Example sentences of "that might [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things that might irritate you ? ’ she asked carefully . |
| 2 | Is there any positive evidence that might prompt us to adopt the more complex position that differentiation occurs as well ? |
| 3 | He got to his feet and walked on tip-toe to the kitchen door , where he pressed his face close to the crack , listening for any sound that might tell him what to expect . |
| 4 | She waited a few seconds for any sounds that might tell her that her mother was in there but out of her range of sight . |
| 5 | Since her death he had never wanted to touch anything that might remind him of her . |
| 6 | Exorcising ghosts , no memories , it all has to be cleansed of anything that might remind him , no shadows of personality to be left behind like a coat on a hook , no toothbrush in a glass like a withered flower . |
| 7 | Reports in mid-June said that a group of religious conservatives , including the country 's most senior religious figure , Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Baz , had signed a 12-point petition in late April asking King Fahd to create a " consultative council " to deal with " internal and external affairs " [ see also p. 38166 ] , which should be free of " any pressure that might affect its responsibilities " . |
| 8 | Joan was told that the baby would be unlikely to survive , but she was advised to give birth naturally , to avoid gynaecological problems that might affect her capacity to have children in the future . |
| 9 | The employees then went on to David , who tested heart and lungs and talked to each of them to ascertain whether there were any personal anxieties that might affect their role in management . |
| 10 | Your parents are legally responsible for you and one of them ought to know about anything that might affect your health , either emotionally or physically . |
| 11 | CSM fears to take the first step that might disrupt its partnership with industry . |
| 12 | I refuse to hear anything that might disrupt my own plans . |
| 13 | Forcing herself to sit down , she racked her imagination for excuses that might explain his absence . |
| 14 | There was not a soul in sight as Theda began resolutely to trudge down the street , looking for a lane that might lead her off the main road , which , being only of packed dirt , was already a hasty-pudding of mud which churned under her mercifully booted feet . |
| 15 | As president , however , he pursued a cautious policy , well aware that the majority of Americans were deeply suspicious of any involvements that might lead them into further wars . |
| 16 | I had the radio on low , in case they interrupted the broadcast with any bulletins that might lead me to the new Night Mayor . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll trade you your ‘ binos ’ for information that might lead me to the whereabouts of Dr Charity Marlowe . ’ |
| 18 | There are other signs that might lead you to believe that there 's things not as they might be , the legs may not be equal length particularly if only one is dislocated and that 's fairly obvious is n't it because the , the , the ball joint 's not in the socket and there 's a bigger gap so the leg hangs down longer and you 've all changed a baby have n't you and you see that they 've got little creases in the insides of their legs and across their buttocks , and those creases may not be a mirror matching they are normally , so those are clues . |
| 19 | Who knows what dizzy heights that might lead us to ? ’ |
| 20 | There are , however , certain observations that might lead us to question this latter , apparently reasonable , statement . |
| 21 | If knowledge was to be imparted that might threaten me , then it was time to show a clean pair of heels and , perhaps , indulge in some honest lechery . ) |
| 22 | Many people start their marriages wondering how many affairs their partner has already had , and wondering if they can compete with the possibilities that might threaten them in the future . |
| 23 | The African elephant shrew , a highly-strung insect-eating mammal the size of a mouse with a nose drawn out into a mobile trunk , depends for its safety on knowing its trails better than any hunter that might chase it . |
| 24 | If they do n't want to do that they can still practise as unregistered practitioners , using an adjective that might offer their clients the same frisson as ‘ alternative . ’ |
| 25 | Many people live in isolated areas far from medical help , so the National Safety Council of Western Australia issues ( free of charge ) a poisons chart showing common poisons and their antidotes , along with bright stickers printed with the number of the 24-hour Poisons Information Bureau and a booklet listing some common poisons and the symptoms that might accompany their ingestion . |
| 26 | Few meetings would dare to vote down a pay rise , but the threat of such a vote — and the awkward , embarrassing questions that might accompany it — would be a valuable restraint . |
| 27 | There was only one person to whom Jerome would be reporting with so much fervour ; Bénezet , naturally curious about anything that might serve his turn or redound to his profit , was not averse to picking up a few crumbs of useful information by the way . |
| 28 | His first impulse was to throw it away , to rid himself of anything that might link him with Maidstone and Maidstone 's death . |
| 29 | This last observation allows us to speculate on an underlying principle that might link our two sets of findings . |
| 30 | But when it is discovered that a substance harms women 's reproductive health , women of childbearing age are usually kept from jobs that might expose them to it . |