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Example sentences of "might make a [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Other editors might make a slip , but let her so much as spell a name wrong and her telephone would blare , and some outraged lady would correct her with withering sarcasm .
2	It might make a thief think twice .
3	Then prominently display a ‘ coded cycle ’ sticker — it might make a thief think again .
4	No , it should come off , I do n't think I think you might make a hole in it
5	Jackie goes upstairs to phone her husband at work , so that he might make a trip to the shops before visiting hour .
6	So I might make a trip to .
7	We might make a diagram of the mediation process in the following way :
8	In the meantime , despite my reservations , I found myself reflecting on headvoice 's idea : I had to admit , it might make a story .
9	Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction .
10	Well what this springs up is the issue , one of the issues we started with which is democracy in the tyranny of the majority is what Mill recognizes is is that a maj well he claims to be concerned that the majority will make a decision which is against the interests of everyone , but he 's equally concerned about the issue that the majority might make a decision which is against the interests just of a picked-on minority , people with unpopular views , people who hold er members of a different religion and so on .
11	you feel exposed/that you might make a fool of yourself in front of others
12	Aggers ' biggest worry was that he might make a fool of himself bowling at Gooch after being out of the game for two years .
13	As Lord Wilberforce said , the GLC might direct fares to be raised or services to be adjusted ; or might make a grant to the LTE .
14	It might make a cover for Private Eye .
15	So I might make a waistcoat .
16	I 've got to go to the loo in a minute anyway after I steal one of your cigarettes , notice the word cigarettes instead of the word fags oh I do n't know , I think I 'll go and sell my body , might make a couple of quid and leg it down the
17	‘ You might make a mistake one day , ’ she told him , her voice still cold .
18	But we might make a mistake with the title and someone .
19	And , anyway , she was n't so deluded that she thought they might make a life together .
20	She might make a concession if it was a special occasion but otherwise she had more important things on her mind .
21	‘ Why , we might make a meeting-place in the woods , ’ cried Gillian excitedly — ‘ all our own ! ’
22	I knew he had a private hope that some day he might make a book with them .
23	Erm it might make a lot of difference to your sort of er
24	Sub-zero temperatures might make a lot of cheaper ones susceptible to breaking .
25	Such a revaluation might make a paper and cash offer for the remaining 85% of Midland 's shares feasible .
26	It is always possible that a degenerating programme might make a come-back .
27	I can see that in such a case they might make a gift of paintings or other works of art for tax reasons , for example , and would n't care if they were sold or not .
28	It could be wrong , and the product might make a loss , if sales fail to reach 10,000 units .
29	Claims to leadership of national antislavery opinion also involved hopes of influencing British government policy where it might make a difference — for example , in negotiations over the continuing problem of slave trade suppression and on particular issues such as American fugitive slaves in British territories or terms for British recognition of the independence of Texas .
30	When we were shown into the chargé 's office , I studiously avoided shaking hands or having any eye contact , determined to alert him to the fact that I understood and respected their religious customs , in the hope that it might make a difference .