Example sentences of "might [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These attacks might only be cattle raids — that 's bad enough-but sometimes they might be more hostile . |
| 2 | It might only be hours before the police start questioning you ! ’ |
| 3 | It might only be pebbles against Patriots , and the Inspirals might be as interested in the ephemera of psychedelic pop and training shoes as they are in delivering any deeper message , but to their new American fans the Inspirals represent a special hope , an idea that something more sensitive than Guns N' Roses and Madonna might thrive . |
| 4 | So faint , it might only be moonlight through the clouds — then she saw long pale hair streaming . |
| 5 | It might only be breast tissue , I do n't know that . |
| 6 | IT MIGHT not be Ireland 's biggest or most lucrative export but thousands of shamrocks , carefully sealed in air-tight bags immediately after being picked , have been flown from the Emerald Isle to the Irish in Britain in time for St Patrick 's Day celebrations today . |
| 7 | There might not be money for Frederick Bissett 's salary or funds enough to supply him with badly needed back-up , but by God , oh yes , there was money for the building programme . |
| 8 | There might not be space for two , and I could hardly turn the other man out now . |
| 9 | the tape recording of individual children 's oral performance for assessment purposes might not be part of normal classroom activity and thus not in line with TGAT recommendations . |
| 10 | In all three cases , the responses to the public consultation revealed concern that trusts might not be part of the NHS and that services might be fragmented . |
| 11 | ‘ You mean there might not be room in my head for all those brains so something has to push out ? ’ |
| 12 | The first inkling that these stony meteorites might not be samples of asteroidal-sized bodies came when isotopic age determinations indicated that they crystallised only about 1.3 x 109 years ago . |
| 13 | But she would still be a traitor to grief , watching and listening , even as she spoke the formal words of condolence , for the flicker of an eyelid , the tensing of hands and face muscles , for the unwise word , for any sign that for someone in that waiting house in Campden Hill Square this might not be news at all . |
| 14 | Until then , there is always nagging doubt at the back of your mind — it might not be Rachel . |
| 15 | Aware that the juvenile-seeming bunch of friends which Sebastian had gathered around him might not be Rosemary 's cup of tea either , Leith looked round for her . |
| 16 | I 've been playing a Les Paul plugged straight into a Boogie Dual Rectifier , and this great ‘ 63 Telecaster I bought in Boston which might or might not be Ronnie Earl 's old guitar . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't be silly Sarah , it might not be Angela , ’ Francis Morgan said , desperately . |
| 18 | It might not be Ramsgate , but Broadstairs might prove to be quite enjoyable after all . |
| 19 | It might not be bedtime by St Lucian standards , but second on her list of essentials , after the long cold drink , was a cool shower , and a long , long lie down . |
| 20 | Might not be AIDS , but erm |
| 21 | Half an hour before Alisdair got up , she moved the porridge to the back of the fire and put a pot of water over the flames , she was roughly on time at the moment so there might not be trouble after all . |
| 22 | Which might just be Alan Davies ' test for 1992 . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you know , Miss Hardbroom , it might just be Algernon Rowan-Webb . |
| 24 | Well of course tha that might just be intimidation by large numbers of other people , like you know having to stand up in front of a group of other people , I think anybody feels the same . |
| 25 | There might just be benefits |
| 26 | I can always give you a routine check-up , but obviously , if you get any twinges , even if you think it might just be wind , give us a call . |
| 27 | If the whites in Southern Africa could see this , not as a threat but as an opportunity — if they could grasp the truth that by a change of will and spirit they could deprive the Communists of their best propaganda weapon — there still might just be time for things to move in a new direction . |
| 28 | Mrs McDougall had promised to have milk and bread for me , and there might possibly be mail , brought over by the morning 's ferry . |
| 29 | Er Er this motion is not an attempt to preempt applications Mr Chairman come before us that 's Mr said time is indicating for the first time that er September might possibly be months . |
| 30 | Experience teaches.a lot as to whether or not a phenomenon is likely to be a genuine signal or background noise , but there is still a twilight zone , the tantalising occurrences which are probably noise but might possibly be signal . |