Example sentences of "might [not/n't] like " in BNC.

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1 I was asked to be discreet as the lady in question , a possible grand-daughter living on the island , was of affluent mien and might not like to be reminded of her origins .
2 Some constructors might not like the idea of the control potentiometer VR1 being mounted on the board and so , when the unit is boxed up , inaccessible to adjustment .
3 Rich might not like the labelling , but some things about The Black Crowes seem to beg the comparisons .
4 ‘ She might not like hanging around hospital , you know , sick people , smells of disinfectant … it 's early closing and I was going to ask Mr Hogan for a loan of the car . ’
5 ‘ He wants you , not Sammy or anyone else , and if you wo n't do it , then you 're not just putting Ellen 's money at risk , but you 're putting my commission on the line too , and I might not like that . ’
6 He might not like the interference . ’
7 We made camp that night in a clearing in the woods , and I put up my tent in what appeared to be a large sandpit , in the vague hope that perhaps the mozzies might not like it .
8 Colonial merchants might not like the English monopoly of trade , but they wanted their markets in England , so there was unlikely to be opposition to the general principles of the Acts of Trade .
9 Meredith might not like him but he was a box office draw and bearing in mind that unfortunate incident in Windsor … .
10 I think Roger 's Roger has , we might not like it but Roger may well have a point cos he does n't ha
11 And we might not like what we see .
12 Dalziel might not like it , of course .
13 You might not like it .
14 They had articulate and powerful protectors — Ingard 's own application to develop the land had been turned down , and the planning authorities were wholly capable of turning down any other application they might not like .
15 ‘ You might not like the publicity , ’ he warned her .
16 He might not like or respect Florian personally , but he knew he was too good a jock to lose .
17 He pursed his lips thoughtfully and the hidden laughter in his eyes warned her that she might not like his answer .
18 Not quite sure how to broach the subject , and not wishing to be indiscreet , she murmured awkwardly , ‘ I do n't quite know how to put this , but part of the reason for my visit was to try and trace someone who lived here a long time ago , only I do n't quite like to ask around , because the person I 'm looking for might not like it — might not want everyone to know her business . ’
19 ‘ I should n't be too quick to do that , ’ said Maisie — ‘ you might not like what you are .
20 I might not like what you are . ’
21 Owen thought that Paul might not like the turn the conversation was taking so hastily shifted tack .
22 IBM might not like the idea , but the exit-consultancy idea was actually pioneered about a decade ago by NatWest , and Rank-Xerox had it 's own form of in-house/out-house consultancy .
23 Erm because of a social evening er we had a raffle and a whiskey bowl I think the purists might not like the E in whiskey but that 's the way it 's been done that must be the southern way .
24 now the avoidance of doubt , when you 've got to another aspect of the case quite different , namely the claim for special damages , you were suggesting to Mr that there , there was a deliberate attempt to and after all whereas you might not like my er use of the to swing on to the Daily Telegraph
25 Might not like the answers perhaps that why we are a little nervous about this .
26 And she might not like Guy Sterne very much , but he was curiously easy to talk to .
27 She might not like the situation , but she was n't about to take the line of least resistance .
28 do n't er , have to share one room perhaps , she might not like it
29 He might not like that at all !
30 I was talking about comparative , where some er situations and all this , that and the next thing , right , I mean one that , quite a , quite a useful phrase what you say is , is n't that true that , no you might not like that phrase , right , but you can take phrases like that and you can think to yourself can I , can I , right .
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