nerve injury , neuropathies and tumours of glial cell origin . |
| 2 | The sodium and calcium cations , Na+ and Ca2+ , would loosely bond to these oxygens occupying occasional holes and voids in the glass-forming network ; that the modifying cations might have a well-defined local structure was all but ruled out . |
| 3 | Amongst liberals , there has been a tendency to believe that remedying the gender imbalances in these books might have a positive influence on girls ' educational achievement . |
| 4 | The argument for separating judgments of quality from the funding have been put to him by some people in higher education who are afraid that quality judgments might have a practical effect on the universities . |
| 5 | It did not take me long to wish that we Christians might have a similar preparation for confirmation and acceptance as a full worshipping and working member of the Church . |
| 6 | After about 2 miles , Sir Robert Hamilton chose a position on the muir where he thought his amateur troops might have a strategic advantage . |
| 7 | Screwdriver blades might have a retractable sheath or ultrasonic guards , for example . |
| 8 | Thus , even medieval land law , although conscious of the principle that third parties to a contract can not sue or be sued upon it , recognised that the covenants in leases might have a wider operation than in ordinary contracts . |
| 9 | The murders might have a political motive . |
| 10 | It may seem strange that lawyers might have a vested interest in making the law move faster . |
| 11 | In the boys ' groups , any recognition that images of girls might have a different value from images of boys was met with intense embarrassment . |
| 12 | But when she had made her reckless decision to sail with him , it had never occurred to her that the smooth , sunny Mediterranean of holiday brochures might have a darker , more dangerous face . |
| 13 | It occurred to him that the small squares and staggered alleys might have a practical as well as an aesthetic function . |
| 14 | The doctor had no idea what might be causing the red blotches , but he did have a suspicion that the other symptoms might have a common cause . |
| 15 | The imaginary ones might have a different number of legs or eyes , some with tails , others without . |