Example sentences of "[noun pl] may have [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , although non-convertible bank notes may have been a new element , many — perhaps most — commercial transactions had long depended on paper bills rather than value-for-weight coin . |
| 2 | Antislavery ideology in its economic features may have been an attractive persuasion for paradoxical reasons . |
| 3 | It is considered that the plain wings may have been a regimental design . |
| 4 | On chalk subsoil an accumulation of water in holes and pits may have been a severe problem making timber ‘ halls ’ the more popular structure . |
| 5 | However , they went on to comment that the assumed riskless rate of 6 per cent in Part 1 of the results may have been an over estimate , as Part II shows only the first 2 factors to be significant while the fifth factor lost all explanatory power . |
| 6 | It has been argued that the jobs thereby created do not fit the aspirations of local residents and also perpetuate low incomes , since low wages may have been the initial attraction to employers . |
| 7 | Whilst the major focus in their campaigns may have been the declining centrality of the Church , the other major reformist concern is explicitly with the family and , by implication at least , with women and youth . |
| 8 | A hospital spokeswoman said : ‘ The bacteria may have been a contributing factor in these deaths . |