Example sentences of "might [adv] [be] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So faint , it might only be moonlight through the clouds — then she saw long pale hair streaming . |
| 2 | It might only be breast tissue , I do n't know that . |
| 3 | Well of course tha that might just be intimidation by large numbers of other people , like you know having to stand up in front of a group of other people , I think anybody feels the same . |
| 4 | I can always give you a routine check-up , but obviously , if you get any twinges , even if you think it might just be wind , give us a call . |
| 5 | If the whites in Southern Africa could see this , not as a threat but as an opportunity — if they could grasp the truth that by a change of will and spirit they could deprive the Communists of their best propaganda weapon — there still might just be time for things to move in a new direction . |
| 6 | Mrs McDougall had promised to have milk and bread for me , and there might possibly be mail , brought over by the morning 's ferry . |
| 7 | Experience teaches.a lot as to whether or not a phenomenon is likely to be a genuine signal or background noise , but there is still a twilight zone , the tantalising occurrences which are probably noise but might possibly be signal . |
| 8 | ‘ My client wants you to kill someone on Level 121 , ’ he said , low , even though the bartender and anyone else in what might possibly be earshot were making it obvious they were n't listening . |
| 9 | He considered tearing off his waders but there might still be time to cross the far side of the breakwater without having to swim for it . |
| 10 | United visit Villa Park , and Atkinson wistfully linked the past with the present when he said : ‘ If I 'd had Dean Saunders at United , we would have won the Championship and I might still be manager of Manchester United . ’ |
| 11 | I think some of my er introductory comments might now be inspector , er understand the er sort of urban situation , erm we heard yesterday about er discussion about the similarities between different districts in North Yorkshire and the possible differences . |
| 12 | But masonry of this nature might equally be part of a dock or quay , so the correct position of the Roman bridge still remains in considerable doubt . |
| 13 | Climate change through the man-made modification of greenhouse gases might be disastrous , but it might equally be deliverance . |
| 14 | Otherwise , they might simply be part of the background . |
| 15 | It might even be arsenic and he would be dead in ten seconds flat . |
| 16 | that I think might even be wisdom |
| 17 | She was now faced with an arduous journey into a remote country where there might well be anarchy when Menelik died . |
| 18 | On the face of it , the answer might well be debt . |
| 19 | No servant need attend him , and though there might well be music made before the evening ended , a girl singer could not fittingly be a part of the entertainment in the abbot 's lodging . |
| 20 | Humming pickups , poorly grounded leads , or the waves of hiss emanating from your preamp and effects might well be part of your sound , but they create an editing nightmare . |
| 21 | The pay was welcome and there might well be plunder to boot , not to mention the excitement . |
| 22 | If the file were made up of documents , books or papers the overall classification would probably be based on subject , and the order within subject might well be accession date . |
| 23 | There might indeed be news of her beloved Mr. Andrew , but it might not be good news . |
| 24 | There might indeed be truth in that assessment , but it would be far from the whole truth . |
| 25 | With my father agreeing to give me £2,000 , and adding , ‘ This is the third plane ticket I 've bought for that man ’ , I flew back to England and finished painting the house white , thanking God that I liked the art nouveau and Edwardian furniture David had been buying , because otherwise it could have been tricky , having received the letter and realising that it might actually be love , it might actually be something serious going on . |