Example sentences of "it [modal v] have [indef pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | The reason for her pent-up fury is not disclosed , though we rather suspect it may have something to do with her father 's preference for her sister . |
| 3 | Check your contract ; it may have something to say on the subject of absence . |
| 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 | It may have something to do with discount offers , advertised heavily in The Sun and in local papers — though the offer of £1 off tyres costing between £30 and £60 at one London depot seemed a little ungenerous . |
| 7 | ‘ Boggers ’ ( no , I do n't know why , though I suspect it may have something to do with a haircut that bears a passing resemblance to a bogbrush ) may have a couple of incisive seasons left in him at best , but opponents will rarely get a moment 's peace when he combines with Bicknell and Waqar Younis next year . |
| 8 | ‘ I think it may have something to do with my friend . |
| 9 | It may have something to do with intelligence , but I am certain it has nothing to do with knowledge — I mean that there are people who have an instinctive yet perfect moral judgment , who can perform the most complex ethical calculations as Indian peasants can sometimes perform astounding mathematical feats in a matter of seconds . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I mean it may , may fit your values and it may have lots of possibilities but what are actually gon na be doing and will you actually be capable of it or , or enjoy it or whatever . |
| 12 | Ideally it should have plenty of hiding places — rocks , pots , and bogwood — plus flat stones that may be used for spawning . |
| 13 | So it should have everything , I still think that it 's a bit expensive though |
| 14 | If the industry wants a levy , it should have one . |
| 15 | It should have one . |
| 16 | It must have somebody to trade with . |
| 17 | ‘ It must have one , even if subliminally . ’ |
| 18 | It must have something to do with why so many painters and designers are doing really good work here . |
| 19 | It must have something to do with the way the language heaps noun upon noun . |
| 20 | It must have something to do also with the close shave that Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Malcolm Bruce was given in Gordon , where his majority was trimmed by 9,000 . |
| 21 | This may not be hard news in the sense that it would be of interest to the news desk of the daily newspapers , but it must have something to interest a specific readership . |
| 22 | No , I think it must have something to do with my wife . |
| 23 | ‘ It must have something to do with the attack on Anna . |
| 24 | If the Labour Election Programme is to be any use it must have something concrete and definite about unemployment . |
| 25 | However it is clear from the context that all that he meant was that , where what is claimed to be confidential is an idea based on a well-known theme , it must have something such as a significant twist or slant which is not public knowledge . |
| 26 | It must have something |
| 27 | It might have nothing behind it but thin air , |
| 28 | It had a sort of changing-room summer house , and a brick building that looked hopefully as if it might have something to do with heating the water . |
| 29 | Guttersnipe could not summon up the enthusiasm required to wade through sufficient of this turgid stuff to find out what the ‘ bizarre test ’ was but suspects it might have something to do with explaining the meaning of the words ‘ Do-be-do-be-do ’ at the end of his popular tune ‘ Strangers In The Night ’ . |
| 30 | Possibly it might have something to do with interoperability at the class library level or maybe a little something for OMG 's next RFT on services . |