Example sentences of "might [vb infin] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The officers on part of the panel have consulted schools very carefully about the last remnants of possible delegation which might arise and the recommendations are as presented to us in red , set out in section three . |
| 2 | An exception to this might arise if a young fan has , as a Novice , shown special merit which has come to the attention of others . |
| 3 | That possibility might arise if a plaintiff were at liberty to make a claim against a number of defendants with the sole object of ousting the jurisdiction of the courts of the state where one of the defendants is domiciled . |
| 4 | There are some predictable problems which might arise when the patient first goes out alone . |
| 5 | Problems might arise when the false report is made via a telephone . |
| 6 | A significant difference might arise when the child learns about the possibility of detection and punishment after lying and its various moral implications . |
| 7 | Either side , or the jury , could ask for the tape itself to be played during the trial and the judge would almost always accede ; difficulties might arise where the tape contained objectionable or inadmissible evidence , for example , references to previous convictions , but these could usually be overcome . |
| 8 | The system might stipulate that the tender brief be fully defined before bids are invited |
| 9 | think that the effects of training should be the main focus of research on gender differences in spatial abilities , but they connect this programme to ‘ a sincere wish to see what cognitive sex differences might remain if the sexes were treated without discrimination ’ ( 1986 : 1017–18 ) . |
| 10 | He also went along with the Bowlby theory to the extent of discouraging mothers from working : ‘ the extra money she might earn or the satisfaction she might receive is not so important after all . ’ |
| 11 | Many people might think that a person who causes death whilst using an unlawfully held firearm or explosives ought to be convicted of murder because there is , generally speaking , no excuse for using such dangerous equipment . |
| 12 | Now you might think that a little strange , after all the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines ‘ climb , thus : ‘ ascend , mount , go up ( often with help of hands ) ’ . |
| 13 | One might think that a politically dominant class would be able to impose its interests on a formation as a whole and take control of the state . |
| 14 | An unwary reader might think that the book is a history of the changes in Western art , whereas it is in fact only a selection of some changes . |
| 15 | You might think that the second group find it easier to transition to what is , after all , only one half of the problems they 've been used to cope with aboard their twins . |
| 16 | You might think that the doctor 's waiting room is just the place to crack a few gags . |
| 17 | For example , one scientist might think that the most crucial feature of depression is a failure to escape from noxious stimuli , in which case the ‘ learned helplessness ’ model would seem the most appropriate . |
| 18 | You might think that the function of the pro-am is to enable the professional to take a good look at the course under competitive conditions . |
| 19 | Alternatively speculators might think that the exchange value of the domestic currency will fall even further in the future , perhaps because they expect the current account deficit to become permanent , and so capital inflows will decrease and capital outflows decrease accordingly . |
| 20 | Thus , while the Profitboss might think that the red logo has more impact , he 'll accept his boss 's decision to go for green . |
| 21 | So we might think that the correctness of translation is always evidence-transcendent . |
| 22 | One might think that the distance from the monastery to the great house was considerable , but Gerard , continuing , takes it in his stride : ‘ How proud we are still in England of an old family , though , God knows , ‘ t is rare to see one now . ’ |
| 23 | It is hard to believe that it intended to withhold that protection in all cases where a jury might think that the place in question was not necessary or desirable or where the authorities could not by evidence justify their policies to a jury 's satisfaction . |
| 24 | Thus one might think that the possibility of spontaneous proton decay could not be tested experimentally . |
| 25 | At a moment like this , one might think that the single market should dominate the Community thinking , but that is not so . |
| 26 | However , if the logo were used by a computer bureau , although there may be no infringement of trade mark ( unless the Apple logo had been registered in miscellaneous services class ) , there would probably be an action in passing-off because many people might think that the computer bureau was somehow connected with the computer company . |
| 27 | This caution is reinforced by a second reason , which in practical terms may be of paramount importance , the fear of being the object of a legal action at the suit of parents , guardians , or relatives , who might allege that the patient was neglected , and would urge that the patient 's refusal should not have been relied upon . |
| 28 | Trade with Russia might survive if the Muscovy Company went out of business , but it was not easy to imagine that trade with Hudson Bay ( with all that it did for London furriers and re-exporters ) could continue if the Company lost its trading rights , and the Royal African Company was believed to be necessary for the slave trade until the 1690s , and the East India Company kept its position in trade with India for over a century after that . |
| 29 | They had reached the hilly avenues of Lisbon when it occurred to her that he could be worried about how she might behave when the time came for them to part . |
| 30 | There is the same kind of trigger when he hears that other language , not such a rare occurrence now , especially in Roxbury , where he wanders on those Sundays ; it is a language in which machines might converse when no human being is around to listen . |