Example sentences of "may [verb] [be] [vb pp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible that the ‘ villa ’ may have been planned for viticulture , with the use of steep valley sides for vine terraces ; however , no traces have been found . |
| 2 | This may in part be explained by one half of the reciprocity taking the form of labour services and trade in consumables ; a large proportion of the goods which may be considered of high value by reason of the distance over which the raw materials had been transported , and their resulting rarity , may have been given for services , gifts or payments for work , what may be termed institutional exchange . |
| 3 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 4 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 5 | It is important to note , however , that the categories used in the Rolfe and Will lists may have been assigned for reasons of literary expediency , rather than as the result of rigorous classification . |
| 6 | There are also Roman siegeworks which may have been used for exercises by troops from nearby temporary camps still visible around Pennymuir . |
| 7 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 8 | Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps . |
| 9 | Stockton South MP Tim Devlin says a new winter storage site may have been found for families being forced to pull off a site at Stockton by April 1 . |