Example sentences of "may have played a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some well-informed people suggest that the Americans may have played a discreet role in last week 's cabinet reshuffle . |
| 2 | Mr Major may have played a clever hand over Scotland in the run-up to the election , and one which brought unexpected success . |
| 3 | Five thousand did so , and may have played a decisive part in turning a 5,060 Tory majority into a 580 Labour one . |
| 4 | A hectic programme for the 18-year-old : ‘ I may have played a little too much rugby this season but I so enjoy playing , and I try not to say ‘ no ’ to anyone who invites me to play . |
| 5 | It was hard to avoid the conclusion that while pique may have played a part in its foundation , it had come into being not so much to benefit its members in terms of strengthening trade within the seven , but on the basis of a belief that in unity there was strength : in other words , as a group of seven they would be in a less disadvantageous position vis-à-vis the Six than if each separately attempted to negotiate some accommodation with the Six . |
| 6 | Drugs may have played a part too . |
| 7 | Although stratospheric ozone losses following volcanic eruptions are generally attributed to the presence of sulphate aerosol , we present model calculations which demonstrate that gas-phase sulphur chemistry may have played a part in the tropical ozone perturbations that followed the Pinatubo eruption . |
| 8 | It is evident that the larger and more popular temples may have played a considerable part in the economy of any province . |
| 9 | If this interpretation is correct , then evolutionism may have played a role in promoting a greater awareness of environmental fragility mainly through its Lamarckian rather than its Darwinian version . |
| 10 | Roger may have played a significant part in raising funds for the enterprise . |
| 11 | That two of his sons had fought for Parliament may have played a part in this transfer of loyalty . |
| 12 | But how do we gain access to Renaissance culture , especially when our readings of the texts that document that culture indicate that a process of necessary counterfeit may have played a part in determining how these texts inscribed their culture ? |
| 13 | The Council may have played a major role in planning the transfer of the Visigoths to Aquitaine . |
| 14 | As it happened a political upheaval in Indonesia in 1965 – 66 ( in which American contacts with the military in Indonesia may have played a part ) brought an unexpectedly early end to the confrontation with Britain . |
| 15 | Sheriff Robert Younger told him : ‘ You are a first offender and perhaps your alcoholism may have played a part in these offences . |