Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] may have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Queen Philippa died in August 1369 , and the removal of her influence may have hastened a deterioration in his character which became all too apparent in the 1370s . |
| 2 | Many such heavy timber beams supporting joists of the first floor were inserted into existing buildings in such a way that their ends may have had an inadequate bearing on to slender timber ‘ storey posts ’ installed adjacent to the party walls . |
| 3 | Police believe a man walking his dog may have foiled a bank raid . |
| 4 | So in the long run I think his objectivity may have helped a little bit . |
| 5 | Sheriff Robert Younger told him : ‘ You are a first offender and perhaps your alcoholism may have played a part in these offences . |