Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] might [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inwardly praying that she might be able to show her piety and understanding , she said , ‘ Yes , I 'm sure it must mean a lot to you . |
| 2 | Erm but one , one one , I mean cl clearly the policy which was pursued was one of inequality and there was a rich peasant economy and either you say well yes there is , there is an economic imperative for that and that 's the explanation or you say well there might have been a political factor involved in this that there was a recognition that progress was going to come through class conflict and therefore if you are actually promoting the kind of you might realize it was happening and you might be more prepared |
| 3 | Satisfied that these arrangements were as safe as any in the circumstances , Coleman decided to beef up his cover by inviting Peter Arnett , Cable News Network 's correspondent in Jerusalem , to join him in interviewing the general — without , of course , revealing his identity as an intelligence agent or even suggesting that there might be a hidden motive for the visit . |
| 4 | Both I and my hon. Friend have received representations from the Southampton eye hospital , suggesting that there might be a case for extending the provisions of the Bill to ophthalmic casualty . |
| 5 | His mind filled with primitive lore and with a sense of awkwardness at the numerous exhausting social roles he had to play in addition to that of the London banker , Eliot wrote to Mary Hutchinson in 1920 worrying about his inherited characteristics and suggesting that he might be a savage himself . |
| 6 | Emile Littler was a much younger producer of rival pantomimes ; feeling more than a little disloyal , Mr Smith wrote to him in desperation suggesting that he might be interested in his dancers . |
| 7 | Separate allegations against Gates — suggesting that he might be implicated in illegal efforts to supply US arms and technology to Iraq via third countries such as South Africa and Chile — were also believed to have been made to congressional investigators and federal law enforcement officials . |
| 8 | In light of this , it is perhaps worthwhile noting that we have demonstrated recently that the DNA-PK requires DNA breaks in order to become activated efficiently in vitro , suggesting that it might be involved in mediating a response to DNA damage ( 11 ) . |
| 9 | Noting that there might be more roles for AI techniques in maintenance management Squadron Leader Tim Grant , successfully applied for a Defence Fellowship to survey potential applications . |
| 10 | I 'm wondering if it might be possible for Colonel Blair to have access to the offices of either the Ingard group or the shipping company in some capacity that would n't arouse suspicion . " |
| 11 | This was not one of life 's big surprises and actually it set one to wondering if he might be the first ever since the whole shameless , glittering , addictive business began back in 1927 . |
| 12 | This will keep you going when you might be tempted to give up . |
| 13 | By the mid 1960s , only four per cent were reporting that they might be willing once again to vote for someone like Hitler . |
| 14 | THERE MIGHT BE A TRAIN COMING OR THERE MIGHT BE A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC WIRE JUST UNDERNEATH YOU — REMEMBER YOU DO N'T EVEN NEED TO TOUCH THAT DEADLY WIRE FOR IT TO KILL YOU — DO N'T GO NEAR IT . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm only saying that he might be . ’ |
| 16 | Having doubts about this picture 's authenticity and surmising that it might be the same picture he had seen several years before , he again sought my opinion on the basis of a good photograph . |
| 17 | From the Secretary of Juniper Green School Board a ] to the Director of Education in connection with transport of Juniper Green pupils to Currie High School b ] to Councillor Mrs. Brereton asking that she might be kept informed re developments in connection with the Foresters Hall . |
| 18 | From the Secretary of Juniper Green School Board a ] to the Director of Education in connection with transport of Juniper Green pupils to Currie High School b ] to Councillor Mrs. Brereton asking that she might be kept informed re developments in connection with the Foresters Hall . |
| 19 | He also held his forefinger to his lips , indicating that they might be overheard . |
| 20 | She considered approaching him and asking if it might be possible for them to spend more time together , but the difference of nine years in their age put her in awe of him still , and she decided it was not her place to make such suggestions . |
| 21 | But we have to ask — how many insurance companies do we need in the UK and how cost effective is it to keep these companies running when it might be better to wind them up ? ’ |
| 22 | That would remove the enormous burden which was facing local councils who were expected to compile detailed maps of all the land in their boundaries showing whether it might be contaminated . |
| 23 | Personally I ca n't help thinking that we might be better off waving goodbye to these Sacred Brides and Divine Mothers and starting over with women and mums . |
| 24 | Never , by look or gesture or word , had he given her the slightest justification for thinking that he might be interested in her as a person . |
| 25 | He did n't want to answer it , thinking that it might be Vasco again , but he could n't afford not to . |
| 26 | Closing my eyes , thinking that it might be either the sun or the Pernod , I waited a few seconds and chanced another look . |
| 27 | Lyman ( 1883 ) was unsure of the identity of this species and assigned it to Ophiacantha thinking that it might be a juvenile O. anomala . |
| 28 | She rushed to answer , thinking that it might be Barney , but it was a young journalist from the Gloucester Gazette who had interviewed her a few months previously when her latest book was published . |
| 29 | So now I always and so I , I 'm thinking that it might be that , that I that erm maybe you know like I used to be anxious about something like that and I used to wake up and the dream used to happen , but now that I 've double checked that I know for sure that , that I 'm safe you know for the night it does n't happen any more by cutting off possibility |
| 30 | Scowling , he sniffed his palms , thinking that there might be traces of some drug in his sweat . |