Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [be] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only lasting effect it may have is on the careers of some of the people involved . |
| 2 | Science and education may have been on the minds of the panel , but the youngsters preferred to range over topics such as nuclear disarmament and the ethics of energy . |
| 3 | Although the number of Poles may have been on the increase there was very little sign in Prussia that they were organising to reinstate an independent Poland . |
| 4 | I think it was on that Sunday , but it may have been on the Sunday before , that I gave the last message from the Burma Broadcasting Service . |
| 5 | The eyes of the world may have been on Microsoft Corp Windows NT , but over at the IBM booth they were pulling out all the stops to show that OS/2 is far from dead . |
| 6 | He may have been on the expedition from Dieppe to Sumatra under the command of Jean Parmentier , 1529–30 . |
| 7 | The Corporation may have been on cover for several years and when subsidence damage is discovered , it requires full underpinning . |
| 8 | Police believe the Sierra may have been on its way to take part . |
| 9 | They may have been on the street , or coming out of bed-and-breakfast lodgings . |
| 10 | The woman was then driven around for over an hour and believes part of the journey may have been on a motorway . |