Example sentences of "he might [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He might hire a private detective to tail you . |
| 2 | He might grow an orange tree out of his ear . |
| 3 | President Gorbachev 's special envoy Yevgeny Primakov visited Iraq twice in October , but suggestions that he might elicit a change in the Iraqi stance proved unfounded . |
| 4 | ‘ So it 's only Mr Stonebird we 're considering — as a clergyman 's son and an anthropologist he might drink a great deal . ’ |
| 5 | Hallin also represented producer , Chris Allison , and thought he might form a partnership with the band . |
| 6 | For Law , the issue was that many Unionists would in any case feel compelled to support Lloyd George and that he might command a large personal following in the constituencies ; it would be useful to capture him as Joseph Chamberlain had been captured in 1886 . |
| 7 | If he was lucky he might start a wine bar when he left . |
| 8 | MOREOVER , individual examples of bias , such as the one I detected when Paddy Ashdown was allowed to get away with the ridiculous notion that he might do a deal with John Major just as easily as with Neil Kinnock , need to be balanced against the election coverage as a whole . |
| 9 | Sometimes , another dealer tipped off a director as to the identities of miscreants , so as to curry favour for which he might reap a tangible reward like extra leads . |
| 10 | For more bullish clients he might suggest a maximum of 25 p.c. of the monthly saving could go into a Pep . |
| 11 | In February 1991 he had moved from Palermo to Rome in order to become director-general of penal affairs in the Justice Ministry , and it had been widely expected that he might head a new judicial body which was to be created as part of a fresh anti-Mafia drive . |
| 12 | He might prefer a building society deposit or a National Savings instrument or government bonds or equities . |
| 13 | And if both went well , he might acquire a momentum of success . |
| 14 | Accordingly , every person received at birth a ‘ domicile of origin ; ’ he might acquire a ‘ domicile of choice ’ in another country only by residing in that country with the intention of remaining there permanently or indefinitely . |
| 15 | A person may say that he feels a pain in his foot , but it is obvious that he does not feel it as he might feel a pin in his foot . |
| 16 | In imitative play he might assume a role in imitation of one with which he is familiar and might handle equipment as he has seen it used by others . |
| 17 | A hand began feeling at him in the places he might carry a gun , so Maxim said to Fraulein Winkelmann : ‘ It would be compli-cated if he shoots me . |
| 18 | The Padre had asked the Collector if he might preach a sermon . |
| 19 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |
| 20 | A friend treated her to a pukkah drinks-dispensing butler who asked if he might make a personal remark before teetering off into the small hours . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kirov snapped , vaguely resenting the implication that he might make a purely social call upon the photographer . |
| 22 | Aggers ' biggest worry was that he might make a fool of himself bowling at Gooch after being out of the game for two years . |
| 23 | I knew he had a private hope that some day he might make a book with them . |
| 24 | Jackie goes upstairs to phone her husband at work , so that he might make a trip to the shops before visiting hour . |
| 25 | A similar clarification was made by Menem himself on Jan. 8 when he also suggested the possibility that he might make an official visit to the United Kingdom . |
| 26 | Miraculously , when invited for the Hunt Ball , he had asked if he might bring an old school friend who was staying with him , hiring horses for a few days ' hunting . |
| 27 | The usual pattern was for all to congregate in Minton 's studio where he might cook a large risotto after which they went to a film . |
| 28 | Kurchatov visited Harwell and suggested that he might give a lecture on Soviet work into thermonuclear reactions in gas discharges . |
| 29 | With his dyed hair , multiple earrings and parachute boots , he might present a formidable sight to some , but he 's one of the most amiable punks you could wish to meet . |
| 30 | He might beat a man up so badly he needed hospital treatment , yet Joe knew that in Michael 's mind , keeping any money back would be tantamount to stealing . |