Example sentences of "it might [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Be quiet , Florence , and you Belle ; it might n't fit her . ’ |
| 2 | It might n't have been the class but there 's been some schoolin' there an' some refinement . |
| 3 | ‘ It might n't have been . |
| 4 | It might n't have been Derwent . |
| 5 | It might n't seem like a happy arrangement but after so many years it 's become one . |
| 6 | ’ It might n't suit the work . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Mind , it might not fit 'er . ’ |
| 8 | From one point of view it might not matter , for the paragraphs are in part devised to give the reader information . |
| 9 | It might not matter in the end — Forester fully expected to be traced and caught-but every difficulty and delay that he could strew behind him could make a final difference of hours or even minutes that might determine the distinction between success or failure . |
| 10 | It might not succeed in stopping Home Rule , but it could certainly take up enough time to stop a Plural Voting Bill from getting through . |
| 11 | It was held ( a ) that it was a statement of present fact , namely that at the time the letter was sent the traveller had a definite and certain booking , ( b ) that that statement was false because the airline 's overbooking policy meant that the traveller 's booking was exposed to a risk that it might not give a seat on the aircraft , and ( c ) that the airline made the false statement knowingly ( and not merely recklessly ) since the airline was well aware of its own overbooking policy . |
| 12 | Looking back on that moment now , she felt it tremble before her , round and perfect as an overfull drip , and she caught her breath at the thought of its transitoriness , its shimmering beauty , and suddenly whispered to herself , ‘ I am happy , ’ as if she feared it might not last forever . |
| 13 | So I headed back , realising that plans to combine Beinn an Dothaidh should be abandoned since the view would be remarkably similar from its summit , although it might not boast a ring pull . |
| 14 | It might not boast the Dreaming Spires of its illustrious near neighbour , but now Swindon hopes it too can become a distinguished seat of learning . |
| 15 | Recently one bank , Mitsui Taiyo Kobe International , warned it might not satisfy the Bank of International Settlements ' capital requirements . |
| 16 | It might not hold all I 'd hoped for , but … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It might not do , ’ Blake volunteered . |
| 18 | He still retains his sense of humour , though it might not show on TV when he 's urging extra effort from his players . |
| 19 | But he added that did n't mean it might not affect others and that 's what worried him . |
| 20 | With luck it might not return for months . |
| 21 | Anyway , so might not get the opportunity anyway , so it might not arise . |
| 22 | If you use milk it might not go completely solid but you should still manage to get some lumps of frozen milk . |
| 23 | If you ignore the wisdom of your Higher Self , it might not bother to speak to you for a while . |
| 24 | Yesterday , two months after the concert , the Labour-controlled council warned that it might not renew the society 's grant . |
| 25 | Indeed , as Paul Du Noyer noted in NME , it might not make a sausage of difference to your diet but it 's guaranteed to leave a feeling of guilt in your head as you tuck into that rump steak . |
| 26 | But , even if the All Blacks are subconsciously tempted to relegate the Irish to an after-thought , it might not make a bit of difference . |
| 27 | I told her what I 'd told Erica at Tremayne 's dinner , and said it might not lead to anything helpful . |
| 28 | Goodness knows where it might not lead . ’ |
| 29 | Erm the er desire that I twelve conveys to encourage district councils to make special provision in their you know to emphasize high density employment in their city centres is understood , no quarrel with that , but if you ca n't , if you feel unable er at county level to be absolutely explicit , that a district would be free if it so chose , it might not choose to do so , if it so chose to make I twelve decisions that did n't come out of its I five , er they would n't have to come out of its I five allocations , unless you can be clear that they 're free to do that , erm it suggests to me sir that may be it 's I twelve that 's that 's getting in the way , erm and w that might well be something we can do without . |
| 30 | It could 've been any doctor , and it might not 've been a stethoscope . |