Example sentences of "[Wh pn] might [vb infin] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I never saw one thing she wanted that did not sell , ’ but nonetheless insisted that this undisciplined approach was unacceptable for a customer trying to furnish a house , who might have kept a sample for six weeks only to find she could not reorder the same fabric . |
2 | But Jan Peerce makes a very coarse and unromantic Alfredo , and Licia Albanese , who might have made a good shot at the role of Violetta under more sympathetic direction , sounds particularly nervous and unsettled . |
3 | But he represents a different style of monarchy , a different style of man from perhaps Prince Andrew , who might have made a much more typical Windsor king . |
4 | Really to protect members of the management team who might have made a decision . |
5 | Ministers who might have resented a particular proposal were seen by Mr Major privately before the relevant meeting and ‘ squared ’ . |
6 | Unfortunately , I think they are few in number ; they are mainly young intellectuals who might have had a career but now can not . |
7 | He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’ |
8 | ‘ Is there anybody who might have had a serious grudge against your father ? ’ |
9 | Michael Banks had been a man who inspired love , but even so Charles could produce quite a list of people who might have had a grudge against him . |
10 | He came out of it as someone who might have committed a slight indiscretion , no more , and a heterosexual one at that . |
11 | Certain staff who might have shown a real aptitude for broadcasting found themselves discouraged by civil service rules on promotion and pay . |
12 | Traders who might have started a line in meal for the populace would not even think of it , knowing that the government was always ready to step in and depress the price . |