Example sentences of "it might [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er are you saying that it is any part of the Council 's case that this land th it it 's it is er a possibility that having this land as a strategic reserve er can er is of assistance , or are you saying that it is simply er having included it in , it might form part of a strategic reserve ? |
| 2 | The sailor 's personal log might not only record what has happened on the journey so far , it might also speculate about what the crew should do with the merman they 've caught in their nets ; it might contain thoughts about food and the way it is stored on board ship ; it might suggest new ways of storing food . |
| 3 | The Government try to justify their claims about a minimum wage on the grounds of what it might to do employment , so it is worth spending a little time on the reasons why we shall insist on introducing it , and the rationale behind that . |
| 4 | The Duke insisted that ‘ its fitt it be understood … for it might give umbrage to Achinbowie and Balfunning ’ , and he was very clear that the gentleman in question , the son of Glengyle , should not , under any circumstances , join Lord George 's ship . |
| 5 | Can this be because London Transport was afraid it might give passengers ideas ? |
| 6 | It might give Celia something to look forward to . |
| 7 | She had not intended to bring this out into the open in quite this way , but she was left with little option , and she had a vague instinct that in the long run it might reap results . |
| 8 | It might fit FGD at Ferrybridge and Ratcliffe on Soar . |
| 9 | It might attract visitors , but the study indicated that visitors ' attitudes towards such ostentation were that it would be reflected in the price of the products . |
| 10 | ‘ It might chase sheep . ’ |
| 11 | The variation might help your reader understand you and your writing , or it might hinder understanding of what you write . |
| 12 | It might cost 3p a day to take one of our products as a form of protection against heart disease or as a way of helping relieve the symptoms of rheumatism or arthritis . |
| 13 | BR 's claim that it might cost £33 million to convert to a modern power system was a crucial element in the decision to close the tunnel . |
| 14 | The Englishman 's news from New York emphasized again the paper 's tilt towards the United States ; it might cover Italy , India , Denmark , but it was the America of LBJ , poetry , the Vietnam movement , and Golden Gate love-ins that exerted the magnetic attraction . |
| 15 | On the other hand it might make matters worse . ’ |
| 16 | There seemed to be the prospect of such a conference in the late summer and autumn and the chance that it might make progress . |
| 17 | She allowed the silence to hum on the line , hoping it might make Christine Mills understand how ridiculous she sounded . |
| 18 | It might make sense to the financial director faced with a demand which far outweighs supply ; after all , this recycling of other houses ' wines is perfectly legal , but it is at the same time deliberately hoodwinking the public . |
| 19 | So it might make sense to pay off part of her mortgage . |
| 20 | It might make sense to argue that no bona fide university could exist which did not also conduct research . |
| 21 | Sometimes , too , it might make sense to turn most of a ground or basement floor into an open-plan kitchen/living/family room/study . |
| 22 | Then she came to the conclusion that it might make things easier . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's much more aggressive and mean-looking , so it might make people think again before joyriding , ’ said Mark , of Lambeth Road , Linthorpe , Middlesbrough . |
| 24 | Its alarming feature to the orthodox was that it might make Christianity seem simply one faith among others , rather than simply truth . |
| 25 | Its application could — I think I can say it might revolutionize life by the end of this century . |
| 26 | It might involve survey and dating of a length of hedge , by identifying and counting the shrub species it contains , a graveyard survey , or detailed survey work on an archaeological site or in a settlement . |
| 27 | There were several reasons why Adenauer pursued such a line of argument : it might be a way of helping the new West German state to achieve equality in the international order ; it might placate West German annoyance over the role of the International Ruhr Authority ; and it might in time offer an opportunity for West Germany to regain sovereignty of the coal and steel producing Saar , which still remained in French hands . |
| 28 | However , at an ITTO seminar in Cambridge , chaired by the UK and attended by 10 of the organization 's members , it was decided to suppress the report on the grounds that it might damage trade . |
| 29 | If it might benefit Kirsty for him to know what had really happened between herself and Ryan , would she be justified in breaking her promise ? |
| 30 | It might do politicians good to be ‘ out in the wilderness ’ for a bit . |