Example sentences of "[pers pn] may have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ The concluding words show that a claim to contribution might arise under the Act of 1935 out of tortious conduct committed by two or more persons even though one or both of them may have committed a crime in the course of such conduct . |
| 2 | I think , however , I may have discovered a cure . |
| 3 | I may have asked a few more questions ; I ca n't remember now . |
| 4 | Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand . |
| 5 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I may have got a better deal by moving to Australia , and I still have ambitions to play there . |
| 8 | Do you consider that I may have committed a disciplinary offence ? |
| 9 | I may have had a foolish mother but at least she was there . |
| 10 | I may have had a few words with her , but that 's all . ’ |
| 11 | I MAY have had a sheltered upbringing , but to me gin has always been one of the most sophisticated of drinks . |
| 12 | I may have changed a word here or there , but apart from that it 's all exact . |
| 13 | ‘ I think you may have made a mistake . |
| 14 | You may have made a genuine mistake or misrepresented a situation . |
| 15 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
| 16 | You may have reached a stage where you feel you have ‘ got over ’ the original cause of your sorrow and even find yourself able to talk calmly about it to others . |
| 17 | You may have seen a film of the African tribe , the Masai , running : they run on their toes . |
| 18 | You may have seen a table of life-events which indicates the relative effects of change on stress level . |
| 19 | You may have seen a film , but wish to talk about who did the cinematography or who played a particular character . |
| 20 | Some of you may have seen a bit of these before or similar ones , but it does n't matter , because it 's worth looking at again . |
| 21 | Now , if you were out and about at about ten o'clock last night you may have seen a greenish glow in the sky . |
| 22 | You may have received a letter from them early in 1984 asking for up to date details . |
| 23 | You may have received a letter where the letters p.p. are written before the signature of the sender . |
| 24 | Make contact with the so-called " special clinic " ( department of genito-urinary medicine ) at your local hospital if you have any reason whatever to suspect that you may have contracted a venereal disease . |
| 25 | . Well , you had what you went in you see , er you may get a you may have got a a trench-coat , or a poncho , you know , er er sort of a big cloak , er but er uniform in the in the accepted military sense , er , no . . |
| 26 | This column indicates any errors against the relevant modules ; for example , you may have specified a module with an incorrect syntax . |
| 27 | She may have made a mess of her life ; she may have faced problems beyond your comprehension . |
| 28 | She may have discovered a nest of young rabbits , a delicacy indeed in her terms , had a very good meal and then gone off to sleep within the rabbit 's nest . |
| 29 | She may have killed a rabbit in a spot — a dead-end , for example — where it prevents her escape by blocking the burrow . |
| 30 | She can complete a course double with BAGGRAVE LAD ( 3.15 ) in the Orbital Centre NH Flat race and earlier at Ludlow she may have initiated a treble by winning with her dual bumper winner RUN TO FORM ( 12.30 ) . |