Example sentences of "they may [verb] been [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may have been exactly that , but it was difficult to see . |
| 2 | In the case of the Londoners , however , they may have been more vulnerable to plague than were country dwellers , unless they themselves had , as they might , country properties to which they could flee in time of pestilence . |
| 3 | In reality , they may have been more anxious and worried than they showed . |
| 4 | Sufficient examples are now known , sometimes in association with religious precincts or else with significant concentrations of third- and fourth-century coins , to suggest that they may have been more widespread . |
| 5 | They may have been politically naive in character and open to attack , but their proponents desired to ensure that sound scientific knowledge under-pinned all actions to protect wildlife resources . |
| 6 | The fact that they show little grief does not mean they are unmoved , but they may have been less inclined than are many women to see their relationship with their partner as the fulcrum of their lives . |