Example sentences of "and may have [vb pp] a " in BNC.

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1 Five thousand did so , and may have played a decisive part in turning a 5,060 Tory majority into a 580 Labour one .
2 Dr. Rowland Atkinson , who was Charles Roe 's brother-in-law , probably paid frequent visits to Coniston and may have rented a house for these locally .
3 These factors increase the overall spread in their data and may have allowed a higher correlation between the measures .
4 One , in the grounds of Tullie House Museum just outside the fort gate , was 12.2m ( 40 ft ) by at least 67 m ( 219 ft ) , with a substantial plank floor over a solid foundation , and may have had a military function ; attempts have also been made to interpret it as the base for a rampart surrounding an annexe to the fort .
5 He had a distinctive hooked gold earring in his left ear , wore a blue denim jacket and jeans and may have had a chipped front tooth .
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