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Example sentences for "there might"

  • There might even be interests which would be benefited by Allan's course, and would take him up.

  • If it became another's, there might be peril.

  • Yet, if this pale Inglesi, this Christian sorcerer, knew the truth in a vision only, and had not declared it to Kaid, there might still be a chance of escape.

  • If indeed he were in the power of some French lord, there might be a little longer delay, as a ransom would no doubt have to be found for him ere he could be released.

  • There might be circumstances--indeed, I may say, that circumstances are very likely to occur, in which it would be absolutely necessary for me to know what claim I have upon the Earl of Sunbury.

  • There might be still more prejudices to be overcome at present.

  • There might well be some humiliating circumstance, recently added to the other trials of Mrs. Vimpany's married life, which had appealed to all that was generous and forgiving in the nature of Iris.

  • For the Lady Frances, his Highness's youngest daughter, there might well be greater destinies.

  • There might be some faults in the shawl; and if there was anything of that kind, there must be an allowance made for that.

  • But if the manufacture was improved, and the goods were somewhat [Page 77] better than they are now, there might be a regular flow of goods into the market.

  • But if she had cash, she might purchase her goods in Lerwick or in Edinburgh, or possibly, if the trade were not in so few hands, there might be a greater competition?

  • There might, however, be a difficulty in beginning such a system.

  • There might be a second advantage, in this way: that more encouragement might be given to the trade in the south, as the cash system might be a means of producing better articles.

  • She might die; there might be an inquest.

  • Most of the men had risen too--some, however, remained seated; there might be eighteen or twenty in all.

  • There might be a much safer chance of more swag in a very different sort of scheme.

  • There might perhaps be seven shillings in the pound ultimately paid, and not more than forty families irretrievably ruined.

  • There might come a later set, and later doings; but this last week of August sent the mere summer-birds fluttering.

  • Always, on entering any cottage, they would glance at the door, to see if, perchance, there might be a sprig of dill over it.

  • There might be some sense in your knocking," the Footman went on, without attending to her, "if we had the door between us.

  • There might be food on some window ledge.

  • There might yet be death in those straining fingers.

  • There might be some kind of a fire escape on the front of the house.

  • Mr. Burton's voice had grown a little shaky as he reached the close of this neat and reverential speech, so that his wife scrutinized his face closely to see if there might not be a laugh somewhere about it.

  • Were it your pleasure to purchase an amethyst or a ruby, gallant Signore, there might possibly be dealings between us?

  • There might be a device of his enemies, who were numerous and active, or, in truth, there might be some justifiable motive to warrant the applicant in resorting to a measure so hardy.

  • Would those who employ me give a little especial traffic on the entrance of the felucca, there might be advantage in the trade.

  • There might seem to be a trace of the distinction in the general rule, that the title cannot be tried in trespass quare clausum.

  • There might be a pension for paralytics, and state aid for those who suffered in person or estate from tempest or wild beasts.

  • There might conceivably be cases in which, taking into account the nature of the contract, the words used could be said to embody the representation as a term by construction.

  • There might be a duty very necessary for her to perform, though in the performance of it she should be driven to quarrel absolutely with her own mother.

  • If only he could make the attorney believe that Hester was in truth his wife, still, even yet, there might be assistance on that side.

  • There might be suffering and tribulation,--suffering even to death.

  • There might therefore be some time left to him for the promised joys of companionship if he could only convince the boy that politics were better than rats.

  • There might be an extra snack of food at a still later hour in case of unexpected callers, but such visits were not frequent and Keith would be asleep by that time anyhow.

  • There might be skeletons," he ventured after a pause.

  • There might be any number of such things.

  • There might be speculation over what would have been the fate of the Mormon Church had Brannan's idea prevailed and the tide of the Nauvoo exodus continued to California.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "there might" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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