Example sentences of "[pron] may have been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That this is the case stands , quite independently of the reasons which may have been given for not doing so in the past , reasons which may or may not appear cogent today . |
| 2 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 3 | Outside the tomb entrance was a larger , rectangular altar which may have been used for sacrificial offerings . |
| 4 | There are also Roman siegeworks which may have been used for exercises by troops from nearby temporary camps still visible around Pennymuir . |
| 5 | The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example . |
| 6 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 7 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 8 | It is now believed that they may have been written for a subscription concert series in 1788 — the ‘ Casino ’ series mentioned in a letter to Puchberg , which may have taken place in the autumn . |
| 9 | Mozart 's church music — written as part of his duties — includes five more short Masses , of which K.262 is the most substantial : it may have been written for the Easter celebrations at the cathedral in 1776 . |
| 10 | Police think whoever did it may have been searching for a non existant stache of money . |
| 11 | Police believe Sweet may have been the victim of a gangland revenge killing , and that he may have been mistaken for someone else . |