Example sentences of "they might not be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what she did not know was that she had even more lessons to learn — and that some of them might not be pleasant . |
| 2 | He also offered dire predictions to couples ( Graham could n't even consider the possibility they might not be married ) that going at it like knives would lead to ‘ languor , lassitude , muscular relaxation , general debility and heaviness , depression of spirits , loss of appetite , indigestion , faintness and sinking at the pit of the stomach , increased susceptibilities of the skin and the lungs to all atmospheric changes , feebleness of circulation , chilliness , headache , melancholy , hypochondria , hysterics , feebleness of circulation , feebleness of all the senses , impaired vision , loss of sight , weakness of the lungs , nervous cough , pulmonary consumption , disorders of the liver and kidneys , urinary difficulties , disorders of the genital organs , spinal diseases , weakness of the brain , loss of memory , epilepsy , insanity , apoplexy , abortions , premature births , extreme feebleness , morbid predispositions , and an early death of offspring . ’ |
| 3 | He believed they might not be able to see the scratches on his face or the vestiges of a black eye that way . |
| 4 | But then a lot of them fancied their chances that year — Peter Oosterhuis , Nick Faldo , and so on , and Bobby Clampett led for a while and it looked as though they might not be able to catch him . |
| 5 | They might not be able to engineer the financial structure to make demerger possible in 1993 . ’ |
| 6 | It did not appear to occur to Arghatun that they might not be able to ride . |
| 7 | They crept , developing rudimentary arms with nasty , elongated fingers as they went , groping across the floor towards the two intruders , as if they might not be able to see , but might be able to feel or smell their way to Caspar and Fenella . |
| 8 | In 1952 , certain drivers and loaders told Bowaters Ltd , the paper suppliers , that they might not be prepared to deliver paper to the plaintiffs who were printers and publishers . |
| 9 | They might not be aware that er there is , you know , that there could be customers who |
| 10 | However , whilst agreeing they might not be annoyed with her , she thought she would feel guilty if she did not start tea until 6 p.m . |
| 11 | I think of my role as trying to guide them with the interface of the business side , the bits that they might not be interested in or do n't want to be involved in . |
| 12 | He told me he would be phoning in copy to the Sun although , having no sex angle , they might not be interested . |
| 13 | They might not be big , but they are good . |