Example sentences of "may also [verb] [been] " in BNC.

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1 It may also have been connected with the recurring impact in Kano of the Islamic ‘ ascetic ’ movements , particularly current in commercial circles .
2 The Prime Minister 's threat appeared to seek a weakening of the opposition demands , but may also have been directed at hardline elements in the Communist Party reluctant to yield any further to the opposition .
3 Eastbourne may also have been stung into action by yesterday 's Daily Telegraph in which your correspondent suggested Shrewsbury were a good bet .
4 Some of the early nautiloids deposit calcium carbonate in the voided chambers , which may also have been connected with controlling buoyancy .
5 Other factors may also have been at work .
6 RIGHT : One of the most interesting buildings at Beards Mill is this early 19th century wool store , which may also have been used for weaving .
7 They may also have been quick to point out that Vermuyden 's ‘ Great Design ’ was already turning sour .
8 Confining ourselves to Vienna and the last few weeks alone , it seems he may also have been responsible for a couple of recent murders of prostitutes in the Altstadt .
9 Fracture porosity may also have been the reason for relatively good reservoirs in these regions of anthracite and meta-anthracite rank : these gas fields are situated in a W.N.W.-E.N.E. striking , weak structural zone at the northern margin of the Bramsche Massif which , according to Stadler and R. Teichmüller ( 1971 ) , is characterised by relatively late and deep reaching faults along with the ascendence of hydrothermal solutions and deposition of ore minerals were possible .
10 I feel that they may also have been used to help induce altered states of consciousness .
11 As unemployment began to escalate it may also have been true that those who were the first to be made redundant or were turned down for work were those who were least efficient .
12 Poster expenditure may also have been overestimated because the parties used up to eight different creative treatments over the period instead of just one , which is the standard for a monthlong campaign .
13 He says there must be a reinterpretation of the way polls are analysed and like some others , including Worcester and Moon , believes there may also have been sampling errors .
14 ‘ And if that is the case for exit polls , it may also have been the case for the campaign polls , ’ he writes .
15 The rear rim of the hole in Triceratops ’ skull grew back into a bony frill on which the membrane was attached ( although this may also have been a display structure ) , so that the muscles could enlarge .
16 It may also have been reassuring to US audiences , while America was being condemned world-wide for its barbaric acts in Vietnam , to see that they did not have the monopoly on violence , which could even be found in an English village .
17 An excuse for not consulting him was given much later — as part of this close island community , he may also have been involved .
18 This appeared to be based on the geographical location of their offices , although the structure of the firm may also have been a factor .
19 The calm approach of Hilton and his contemporaries to the mystical extremity may not have been simply due to British phlegm but may also have been the legacy of the relaxed and tranquil spirituality of Benedictine monasticism .
20 Police fear he may also have been a victim .
21 The recently written Piano Concerto in C , K.503 , may also have been intended for performance there , but none is recorded .
22 Tyndale may also have been assisted in his translations and proof reading by John Rogers and Miles Coverdale , both of whom continued his work after his death .
23 If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups .
24 We may also have been exposed to the virus in the past through blood transfusion or donor inseminations .
25 It may also have been a contamination .
26 Other factors may also have been important in France .
27 Another significant factor working in the same direction towards decentralised negotiations in many European countries may also have been the increased importance of foreign-owned firms , particularly US multinationals ( see Chapter 8 ) .
28 The old insulation will in any case have become compacted and inefficient , and may also have been saturated by condensation within the loft space , due to inadequate ventilation .
29 Britain may also have been the trade-source of the small amount of amber found in Crete .
30 For these women , coming to terms with the fact that their own children may also have been abused was torture , Hickson says , and they were n't ready to take part in a self-help group .
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