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Example sentences for "might happen"

  • Sometimes fifteen prætors were chosen and again one more or less, as it might happen.

  • The masters invariably chose the men themselves and fixed their wages, and without any regard whatever as to whether the men had any connection with my employers or not, or might happen to be indebted to them.

  • It might happen to a certain extent, but not so generally as it does here.

  • And 3dly, It might happen in our own presence, and fall within the direct light of our own consciousness.

  • It might happen in the presence of a single witness--that witness not being ourselves.

  • While the appeal was pending something might happen, a thousand things might happen, there was always, always a chance.

  • What counsels and directions I might happen to receive at the maternal toilet, naturally I have forgotten.

  • Otherwise it might happen that, merely by reporting faithfully the facts of this early experience, I could hardly prevent the reader from receiving an impression as of some higher rank than did really belong to my family.

  • This, I confess, was of such a nature that I rose at once and determined to take my reward or punishment, as it might happen, standing.

  • From the size of the semi-circular gash the chub or perch, whatever it might happen to be, was no youngster.

  • Our adventures were told to the members of a certain society on the evening of our return, and no doubt they were envious, miserable, or glad as it might happen.

  • And, if that should indeed prove to be the case, all that they had done on the previous day could be done by anyone into whose hands the ship might happen to fall.

  • He found it out of his power to prove that really he had not done it, nor had even entertained a wish that it might happen so.

  • By this time she began to be overcome with circumstances, as might happen naturally to a child but two years old, after long exposure without any food or management.

  • Unless, indeed, it might happen to be found in the person of Mr Ashburton, who was so often in Carlingford that he might be said to form a part of society there.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    banquet given; exploitation exclusive economic zone; kusa grass; might feel; might have; might have been expected; might have been said; might have been the; might just; might kill; might make; might naturally; might perhaps; might prove; might require; might seem; might think; might venture; mightily pleased; mighty arms; mighty glad; mighty monarch; mighty warrior; mighty well; psychical research; should move