Example sentences of "for [Wh det] might [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By late September , the local doctor concluded that the lad was sinking fast , and told him ( according to the diary ) ‘ that notwithstanding all the efforts which have been made to check the disease , they had not done so … and advised him to look to God to prepare him for whatever might be the event of the disease . |
| 2 | At her back stood the Cruithin , alert and bright-eyed , ready for whatever might be asked of them . |
| 3 | I felt proud and grown-up as I made my way down the road , concentrating my mind for what might be required of me . |
| 4 | If your dog has n't presented a problem for years , is getting old but still appears to be healthy , and starts to display antisocial behaviour — check it out with your vet before you start to punish him or her for what might be a cry for help . |
| 5 | Quality teaching often leads to striking conclusions that call for what might be best described as an ‘ intensification of activity ’ at crucial periods . |
| 6 | There is also a need for what might be called ‘ a competent listener — interested , patient , caring , and trusted — who may be a friendly ( ‘ special ’ is Leila Berg 's — 1977 — word ) adult , fellow child , teddy bear or family pet . |
| 7 | Gandhi seems to have felt some flicker of remorse about his treatment of the Sarabhai family ; at any rate , without confessing error , he preoccupied himself with working out rules for what might be termed the just fast . |
| 8 | It gives me great satisfaction but we are not shouting about being second for what might be a few hours . ’ |
| 9 | I have been arguing here for what might be termed appropriate research , analogous to the notion of appropriate technology . |
| 10 | Although nowadays a certain amount of mechanical testing is done for what might be called academic reasons , by far the most of it is done for strictly practical ends and in fact a thorough knowledge of the actual strength of its materials is , like drains and income tax , one of the things which no advanced civilization can do without . |
| 11 | It is not that students , or staff for that matter , lack ideas for what might be possible . |
| 12 | At first I had thought she would recover , but when I learned her illness was serious , I decided to visit her at night , for what might be the last time . |
| 13 | Our biggest problem is non-attendance authorised by parents for what might be considered unacceptable reasons . |