Example sentences of "might [be] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the news in early March that the leading party in the Basque parliament , the Basque Nationalist Party ( PNV ) was , controversially , in a process of negotiation with ETA 's political wing , Herri Batasuna , there had been increasing speculation that the Spanish government might be considering negotiating a settlement with more moderate elements within the ETA leadership . |
| 2 | It seemed possible that she might be into chucking men over her shoulder and spifflicating them . |
| 3 | They 'd er you might it might be worth writing around to see what the or or even ask the people who are running the correspondence course you know what |
| 4 | D' ya think it might be worth writing to some of the and asking them to donate any paper plates ? |
| 5 | If you are n't exempt and need medication regularly , it might be worth buying a pre-payment certificate . |
| 6 | It might be worth telling him . |
| 7 | A local radio station might be worth contacting . |
| 8 | Erm it might be worth contacting them as being a professional consultation . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've always thought it might be worth trying , ’ said Dorcas , ‘ but is this the right time ? ’ |
| 10 | If the U K could be sure that McDonnell-Douglas would stay in , and provide effective competition to Boeing , it might be worth allowing Airbus to fold : European consumers would still get the benefit of cheaper planes . |
| 11 | The IMF was beginning to think that Ukraine 's economic reforms might be worth supporting . |
| 12 | Until fairly recently , translations from Horace were not designed to serve the simple informative purpose of telling an inquisitive reader what Horace 's writing was like , what sort of thing might be found in his poems , and whether it might be worth learning a little Latin to find out more . |
| 13 | To the Victorian mind — and Tolkien , like Ivy Compton-Burnett , was born in 1892 , and proudly a native of that age — a hatred of industrial capitalism was more naturally conservative , even Conservative , than radical — a wholly sensible view that might be worth recovering ; and The Lord of the Rings is a conservative tract for green England and the moral attributes of a pre-industrial world . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's why I thought it might be worth suggesting . |
| 15 | For some reason this ancient piece of folk-wisdom seems to have been largely forgotten , but it might be worth reviving it in cases where ordinary measures have failed . |
| 16 | If you can not eat yoghurt , because of a sensitivity to milk , then commercial preparations of bacteria might be worth considering , but ask to see a bacteriological analysis showing how many live bacteria there are per gram ( there should be several million ) before buying . |
| 17 | Shorter and narrower versions are also available , including ‘ sit-up ’ or shower baths , which might be worth considering if you want to fit in a shower or a bidet as well . |
| 18 | Two tactics which might be worth considering with this aim in mind are the use of test cases first as policy-changing devices and second as political catalysts . |
| 19 | In situations where public transport arrangements can not be adjusted to suit the needs of the staff , then it might be worth considering the provision of health authority transport , especially during the hours when public services are greatly reduced . |
| 20 | ‘ While you 're thinking , ’ Rose said , ‘ it might be worth considering wearing a slightly smaller cross , on a chain round your neck , like normal folk . ’ |
| 21 | While the current sail seems ideal for light airs , it might be worth considering a flatter , non-overlapping jib which is likely to maintain a better shape across a wider wind band , |
| 22 | There are , however , three strategies which might be worth considering . |
| 23 | It might be worth considering a profit-sharing scheme . |
| 24 | might be worth considering . |
| 25 | I shall cite one league table comparison that might be worth considering . |
| 26 | ‘ Matilda 's trouble ’ , she said , trying once again , ‘ is that she is so far ahead of everyone else around her that it might be worth thinking about some extra kind of private tuition . |
| 27 | It might be worth moving there , though . |
| 28 | Before going on to examine the more detailed contributions of Russian Formalism to specific areas of literary studies , it might be worth pausing to assess the Formalist position by comparing it with the assumptions which it had set out to replace , and which to a certain extent continue to inform ( albeit implicitly ) critical studies still being produced today . |
| 29 | Because it was IBM jumping into the computer market with Microsoft in 1981 — as opposed to yet-another bunch of blue-jeaned entrepreneurs — would-be competitors reckoned the couple 's technology might be worth copying . |
| 30 | In very cold weather it might be worth living and sleeping in the same room so that you only need to keep one room well heated . |