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  • 11I Might Have Been Queen — Infobox Song | Name = Private Dancer Type = Album Artist = Tina Turner Released = November 16, 1984 Recorded = Genre = Pop, R B, Rock, Soul Length = 44:02 Label = Capitol Producer = Terry Britten Bob Carter Leon Ndugu Chancler Wilton Felder… …

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  • 12nothing so bad but it might have been worse — A more positive version is 1817 SCOTT Rob Roy II. xiii. There’s naething sae gude on this side o’ time but it might hae been better. 1876 I. BANKS Manchester Man III. xiii. However, there is nothing so bad but it might be worse. 1885 E. J. HARDY… …

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  • 13might-have-beens — noun (plural) things that you wish had happened in the past but which never did …

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  • 14might - may — Might and may are used mainly to talk about possibility. They can also be used to make a request, to ask permission, or to make a suggestion. When might and may can be used with the same meaning, may is more formal than might …

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  • 15might/should have known — used to say that you are not surprised to learn of something I should have known it would be too expensive. “She says she s going to be late.” “I might have known.” • • • Main Entry: ↑know …

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  • 16might, mighty — Might is the past tense of may (See can). Avoid such nonstandard expressions as might of and might could (for might have or might). In the senses of possibility and permission, may is more intense than might. He may die is stronger than He might… …

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  • 17have - take — Have and take are both commonly used with nouns as their objects to indicate that someone performs an action or takes part in an activity. With some nouns, you can use either have or take with the same meaning. For example, you can say Have a… …

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  • 18have the courtesy to do something — phrase to be polite enough to do something This expression is often used when you are annoyed because someone has not behaved politely You might have had the courtesy to return my calls. Thesaurus: polite behavioursynonym Main entry: courtesy * * …

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  • 19might — might1 [ maıt ] modal verb *** Might is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I might change my mind. Sometimes might is used without a following infinitive: I don t think we ll need any more help, but we might. Might does not change its …

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  • 20might — I [[t]maɪt[/t]] MODAL USES ♦ (Might is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb.) 1) MODAL (vagueness) You use might to indicate that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. There s a… …

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