Example sentences of "might [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extent to which such rights might justifiably embrace ideas unrelated to government or public affairs , ideas of no value at all , or cloaked in images of a sexual or violent nature , has long exercised the finest minds not only in American jurisprudence , but in Europe and the Commonwealth as well . |
| 2 | ‘ We are looking at what you might loosely call superloos . |
| 3 | Although their capital appreciation might eventually benefit pensioners , it was felt inappropriate by some that a fund should invest in ‘ unproductive ’ assets . |
| 4 | I think he hoped I might eventually add distinction to the family name , of which he was intensely proud , and his initial interest in me also developed into affection . |
| 5 | That would throw up some even more interesting questions — and might eventually drive research money back into the universities where , at least for the most part it belongs . |
| 6 | X/Open is in separate discussions with the UN over the organisation 's internal use of open systems , and there is speculation that X/Open 's involvement with the UN might eventually see X/Open president Geoff Morris being elected to the UN 's advisory board . |
| 7 | In any case , it is perfectly possible to buy second-hand or reconditioned models at a fraction of the price of new ones as long as you are prepared to accept the risk that they might eventually develop faults which could prove expensive . |
| 8 | And in a conversation with William Turner Levy , a young American who was about to become an Episcopalian minister , Eliot raised the possibility that he might eventually enter retirement in an abbey — such a life suited him , he said . |
| 9 | Cisapride is also thought to exert an inhibitory effect on the possum sphincter of oddi , and might thereby enhance bile flow into the duodenum . |
| 10 | The industry 's reaction to news of the Novell/USL negotiations ( UX No 398 ) is less one of surprise at the possibility that Novell might effectively buy Unix than at the timing . |
| 11 | Results from specific automatic challenges might better direct therapy . |
| 12 | But songs like ‘ This Is How It Feels ’ and ‘ Commercial Rain ’ might perhaps remind America there is a world away from what Hollywood and the TV likes to project . |
| 13 | You see that 's the trouble you see every individual is different in the make up of life they are , so some 'd get pregnant by oh you might as well say looking at one another and another one they might perhaps go years and not get pregnant . |
| 14 | I thought we might perhaps have lunch . ’ |
| 15 | Stephanie did not know how far this revulsion might perhaps include Marcus himself . |
| 16 | Someone suggested the Mayor of St Louis , Missouri , thinking that the consonance of names might perhaps evoke sympathy . |
| 17 | In both instances earlier discovery might obviously give rise to great savings in costs . |
| 18 | He could not imagine finding tranquillity of soul in old age ; if he could only be allowed to mark time for a while all might yet be well , one might suddenly achieve equilibrium , certainty , serenity . |
| 19 | He regarded it with suspicion , as if afraid that it might suddenly sprout legs and run off . |
| 20 | Similarly , just as when expectations of inflation were zero actual inflation of 5 per cent might sufficiently fool workers to generate an unemployment rate of 3 per cent , now , if expectations of inflation are 5 per cent , actual inflation would need to be 10 per cent to fool them by the same amount as before and hence generate the same unemployment rate of 3 per cent . |
| 21 | If we get involved , we might only make things worse . ’ |
| 22 | His state is built on ideology ; to replace it with a more liberal system might only hasten Moscow 's nightmare — irresistible momentum towards a reunited Germany . |
| 23 | For the moment , just imagine holding variables constant ; to control for the size of the fire , for example , one might only consider cases where an isolated car had caught fire . |
| 24 | It might only save seconds , but seconds can make the difference between missing a train and getting to work . |
| 25 | But the second proposal seems to contemplate an expanded role for judicial review as a way of controlling government activity ; and increasing the sources of information available to the courts in the way contemplated by the first proposal might so change perceptions of the judicial role that it , too , would lead to an expanded conception of the role of judicial review . |
| 26 | The practitioner might already harbour suspicions regarding his client and his ‘ natural ’ instinct is to supply answers and papers without further question . |
| 27 | Likewise different simultaneous aspects of a dance , such as wiggle and tilt with the bees , might separately convey information about different aspects of the world ( distance , direction and quality of food source ) . |
| 28 | The central thesis is that " coding creates reality rather than simply reporting it " ; but to suggest that " simple reporting " is how one might normally see coding functioning in relation to reality is to presuppose a very naive view . |
| 29 | But once these new mechanisms are in place , managers are left with little guidance from business ethicists about how , precisely , they might best make use of them . |
| 30 | By finding the Robemaker ( or being found by him ? ) they might somehow rescue Nuadu . |