Example sentences of "might [not/n't] have [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Of course , there is a variety of factors which might affect the amount of the subsequent invoice : the supplier might not have 100 boxes , the price may have changed , the manager may have used the wrong price , etc .
2 Perhaps then the current expanding universe resulted not from a big bang singularity , but from an earlier contracting phase ; as the universe had collapsed the particles in it might not have all collided , but had flown past and then away from each other , producing the present expansion of the universe .
3 So it might not have all the latest
4 These alliances were similar to the games of dice much favoured at the time : the marriages might or might not be successful ; they might or might not have political consequences .
5 Stone might not have much to say about the past hundred years , but the shadow of the present undoubtedly hangs over the book .
6 Afterwards there was gloomy talk that short tours by Home Unions might not have much appeal for either country in the future .
7 ‘ It seemed at the time that he might not have much need of intimacy .
8 ‘ The twins and Kerry-Jane might not have much flesh on them , but boy — they sure can pack it away ! ’ she laughed .
9 She says at her age , she might not have long to enjoy it .
10 I wondered if he might not have some spontaneous feeling in my defence .
11 Mr Tony Walker , Port of London Authority liaison officer , said : ‘ I do not believe that any of the reputable large cruise lines are involved in this fraud , but I can envisage trouble with some of the smaller , five-day Mediterranean cruise operators who might not have enough decent vessels . ’
12 Mr Tony Walker , Port of London Authority liaison officer , said : ‘ I do not believe that any of the reputable large cruise lines are involved in this fraud , but I can envisage trouble with some of the smaller , five-day Mediterranean cruise operators who might not have enough decent vessels . ’
13 Despite her efforts , ‘ the Home Office is indicating we might not have enough young women to justify the facility . ’
14 They might not have another booking .
15 Scarlet had been willing to admit the truth of her words but had ceased too soon to concentrate , her mind already elsewhere as she wondered whether , if she could express herself differently and more coherently , her therapist might not have another , and a clearer , image of her .
16 A lot of people might not have any taste for such a thing . ’
17 They might form an array of some higher dimension , or they might not have any array-like structure at all .
18 ‘ You might not have any enemies , but I certainly do .
19 " In a small garden , I think it 's nice to use lots so that you can move them around and build up height where you might not have any .
20 Erm so we still that in general erm males have potential for greater reprodu reproductive success than females , but erm this , this does n't actually , they do n't always er actualize their potential because erm some do there 's a great difference among males and erm just some of them will have great er large numbers of offspring , whereas other males might not have any at all .
21 The event might not have any obvious long-term adverse significance and may in fact have seemingly positive rather than negative features , such as the reappearance and request to renew contact with a lover with whom a person had had an intense relationship a few years earlier .
22 Might not have any jobs left .
23 MacDonaid in a speech at Elgin in December voiced his ‘ suspicion that between now and January … there was going to be a serious attempt to wangle the Constitution so that the democracy of this country might not have fair play given to them ’ .
24 We might n't have another chance to be alone like this for ages and ages . ’
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