Example sentences of "[pron] might " in BNC.
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| 1 | I might look well with a hobby . |
| 2 | So I asked if I might go through it again and try some of the ideas he talked about . |
| 3 | Yet it was as though that night , in the moonlight , in the silence , as though even the work , the months of steady labour , had only been an illusion , only the dream of work , the dream of progress , and I had not even begun and never would begin , though at different moments in my life I might have had the illusion that I had begun and even , perhaps , finished . |
| 4 | Would n't speak to me for six months , but then his natural goodness of heart , as well perhaps as his gradual realization that I might have been right , that perhaps I had saved him from a fate worse than death , made it impossible for him to keep it up . |
| 5 | Of the sense that perhaps everything needs rethinking , that perhaps next time I might get it right . |
| 6 | Told her I might decide to scrap the whole thing . |
| 7 | If you do n't make up your mind soon I might just break it up . |
| 8 | She even had the audacity to suggest that I might have been ‘ carrying on ’ with Sir Vivien . |
| 9 | ‘ I might have known it , ’ said the old lady , ‘ Vivien 's such a naughty boy ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Cissy , Freddy — if I might make so bold ? ’ |
| 11 | I might have guessed I 'd get no sympathy from Claire . |
| 12 | I might ! — nay , will ! — if you should graunt me time — |
| 13 | I merely told David Knell that I might write more in future . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm upset , as you put it , because you did n't even have the courtesy to warn me that I might not be giving a lecture that 's due in eight days ’ time . |
| 15 | Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance . |
| 16 | I had been employed at Jersey House for about two and a half years when I was approached to see if I might like to do a little cleaning work to earn some overtime . |
| 17 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |
| 18 | The station cafe was still open so I decided that I might as well go in there . |
| 19 | I do n't think I 'll get much sleep tonight anyway so I might as well save it for food or something . ’ |
| 20 | I mean , you 've got an education , you 're prepared to work , you 've got the right background and everything … if you could explain more I might be able to help more . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I had hoped that I might be able to find you some accommodation around here , but apparently it 's the duty of your local council in London to rehouse you and nobody else wants to pick up the bill . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I might be able to swing you a season ticket , why ? ’ |
| 23 | Could you tell me the name of the maple that has interesting white-striped branches and trunk , and where I might be able to purchase one ? |
| 24 | I might just throw a total number . |
| 25 | I think I might have caught a cold . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I might have known it was you . |
| 27 | Or I might contract warts . |
| 28 | I might . |
| 29 | Or , ’ she leans forward but only the beautiful hair shines , ‘ I might just buy a bomb after all — ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If it was n't for the drink , I might n't have told you . |