Example sentences of "may have been [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , there may have been little point in devising an ‘ inner area ’ and allocating resources to it . |
| 2 | It may have been that while in Japan he found the taste of humble pie just a little too much to stomach . |
| 3 | His coinage system seems to have been in good order for most of the reign , although its development and exploitation for the king 's benefit may have been another cause of popular unrest . |
| 4 | There may have been some support for him among the cardinals , but they were not prepared to act in concert and several now put themselves forward . |
| 5 | Though there may have been some hostility between the victuallers and the non-victuallers , this can hardly have been the only factor involved . |
| 6 | Since the Wilson Committee reported there may have been some improvement in the availability of bank finance for small businesses . |
| 7 | The dental remains indicate little more than a dependence on a hard-fruit diet , and there may have been several species with this inclination . |