Example sentences of "may [verb] [pron] do [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 She finds it hard to explain why , but ponders that it may have something to do with the religious faith she grew up with .
2 All this may have something to do with the conference 's unpublicised preliminary meeting which was held in London at the beginning of October .
3 The fact that Limone is so relaxing may have something to do with the proven fact that statistically , the residents of Limone live longer , with lower incidents of stress or heart disease !
4 It may have something to do with the different preparation and coating techniques of the lacquer painters .
5 Compton-Hall believes it may have something to do with the strong magnetic field found inside .
6 Its popularity in Mediterranean food may have something to do with the reputation of the Latin Lover .
7 This may have something to do with the fact that ‘ Tubular Bells ’ was a labour of love , and ‘ II ’ is a determined effort to reclaim past glories and make a wad .
8 The disproportionately large numbers of recruits from Cheshire , and the martial reputation that the men from that county acquired , may have something to do with the successful recruiting drives organized by the Black Prince , who was Earl of Chester as well as Prince of Wales ; but it also , perhaps , reflected the problems of underemployment in a predominantly pastoral society .
9 I did get into a car the other day to drive to London to the Imperial War Museum to see an exhibition of work by Tony Carter and was excited by it , but my appreciation may have something to do with the fact that he was a student of mine so I have been familiar with his ideas over many years .
10 The bright recording reflects Leonskaja 's powerful attack , and I suspect that the absence of the real pianissimo that is so important in the second and fourth movements may have something to do with the playing itself .
11 Interestingly , the disparities appeared to be greater the less serious the offence , which may have something to do with the virtual absence of Court of Appeal guidance in respect of less serious offence types , which we remarked on above .
12 The increase in complaints may have something to do with the fact that we believe that it is important that if someone has not received the care to which he thinks he is entitled from the NHS , his right to complain should not be a well-kept secret , as has too often happened in the past .
13 It is not for me to help Scottish Tories in those circumstances , but I suggest to them that it may have something to do with the way in which the Government treat Scotland in legislative terms .
14 He said : ‘ I am concerned but these figures may have something to do with the fact that as a direct result of the Warrington bombing and shooting the serious crime squad has been completely centred at Warrington , which has left the rest of the county without adequate cover .
15 There is so much opportunity for children to look at the nature of the physical world around them which is n't taken advantage of , and which could be , and I think that may have something to do with the attitude of teachers as much as the attitude of children .
16 There is so much opportunity for children to look at the nature of the physical world around them which is n't taken advantage of , and which could be , and I think that may have something to do with the attitude of teachers as much as the attitude of children .
17 The reasons why your results look better or worse than another company 's may have nothing to do with the quality of your performance .
18 This is the more important part of the capital/income confusion in public sector organizations : agreement on the irrelevance of income as a performance measure can often be readily obtained because service provision may have nothing to do with the profit motive ; on the other hand , all organizations have capital of some sort .
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