Example sentences of "might [adv] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The applicants in the main proceedings stated in that connection that there were ‘ traditional communities ’ of fishermen resident in the United Kingdom which there might arguably be a case for protecting by a requirement relating to the residence of the crew or ‘ operators ’ of fishing vessels . |
| 2 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 3 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 4 | He wanted to wake up the sleepers ; but it might merely be a rabbit , or a fox . |
| 5 | One can not , of course , immediately conclude that the companion is a black hole : it might merely be a star that is too faint to be seen . |
| 6 | Operation Cuckoo might already be a non-runner ; diplomacy could break down suddenly , restoring the status quo . |
| 7 | Of course , there 's always the chance that your friends might already be a bunch of werewolves , vampires , swamp monsters and slime creatures just pretending to be normal ? |
| 8 | It was a routine call on the bereaved Mrs Place who had lost her father and who might soon be a widow , who had perhaps shed a few tears , but not very many . |
| 9 | It ‘ might just be a masterpiece ’ , he said in his report . |
| 10 | It might just be a case |
| 11 | Barring a last-minute volte-face by the MoD , the aircraft will then be at the mercy of the highest bidder , who might just be a scrap dealer . |
| 12 | Well we 'll try and get some erm we 'll look down , the next time I 'm down the library and look and see if they 've got any Enid Blyton because that might just be a way in . |
| 13 | And that time might just be a drink or a coffee — as always . |
| 14 | As a rule of thumb , when d s get down much below 0.05 , we can regard them as so small that they might just be a sampling fluke ; we will conclude that for all practical purposes there is no effect of one variable upon another , and erase arrows with very small path coefficients from our model . |
| 15 | The extra detail visible in the monkey 's brain might just be a consequence of it being bigger than the rat 's , but a comparison between the somatosensory cortices of the two animals shows that this is n't so , for this time it is in the rat that the extra detail is visible . |
| 16 | It might just be a trailer . |
| 17 | One night and morning did n't give her the right to confess her love when it might just be a burden to him . |
| 18 | Their publications would do credit to any university : Libertarian Conflicts in Social Choice , by UBS Phillips & Drew 's John Wriglesworth , The Role of Crack Resistance Parameters in Polymer Wear , by Williams de Broe 's Mustapha Omar and Stellar Winds ( which might conceivably be a volume of poetry ) by Robert Fleming 's Martin Murch are just a few of the titles that leap off the page . |
| 19 | There might still be a chance of escape . |
| 20 | On a groan and a sigh as men are supposed to attain their pleasure and then — as she remembered from her one other experience — there came his reluctance to move away from her , her panic urgency to be free of him while there might still be a chance that no damage had been done . |
| 21 | However , more recently , in Eurocopy plc v Teasdale , reported in the journal PLC in November 1991 , the Court of Appeal upheld a first instance decision , and dismissed an application to strike out a defence , that in connection with a sale and purchase agreement , the actual knowledge of the purchaser might still be a defence to a claim for breach of warranty notwithstanding a clause in the sale and purchase agreement which provided that no actual or constructive knowledge on the part of the purchaser would prejudice a claim . |
| 22 | ‘ It might still be a bit premature to suggest that we have made it if we beat Lithuania , but it would then become very close especially as we play them again in Dublin in September . ’ |
| 23 | Rose would you consider a man , I 've got an idea there might still be a possibility of Mr |
| 24 | But she might still be a hindrance when it came to the rough stuff . |
| 25 | Anyway , it might still be a lot of hogwash . |
| 26 | He might still be a force for peace and unity in a country that calls itself The Union of Burma . |
| 27 | Accordingly , the tenant should be required to supply regular certificates of his turnover , and there might also be a provision for the payment of interest on rent in case of delay in supplying them . |
| 28 | What the remit conspicuously ignores is the possibility that a change , as radical as the intended extension of industrial democracy , but in the essential character of trade unions might also be a need if they were to play the new part written for them . |
| 29 | As this suggested that it might also be a cause of cancer in man , it was promptly withdrawn , to be succeeded by a more acceptable agent , propranolol . |
| 30 | There might also be a suggestion of a pause in the confrontation as each side enjoys the tensing of the muscles that precedes an actual clash . |