Example sentences of "he might [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He might hire a private detective to tail you . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ So it 's only Mr Stonebird we 're considering — as a clergyman 's son and an anthropologist he might drink a great deal . ’ |
| 4 | Hallin also represented producer , Chris Allison , and thought he might form a partnership with the band . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If he was lucky he might start a wine bar when he left . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | For more bullish clients he might suggest a maximum of 25 p.c. of the monthly saving could go into a Pep . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He might prefer a building society deposit or a National Savings instrument or government bonds or equities . |
| 12 | And if both went well , he might acquire a momentum of success . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Padre had asked the Collector if he might preach a sermon . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kirov snapped , vaguely resenting the implication that he might make a purely social call upon the photographer . |
| 21 | Aggers ' biggest worry was that he might make a fool of himself bowling at Gooch after being out of the game for two years . |
| 22 | I knew he had a private hope that some day he might make a book with them . |
| 23 | Jackie goes upstairs to phone her husband at work , so that he might make a trip to the shops before visiting hour . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Kurchatov visited Harwell and suggested that he might give a lecture on Soviet work into thermonuclear reactions in gas discharges . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He might sell a lot more if he had the hand units . |
| 29 | On 10 May 1794 , Huntingford wrote to the Speaker of the House of Commons ( who had himself been elected a vice-president of the College ) as follows : ‘ Honble Sir , I should not have taken the liberty of troubling you on the subject of the Veterinary College did not the recent business of Wm Stone who stands charged with High Treason prove the cause of his exerting himself to my prejudice in favor of M Vial the late Professor , to be that he might establish a French Connection in that Institution in order that he might through the channel carry on his correspondence with the enemy . |
| 30 | But wants you out Trev , he might burst a . |