Example sentences of "might be [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I and the temple precinct , however , is reminiscent of Godmanchester , suggesting that this is the mansio , while the larger structure might be tentatively identified as a market building or small forum complex , given the potential administrative status of the town ; this would be unique among the small towns . |
| 2 | They too , spoke enthusiastically about , for example , the opportunities offered by The Machine Gunners for emotional empathy with the world of the child versus the world of the adult ; the emotional pleasure pupils frequently found in empathizing with Billy 's relationship with the hawk , and the themes and topics raised by Kes ; the complex nature of the link between humans and animals offered as a theme in The Red Pony ; the thematic possibilities of the Irish location of Across the Barricades together with its handling of prejudice ; and the understanding of allegory and its special features which might be well illustrated by a reading of Animal Farm . |
| 3 | Might I suggest that one of the empty commercial properties in Woodbridge might be well suited to such a venture ? |
| 4 | To give parables to very young children for example is likely to be unhelpful unless they are done in a particularly skilful way , because they might be just accepted as a story ( Ainsworth 1968 ) . |
| 5 | Austen Chamberlain represented such fears when he told Willoughby de Broke of what might be yet to come in November 1913 : |
| 6 | There will be no compromise between safety and commercial motivation , but occasionally the divulging of information might be commercially damaging to the business involved . |
| 7 | And , very exceptionally , a school 's staff might be marginally increased in such a way as to allow time for a curriculum leader to do some leading or for the mentors of new teachers to provide their counsel . |
| 8 | It is the comparability of these with those from Gloucester and Cirencester which suggests that all might be profitably considered at this level . |
| 9 | The brothers recently launched two-day design courses for amateur gardeners and suspect that the Waterers name might be profitably used on gardening equipment . |
| 10 | Welcomed in his loneliness into the congregation of a lively evangelical parish church in a northern suburb of London , he had come to see how he might be finally delivered from inconsequence . |
| 11 | Hewitt ( 1989 ) , for example , accepts that the speech of black adolescents shows influences from Creole but asserts that the same influences can be seen in white adolescents ' English in certain areas : the English of many black youngsters also itself displayed evidence of Creole influence beyond those stretches that might be plainly treated as switches . |
| 12 | Strictly speaking , small pets like fish , birds or mice might be carefully wrapped in plastic and disposed of with the normal waste collection but after spending a lifetime with a faithful companion an owner might be reluctant to part with a pet in this way . |
| 13 | The significance of the results extends beyond Unzen , as it reinforces a volume-composition pattern found across the western United States , and suggests that Nd-isotope tracers might be generally applied to continental effusive volcanism in the effort to minimize volcanic hazards . |
| 14 | Where , for example , a tenant covenants " to keep in repair the demised property and the windows , window frames , boilers and air conditioning plant " it might be successfully argued on his behalf that he is not liable to repair the doors because they were not mentioned in the catalogue . |
| 15 | This awkwardness which might be successfully exploited by a writer in a different context , forces itself on the reader 's attention , detracting from the force of discreet . |
| 16 | This might be successfully exploited by exploring the past from the viewpoint of the object under scrutiny . |
| 17 | Retreating to her bedroom , flinging things into her suitcase , she was furious to find that tears were pricking the backs of her eyes , and her heart felt as if it might be slowly breaking into a million pieces … |
| 18 | To carry out participant observation into the minutiae of police practice might be theoretically approved in any statement made for general consumption , but in the cold light of institutional reality it will most likely be thwarted or subverted even as it is being agreed . |
| 19 | The common European grass snake and the American hog-nosed snake both employ a death-feigning act which , although elaborate , suffers from what might be aptly described as a fatal weakness . |
| 20 | The Manor might be aptly described as a spiritual College . |
| 21 | Taken in isolation , it is a view that might be easily dismissed as trivial sentimentality . |
| 22 | There are a number of men only too anxious to buy themselves a knighthood who might be most attracted to a project that catches the public sympathy . ’ |
| 23 | Reassessing the skills you bring back to nursing or health visiting can be a worthwhile preparation for returning to practice , even if you feel a poor judge of what skills might be most needed in the future . |
| 24 | And it 's preferable to have a golf course rather than agricultural land which might be heavily dosed with chemicals six times a year , which is more than the average course . ’ |
| 25 | But the momentum of reducing waits of over two years does not seem to have been sustained beyond the election and might be partially offset by a rise in waits of between one and two years . |
| 26 | The district was sinister enough at any time ; now , with the feeling that any and every form of menace , from a cut-throat to a coal-hole , might be within inches for all I could tell , my small remaining resource of courage were exhausted within minutes . |
| 27 | Perhaps some consideration might be additionally given to the current situation regarding the lack of protection for the current situation regarding the lack of protection for the interiors of unlisted buildings within conservation areas … ’ |
| 28 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 29 | Tantrums may be best suited to a ‘ duration ’ type measurement ( how long each one lasts ) while swearing might be best suited to ‘ frequency ’ type measurement ( how often it occurs ) . |
| 30 | Quality teaching often leads to striking conclusions that call for what might be best described as an ‘ intensification of activity ’ at crucial periods . |