Example sentences of "he might be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An officer with private income might find the half-pay given to those no longer employed in active units an agreeable augmentation of his resources , which he might be content to draw for the remainder of his life . |
| 2 | He might be young but he still had a highly developed sense of humour . |
| 3 | … he might be young , lonely and not a little bewildered , but the way was clear before him at last ; he had taken his orders and been given the pass word , he could win through . |
| 4 | But she had not consciously considered he might be married . |
| 5 | Yes , and why had n't that occurred to her before — that he might be married with children ? |
| 6 | He was tall , and he looked as if he might be good at something decent like cricket . |
| 7 | They will not tell you a lot about what 's going to make him tick as an adult , except that he might be good at a particular academic subject . ’ |
| 8 | He might be good as a gear-test , |
| 9 | I thought he might be good also from the erm , you know , trying to get a decent pitch and things like that . |
| 10 | He seemed to be suggesting that once Balbinder had been at Cedars for a while , he might be capable of re-entering mainstream education at middle school transfer . |
| 11 | In rationalising these qualities Verity Lambert saw two of William Hartnell 's previous roles which suggested he might be suitable for the character she had in mind . |
| 12 | He had said he might be late , after all , and she decided to snatch a few more moments of privacy to recharge her batteries in the one place in the whole luxurious house where she was able to relax and feel she was her own person . |
| 13 | William had said he might be late . |
| 14 | He might be strong in his own opinions but he did not go haring off on his own . |
| 15 | Edouard was worried that it might be difficult for Grégoire to adjust to St-Cloud , and that he might be homesick . |
| 16 | Bob was always evasive about Tessa , which made Jannie suspect that he might be serious about her . |
| 17 | There may be others , I 'm guessing , presume that er Mr Hesel Mr Heselton is looking as though he might be welcoming of a strategic site given half a chance . |
| 18 | He might be amazingly good to look at , he might be brilliant company , he might possibly be an amazing lover , though she could n't truthfully testify to that in depth , but jokes and … and sex were n't everything . |
| 19 | ‘ He might be lousy in bed , ’ Culley offered . |
| 20 | He might be pretentious in other ways , but he was not posing at the keyboard . |
| 21 | ‘ I was on the other end of the question for most of my life as a British Telecom customer manager , and I always tried to see the view of the underdog , because there is just a chance he might be right , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Her father was not doing too badly and perhaps , after all , he might be right about McNab . |
| 23 | But he might be right about this . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose he might be right , Tom ’ , said the Inspector . |
| 25 | Well , he might be right . |
| 26 | Besides , he might be worrying about me . |
| 27 | • The patient 's perception of his environment and his response to it is likely to be grossly reduced , since he might be unconscious or paralysed , for example . |
| 28 | He badgered his local rural dean , wrote letters to the nearest archdeacon and then to the Bishop , complaining of his frustration and begging he might be relieved |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose he might be bad-tempered — ’ Mandy said dubiously . |
| 30 | I 'd have thought he might be impotent , ’ said Ian judiciously . |