Example sentences of "might have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She might have to wait a wee while but I think she 'll get on , yes . |
| 2 | If he turned and looked at her , she might have to give a straight reply , but to his narrow back , which could have been the back of a much younger man , she began to tease , in the way that she had learned so many of her new friends liked , when they made similar inquiries too , like the painter who 'd lain on her bed and asked her earnestly if she 'd ever experienced simultaneous orgasm , or the musician who 'd volunteered he 'd show her a ‘ perversion ’ he was sure nobody would have demonstrated to her before , and began nuzzling between her legs . |
| 3 | We might have to look a long way back . ’ |
| 4 | Once hired , he might have to work a 15-hour stretch , perhaps into the night . |
| 5 | It took the view that the upper limit is arbitrary , and might operate unfairly , since a person just above the limit receives no assistance , whereas a person just below it might have to make a substantial contribution but would have the security of knowing that that contribution represents the maximum liability for costs regardless of the actual cost or the outcome of the case . |
| 6 | You might have to make a quick getaway ! |
| 7 | I might have to unbend a few things , though . ’ |
| 8 | Unlike the fourth floor of Lloyd 's , it has a purpose-built trading floor , but the exchange might have to sign a longer lease than it needs . |